India: Rapes in Mumbai Up by 71% in One Year
There has been a consistent rise in crimes against women, between 2012 and 2013, according to figures on crimes against women from the Mumbai police. This highlights an urgent need…
Each Hindu Couple Should Have Five Children: VHP
BHOPAL: Vishwa Hindu Parishad convenor Ashok Singhal said here on Saturday that unless conversions were stopped immediately, the day would not be far off when Hindus would be reduced to a minority in this…
India Witnessing NGO Boom, There is 1 For Every 600 People
NEW DELHI: For a country which till recently had a weak civil society movement, India is now witnessing a boom in the NGO sector. With a population of 1.2 billion, the…
China Has Become Very Concerned About Stability In Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - China urged its neighbor Afghanistan on Saturday to embrace an inclusive political solution to its long-running conflict during a rare visit by a top Chinese official, who…
Cameron and the Filters on the Freedom of Expression
But another English national, David Cameron, seems to be paralyzed between the concept of right and wrong, when he shocked the most splendidly progressing evolution of western thought by jolting…
Army Denies TTP Allegation, Says no Women and Children in Custody
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army has categorically rejected allegations levelled by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) that women and children from their families were in the custody of security forces' personnel. Commenting on…
Twitter Storm #KunanPoshpora
After several successful world trends on Twitter last year, people of India occupied Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Kashmiri’s in India, Pakistan and around the globe are once again trending #Kunanposhpora today…
Indian Army Withdraws Invite aAking Scribes Not to Wear Pheran at J&K Press Meet
After resentment from journalists, the Army withdrew the email and sent a fresh invite to journalists. Within hours of asking journalists not to wear traditional “pheran” (traditional Kashmiri gown) for…
White House Bars Media From Obama’s Meeting With Dalai Lama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House defended its decision Friday to bar reporters and photojournalists from a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, while acknowledging the news…
Sacrifices by FC Will Not Go to Waste: Army Chief
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Friday said that sacrifices rendered by the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in efforts against terrorism will not go to waste and…