Farmer sold a kidney to repay Rs 1 lakh debt that ballooned to Rs 74 lakh, but still ended up a bonded labourerA Maharashtra farmer, driven to sell his kidney due to exorbitant debt, was subsequently trapped in bonded labour in Laos. Rescued through ...
18 Dec, 2025, 03.11 PM IST
Vikram Misri ‘a decent, honest man working for the nation, he shouldn't be blamed for executive decisions’, says Asaduddin OwaisiForeign Secretary Vikram Misri, a seasoned diplomat and the face of India’s diplomatic response during Operation Sindoor, is facing online ...
11 May, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Vladimir Putin is set to extend his ruleThe election was taking place amid attacks within Russia by Ukrainian missiles and drones, which have killed several people. Polls opened F...
17 Mar, 2024, 10.04 PM IST
US: Hindu temple wall defaced by anti-India graffiti, cops treating it as 'hate crime'"One of the devotees, who lives close to the shrine, discovered anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti in black ink on an exterior wall of the ...
23 Dec, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
China says ready to 'smash' Taiwan self-rule as US prepares major arms package, sends advisersChina's People's Liberation Army "continues to strengthen military training and preparations and will resolutely smash any form of Taiwanes...
16 May, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
India takes up Indian woman's allegation of harassment at Pakistan High Commission with Pak authoritiesA female academician from Punjab accused some senior staff of the Pakistan High Commission in the visa section in Delhi of indecent behavio...
20 Jan, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
With FBI search, US escalates global fight over Chinese police outpostsWestern officials see the outposts as part of Beijing’s larger drive to keep tabs on Chinese nationals abroad, including dissidents. The mo...
13 Jan, 2023, 09.59 PM IST
China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi JinpingThe statement from the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission released late Tuesday comes amid a massive show of force by security ...
30 Nov, 2022, 01.54 PM IST
China denies it has police stations in Netherlands amidst probeLast month a man who was protesting outside a Chinese consulate in Manchester, northern England, said he was dragged inside the grounds by ...
02 Nov, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Saudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissentSaudi rights advocates say the imprisonments validate their pre-trip warnings: Biden's attempts to soothe the crown prince have only embold...
02 Nov, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
China accused of using overseas bases to target dissidentsChina has reportedly established dozens of "overseas police stations" in nations around the world that activists fear could be used to trac...
27 Oct, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformationStarting Thursday, the platform will no longer automatically recommend or emphasize posts that make misleading claims about the Russian inv...
19 May, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
WTA stand against China over Peng Shuai case holds lessons for the worldSimon has stated he and the WTA will not compromise till Peng herself assures them of her own safety, and China ensures a proper investigat...
11 Dec, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
How China's ultra-loyal web army silences Beijing's criticsAs with Western platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, Chinese social media is very much polarized, but the nationalists are increasingly ...
26 Aug, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
US resident sought by China for comments on clashes with Indian forces freed in DubaiWang's case comes as the United Arab Emirates, long a U.S. defense partner in the Mideast, has drawn closer to China in recent years in tra...
27 May, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
US slams government-imposed internet shutdowns, seeks accountability for crimes against journalistsStressing that the US advocates for press freedom online and offline and for the safety of journalists and media workers worldwide, Blinken...
03 May, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
- Pack your bags for Baghdad? Iraq looks to tourism
Now that insurgent attacks and sectarian bloodshed have ebbed over the past year, Iraq's govt is beginning to promote tourism. Cruise Liner...
23 Jul, 2008, 04.00 AM IST