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Iran accused of killing about 200 Afghan refugees, UN seeks probe

An Iranian human rights organisation has accused the Iranian border police of killing or seriously injuring between 200 and 260 Afghan refugees at the Iran-Afghanistan territorial borderline. This report issued by Halvah…
Bangladesh cuts egg import duties, from 25 to 5 pc

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday, October 18 drastically cut import duty on eggs from 25 percent to 5 percent to help rein in prices. The egg import duty cut…

Tensions between India, Canada have implications on Sikhs: NAPA

Chandigarh: The recent diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, particularly surrounding the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, have had profound implications for the Sikh diaspora, the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) said…
Qatar, US discuss joint efforts for Gaza ceasefire

Doha: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest joint mediation efforts for a ceasefire…
Nawaz Sharif reaches out to New Delhi after Jaishankar’s trip to Islamabad

Lahore: India and Pakistan should “bury” the past and look at the future to live like good neighbours, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday, in remarks seen as an…
US sanctions 2 Indians for alleged ties with Houthis

New York: The US has sanctioned two Indians for their alleged ties to a Houthi network transporting Iranian oil to raise funds for its activities in disrupting shipping in the Red Sea…
RAW official plotted to kill Sikh separatist in America: US Dept of Justice

Washington: An Indian RAW official was involved in a plot to kill a separatist Sikh American national last summer in and around the state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, federal prosecutors…

HAF supremacist, rebrands bigotry as minority rights: Report

A report published by an American multiracial civil group, ‘Savera’, in association with the social justice research and strategy centre, ‘Political Research Associates (PRA)’, has termed the American Hindu organisation, Hindu American…
Royal Air Force scrambles fighter jet to intercept Air India plane after bomb threat

London: The Royal Air Force on Thursday scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept an Air India aircraft that received a bomb threat and the plane later landed safely in London. The…
Israel targets US citizen’s family in Gaza after he calls for rescue: Report

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged the Biden administration to halt Israel’s attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp after an American’s family was killed in repeated airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.…
India sought extradition of Bishnoi gang members from Canada: MEA

The ministry of external affairs on Thursday, October 17, revealed that India sought the extradition of members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from Canada. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal alleged that Canada was…
India’s lowest Test total away and home; all out for 46

Bengaluru: India suffered a shocking batting collapse in Bengaluru on Thursday, as the team was bowled out for a mere 46 runs in 31.2 overs, marking their lowest total ever in 293…
India rebukes Canada PM’s no ‘hard proof’ admission

New Delhi: As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before a Commission of Inquiry, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said what it has heard only “confirms” New Delhi’s consistent…
Had no hard proof: Canadian PM Trudeau on linking India to Nijjar murder

Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, October 16, acknowledged that he had only intelligence and no “hard evidentiary proof” when he alleged the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing…
Canada: Police official urges Sikh community to speak out over India probe

Ottawa: The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has urged the Sikh community here to speak out as they continue to investigate allegations linking the Indian government to an alleged…