Who is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist? Baghdad kidnapping triggers global concernWho is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist became a global concern after the kidnapping of Shelly Kittleson in Bagh...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran warBattle-hardened Kurds in northern Iraq are reportedly preparing for a potential cross-border military operation into Iran with U.S. backing...
06 Mar, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
Trump admin begins mass layoffs at Voice of AmericaPresident Trump's administration has initiated mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, targeting the US Agency for Glob...
17 Mar, 2025, 08.11 AM IST
Iraq lifts suspension of Telegram appTelegram is very popular in Iraq, and is particularly used as a propaganda platform for groups associated with armed factions and pro-Iran ...
13 Aug, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in DenmarkAn Iraqi asylum-seeker who burned a copy of the Quran during a demonstration last month in Stockholm had threatened to do the same thing ag...
22 Jul, 2023, 06.35 PM IST
Leading media outlets urge US to end prosecution of Julian Assange"This indictment sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America's First Amendment and the freedom of the press," editors an...
28 Nov, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
Pandemic putting democracy under threat: StudyThe study, which examined the situation in almost all countries of the world, concluded that 61 percent of nations "implemented restriction...
09 Dec, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to fight US extradition bid in UK courtAmerican prosecutors have indicted the 49-year-old Australian on 18 espionage and computer misuse charges adding up to a maximum sentence o...
06 Sep, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
India lost $1.3bn due to 4,196 hours of no internetIndia was the third worst-hit economy worldwide after crisis-hit Iraq and Sudan thanks to state-imposed shut downs across Jammu & Kashmir, ...
10 Jan, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
Religious freedom conditions continued 'downward trend' in India in 2017: USCIRFUS Commission for International Religious Freedom in its latest report has placed India in the Tier 2 countries of particular concern along...
27 Apr, 2018, 09.05 PM IST
Donald Trump's administration mulling action on religious freedom: ReportsWhite House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, however, said the administration has no such plan to issue a directive on this issue.
03 Feb, 2017, 01.00 PM IST
Pakistan worst country in religious freedom: US bodyCPC designation is given to countries or those governments that "engage in or tolerate" systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of re...
22 Oct, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
Pakistan should be designated among 'countries of particular concern': USCIRFPakistan should be designated among 'countries of particular concern' (CPC) for its "egregious violations" of religious freedom, an indepen...
22 Oct, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
- On religious discrimination, India next only to Iraq: US thinktank
'India is next only to Iraq when it comes to social hostility.'
22 Dec, 2009, 10.07 AM IST
- India next only to Iraq on religious discrimination: US thinktank
A study carried out by Washington-based Pew Research Centre, the highly respected US thinktank, India is next only to Iraq when it comes to...
22 Dec, 2009, 09.27 AM IST
- Press freedom under attack worldwide
Journalists worldwide routinely are threatened and intimidated or worse, resulting in a climate of fear that endangers freedom of the press...
10 Feb, 2009, 10.53 AM IST
- Bush defends legacy in final news conference
President George W. Bush mounted a defiant and emotional defense of his "good, strong record" on Monday, rejecting criticism of his "war on...
12 Jan, 2009, 09.25 PM IST