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NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A Hindu family from Sanghar in Sindh province of Pakistan was attacked on August 7 evening by almost a dozen men over a petty squabble, prompting uproar on social media with netizens demanding justice for the

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Amid pressure from its immediate neighbor India, Sri Lanka has urged China to delay the entry of controversial Chinese ship 'Yuan Wang 5' into the Chinese controlled port in Southern Hambantota. In a letter to the Chinese Embassy

NEW DELHI. (ANI) - In an emotional testimony, a 62-year-old woman who is a victim of religious persecution in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan narrated the ordeal of being called 'Kafir' after living in Afghanistan for three generations. On August 3, a total

NEW YORK, NY(ANI) - India's new permanent representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and said it was a "privilege to be the first Indian woman to be given the honor". "Today, have

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Pakistan is heading towards an unavoidable political crisis after the thumping victory of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the recently held by-election in Punjab province. Out of the total 20 provincial seats, PTI won 15 seats

ATTARI, (IANS) - Protesting over the Chess Olympiad Torch passing through Kashmir, the 13-member Pakistan team, including two officials, crossed the international border via the Integrated Check Post here and returned home on July 29. The Pak chess team had arrived

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Three Indians -- former head of National Security Advisory Board P.S. Raghavan, journalist Saeed Naqvi and telecom champion Sam Pitroda were placed in the list for allegedly promoting pro-Russian narratives by a Ukrainian government body set

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Two Indian police personnel in the UN peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed on July 26 during attacks on peacekeepers by local people. The two were from the Border Security Force

By ASHIS RAY LONDON - Liz Truss, the incumbent caretaker Foreign Secretary in deposed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, beat her rival Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin former Chancellor, according to a survey of ruling Conservative party members, the electoral college

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The International Monetary Fund on July 26 slashed its annual growth projection for India by 0.8 percentage points to 7.4 percent for 2022 and forecast "increasingly gloomy developments" for the global economy such as high inflation,

LONDON, (IANS) - Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two final candidates in the UK's Prime Ministerial race, have vowed to toughen measures against migration, the media reported on July 24. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Truss, the incumbent Foreign

COLOMBO (ANI) - US Ambassador to Colombo Julie Chun on July 22 expressed deep concerns about the actions taken by Sri Lankan authorities against protestors at Galle Face in the middle of the night. Chun asked for restraint by authorities and

COLOMBO (IANS) - Eighteen ministers, including Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena were sworn into Sri Lanka's new cabinet on July 22 here. Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the Prime Minister earlier in the day, and he will also hold the position of

COLOMBO (IANS) - Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth President on July 21, vowed to crackdown on protesters who took over President's House and Prime Minister's Office.Wickremesinghe, who was elected with 134 votes in the parliament said

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The first of its kind NRI Festival had a gala launch here. NRI committees from the US, the UK and the Middle East were enthusiastic about the festival being dedicated to the diaspora community and expressed confidence

By ASHIS RAY LONDON - Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who resigned from this position because of differences with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on July 20 won the first stage of the contest to succeed Johnson as head

COLOMBO, (ANI) - Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oath as the President of Sri Lanka at the parliament complex on July 21 after his victory in a parliament vote to choose a new president for the South Asian country. Wickremesinghe will be

LONDON, (IANS) - Describing the scenes at the London airport as a 'disgrace and inhumane', actor Hugh Grant has said that he believes the UK "has the worst Home Secretary in British history." Passengers traveling through Heathrow Airport have complained of

LONDON (IANS) - UK's former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on July 19  hung on to his lead in the race to select the next leader of the Conservative Party - and the Prime Minister, extending his lead in the

COLOMBO, (ANI) - The Sri Lankan Supreme Court has issued an interim order that prevented former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country without the court's permission until July 28. Meanwhile Sri Lankan Prime

LONDON, (IANS) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing for failed Tory leadership candidates to back "anyone but Rishi" Sunak, it was claimed on July 15, amid reports that the whole team at 10 Downing Street "hates" the former Chancellor

By ASHISH RAY LONDON - UK's former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak remained on top in the race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the second round of voting among Conservative Party MPs on July 14, but Indian-origin Attorney

SINGAPORE, (ANI) - Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit and he has not asked for asylum and nor has he been granted asylum. Rajapaksa who

By ASHIS RAY LONDON - Two candidates out of the eight who have made the cut for Wednesday's first round ballot in the ruling Conservative party's leadership contest, are of Indian origin - Rishi Sunak and Suella Fernandes Braverman. The outcome

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India on July 13 "categorically denied baseless and speculative media reports" that it had facilitated Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's travel to escape out of Sri Lanka. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka took to Twitter

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - UN Population Division Director John Wilmoth has speculated that India becoming the world's most populous country could strengthen its claim to a permanent seat on the Security Council. He said on July 11 that India's

By ASHIS RAY LONDON - Rishi Sunak, of East African Indian origin, was on July 12 being touted as the bookmakers' favorite in the British Conservative party's leadership contest. The winner will automatically become the UK's Prime Minister. Previously, the favorite in

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the recruitment of children by armed groups in India while saying that the UN has verified "54 grave violations against 49 children" in conflict situations

COLOMBO (IANS) - As Sri Lanka awaits the replacement for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, court orders have been sought to prevent him from leaving the country together with his two brothers -- former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and ex-Finance Minister Basil

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Sri Lanka, which is completely bankrupt and embroiled in a political crisis virtually with no leader, decided to elect a new President from the Parliament on July 20. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena made the announcement after President

By VISHAL GULATI NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The people of Sri Lanka have bravely taken the first important step -- to dismiss the incompetent and corrupt Rajapaksa family dynasty that brought the crisis upon the land. Now it is time to

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, with India projected to surpass China as the most populous country in 2023, the UN said on July 11 on World Population

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has voted for a UN Security Council resolution sponsored by Western countries on continuing a passage for aid to reach parts of war-torn Syria and abstained on a countermotion proposed by Russia, both of

By ASHISH RAY LONDON - Former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British government Rishi Sunak on July 8 formally launched his bid to become the leader of the Conservative Party. If he succeeds, he will automatically become Prime Minister of

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to his "dear friend" the late ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot on July 8 during an election campaign in the Japanese city of Nara. Modi in a blog

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Lt Gen. Mohan Subramanian as the commander of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, the largest troop deployment in UN missions, Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced July 5. Subramanian succeeds Lt

BY ASHIS RAY LONDON - The governments of India and Pakistan may be at daggers drawn. But Indian and Pakistani origin senior cabinet ministers in the British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson have combined to almost oust him from the

BEIJING, (IANS) - Moscow supports expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC), but not by admitting Germany and Japan, Russian Ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, said on July 4. In his address at the plenary session of the UN World Peace Forum

JOHANNESBURG - The United States had raised concerns with South African authorities that the controversial Gupta family were getting funds from Iran to buy the Shiva Uranium Mine in this country, according to the final report on an extensive judicial

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on June 30, in coordination with the Indian World Forum and the Government of India commenced the transfer of distressed Afghan minorities - Hindus and Sikhs. A special flight comprising of 11

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - In the aftermath of Russia's missile attack on a crowded Ukrainian shopping mall, India has called the deaths of civilians "deeply disturbing". India's Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra said on June 28: "Reports of deaths of

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) – Pakistan has decided to reach out to G20 countries to stop India from holding an event or meeting of the grouping in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Pakistan foreign office has categorically rejected any such attempt by India claiming

LONDON, (IANS) - Concerns are growing that India is being used as a potential back door into Europe for Russian oil supplies, given the surge in imports, media reports said. The huge blue and red hull of the SCF Primorye came

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has warned of Afghanistan becoming a haven for terrorist organizations that threaten the region and called for unified action against the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba getting entrenched there. India's Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles has said that his ongoing visit to India reflects the conviction and the commitment by the new Anthony Albanese government to place India "at the heart

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Rejecting the Organization for Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) criticism as "divisive," India has said that efforts to combat religiophobia will not succeed if the rising hatred against Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism is ignored. "It's time that UN

BY ATEET SHARMA NEW DELHI (IANS) - Deeply worried by China's rapidly increasing imprint, Australia said on June 21 that it stands ready to work closer with India in support of an open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific. The affirmation from the Anthony

KABUL, (ANI) - The Guru Granth Sahib from the Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, which was on June 18 attacked by unidentified assailants was retrieved from the complex, from which plumes of smoke were seen billowing out after the

DHAKA, (IANS) - Bangladesh has refuted "misleading" Chinese media claims that the Padma Bridge is "a major cooperation project" between Dhaka and Beijing. In a statement on June 18, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said: "Some quarters are trying to portray that

COLOMBO, (IANS) - With transportation coming to a near standstill nation-wide due to fuel shortage, Sri Lanka on June 17 declared 'work from home' for government employees for the next two weeks. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular on