India has “significant human rights issues” such as “restrictions on free expression and media, including violence” and “threats of violence, or unjustified arrests or prosecutions against journalists”, a report by the US State Department has said. Titled ‘2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices’ and released late Tuesday, the India chapter of the report also…Continue Reading
Observers in the national security sector — accustomed to hearing cabinet ministers talk in circumspect terms about Canada’s war-fighting abilities — say they were surprised by the unambiguous language about Russia’s war on Ukraine in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s budget speech.Canadian Forces personnel load lethal and non-lethal aid for Ukraine on a transport aircraft bound…Continue Reading
Rajiv KumarNEW DELHI: India is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks of possible stagflation are “overhyped” as a strong economic foundation is being laid with the reforms carried out by the government over the last seven years, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday. Notwithstanding economic uncertainties triggered by…Continue Reading
As Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, India’s top diplomat at the United Nations — reading from a prepared script — expressed “regret” and said that the “situation is in danger of spiralling into a major crisis”. As the speech ended, explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the…Continue Reading
The voting will begin at 7 am and end at 6 pm. Topics Uttar Pradesh | UP elections | Assembly elections ANI Last Updated at February 14, 2022 06:46 IST State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, several other ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government, and Samajwadi Party’s sitting MLA Mohammad Azam Khan are among those in the fray for 55…Continue Reading
A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the central U.S. on Wednesday as airlines cancelled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses.A lone pedestrian navigates the slush and snow in Chicago on Wednesday. (Charles…Continue Reading
“We will not tolerate their destabilising activity, and we will always stand with our NATO allies in the face Russian hostility” Britain is preparing to offer NATO a “major” deployment of troops, weapons, warships and jets in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced January 29, to respond to rising “Russian hostility” towards Ukraine. The offer,…Continue Reading
Year 2021 has been a ‘Year of Major Transformation’ for Indian Railways Year 2021 witnessed an unprecedented growth in development of infrastructure, innovation, capacity expansion of network, freight diversificationRail Freight operations contributed to the national economic recoveryCovid challenge met head on: Railways ensure delivery of Oxygen to the States through Oxygen ExpressKisan Rail proves to…Continue Reading
Roadshow will begin from Kalka Garhi Chowk and move towards Chaudhary Morh, Ghanta Ghar and Thakurdwara. Commuters are advised to avoid these roads…Continue Reading
At least one person was injured in the fire and sent to a hospital. Firefighters operate an extendable ladder to rescue people trapped in a fire that broke out at the World Trade Centre in Hong Kong, on 15. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least one person was injured in the fire and sent…Continue Reading