INDIA FUNDED AFGHAN WARLORDS INSTEAD OF FORMER GOVERNMENT, US REPORT

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar meets Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum of Afghanistan. Sep 25, 2020. Mon 06 March 2023: The Indian government funded Afghan warlords instead of the former Afghan government prior to the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, newly published American documents have indicated. According to the latest report by the Special Inspector General for […]

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SOMALIA’S HUMANITARIAN SITUATION WORSENS DUE TO CONFLICT, AID AGENCIES

Mon 06 March 2023: The ongoing conflict in Somalia is worsening the humanitarian situation, making it more difficult for humanitarian organizations to reach the most vulnerable populations, according to aid organizations, Xinhua reported. Local and international agencies under the umbrella of the Somalia NGO Consortium issued a joint statement Sunday evening in Mogadishu, the Somali […]

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ARMY COURT SENTENCES CAPTAIN INVOLVED IN AMSHIPORA FAKE ENCOUNTER TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT

Mon 06 March 2023: Srinagar: An army court has handed a life sentence to the captain who was involved in the Amshipora fake encounter, in which three youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district “were murdered” in a staged gun battle on July 18, 2020 and passed off as militants. The court has held that Captain Bhoopendra Singh, […]

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PAKISTAN BANS AIRING OF IMRAN KHAN SPEECHES, SUSPENDS TV CHANNEL

Mon 06 March 2023: Media regulator bars TV channels from broadcasting the former prime minister’s speeches and news conferences. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s media regulator has banned television channels from broadcasting speeches and news conferences by Imran Khan, accusing the former prime minister of attacking the state’s institutions and promoting hatred. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory […]

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9 POLICEMEN KILLED AFTER SUICIDE BOMBER RAMS MOTORCYCLE INTO CONSTABULARY VAN IN PAKISTAN

Mon 06 March 2023: At least nine soldiers have been killed and several wounded in a suicide attack in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Kachhi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mahmood Notezai confirmed the casualties to media. “The constabulary van was on its way back to Quetta from Sibi when an explosion occurred on the Kambri […]

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‘BJP WANTS INDIA TO BE SILENT’: RAHUL GANDHI IN LONDON

Sun 05 March 2023: During an interaction with the press in the UK, the Congress leader spoke on the Bharat Jodo Yatra, India’s foreign policy on China and Russia, crony capitalism, and the 2024 General Elections. “The Bharatiya Janata Party wants India to be silent,” argued Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during an interaction with the […]

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ROHINGYA IN BANGLADESH CAMPS DECRY ‘DEVASTATING’ UN FOOD AID CUTS

Fri 03 March 2023: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say they are struggling to survive after the United Nations slashed their food aid due to a massive funding gap. After a $125m donation shortfall, monthly food vouchers were cut from $12 to $10 per person starting in March, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced, warning further cuts […]

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CHINA BEATING WEST IN RACE FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES, REPORT SAYS

Fri 03 March 2023: China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, with Western democracies falling behind in the race for scientific and research breakthroughs, a report by an Australian think tank has found. China is in a position to become the world’s top technology superpower, with its dominance already spanning defence, […]

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