It’s been 50 years since Northern Ireland’s Bloody Sunday. The victims’ families still want justice

Hundreds of people gathered in Northern Ireland to mark 50 years since Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days in the conflict known as The Troubles.A young girl is among the people holding crosses during a march to commemorate victims on the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday shootings, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on Sunday.…Continue Reading

For the first time in 30 years, active terrorists less than 200 in Jammu and Kashmir: Security agencies

For the first time in the last 30 years, the number of active terrorists has come down to less than 200, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir claimed on Thursday. They also said that out of those active terrorists, 86 are local, while the rest are foreigners.  The Jammu and Kashmir Police informed that 128…Continue Reading

Centre: 57% of those held under UAPA in 2018-20 below 30 years

Junior home minister Nityanand Rai informed that Uttar Pradesh not only accounted for the highest arrests of those below 30 (931) under the anti-terror law in the past three years.NEW DELHI: Nearly 57% of those arrested in the country under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between 2018 and 2020 were below 30 years of age,…Continue Reading

6 years after launch, Internat’l Solar Alliance gets ‘observer’ status in UN General Assembly

NEW DELHI: Six years after being jointly launched by India and France, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has got an ‘observer’ status in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which will help this treaty-based international organisation usher in a new era of green energy diplomacy for increasing its solar power footprint as part of a…Continue Reading

‘Even after 13 years’: India summons Pak diplomat over delay in justice to 26/11 victims

On the 13th anniversary of the dastardly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India summoned a senior diplomat of the Pakistani High Commission and asked Islamabad to ensure expeditious trial in the case. Around 166 people, including 25 foreigners, died in the attack carried out by 10 Pakistani militants associated with the terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba between November…Continue Reading

Next 75 years should strike balance between rights and responsibilities of citizens: Union Minister Smriti Irani

SynopsisThe next 75 years of independent India need to be equally about the responsibility of citizens towards the community and the nation, and not just about rights, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Sunday.PTIUnion Minister for Women and Child development Smriti Irani The next 75 years of independent India need to…Continue Reading