India

LEADERS IN EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA PUSH FOR ‘DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT’ OF BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS

08 Jun 2021 02:51 AM IST

Amid the growing calls for shunning the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a group of politicians from countries across Europe and North America launched coordinated legislative actions on Monday, calling for a diplomatic boycott of games citing “gross violations of human rights” by the Chinese government. This action is aimed to

UNUSUAL COALITION IN ISRAEL TRIES TO PUT AN END TO NETANYAHU’S LONG ERA

08 Jun 2021 02:47 AM IST

A few minutes before his mandate to form a government expired last Wednesday, Yair Lapid, the leader of the Yesh Atid party, informed President Reuven Rivlin that he managed to cobble together a coalition government. If the new government — and it is a big if — gets a vote

Deadly train collision in Pakistan, PM Imran Khan orders probe

08 Jun 2021 02:42 AM IST

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a probe into railroad safety after a train collision on Monday left several dozens dead in the country’s Sindh province. Taking to Twitter, Khan also expressed shock at the “horrific train” accident near Ghotki, Sindh. “Shocked by the horrific train accident at Ghotki

CHOKSI CLAIMS 8-10 MEN BRUTALLY ATTACKED HIM IN ANTIGUA

08 Jun 2021 02:40 AM IST

In his recent complaint to the Antiguan Police Commissioner, fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi claimed that he was attacked by 8 to 10 men while he was on his way to meet a woman named Barbara Jabarica, with whom he claimed to have ‘friendly terms’. Choksi also alleged that Jabarica did

BLINKEN CALLS ON CHINA TO HELP IN FINDING COVID-19 ORIGINS

08 Jun 2021 02:38 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Joe Biden administration is determined to ‘get to the bottom’ of the origins of the novel coronavirus.

China continues its invasion in Taiwan: Dr Ming-Chi Chen

07 Jun 2021 05:05 AM IST

‘China had become very brutal in 1989, and they are getting even more repressive, not only towards their own people but also towards its neighbouring countries like India, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.’

East Turkestan infested with human rights violations: Uyghur activist Babur Ilchi

07 Jun 2021 04:55 AM IST

Babur Ilchi, Program Director at Campaign for Uyghurs, spoke to NewsX in an exclusive and shared his thoughts about the Tiananmen massacre, and the onslaught Uyghurs are facing. Excerpts: Q. What are your thoughts regarding the Tiananmen Massacre and how China has not changed its stance despite facing criticism over

Covid-19: Trump asks nations to demand reparations from China

07 Jun 2021 04:17 AM IST

Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) called on America and all the nations to demand reparations from China due to the damage caused by Covid-19. Speaking at the North Carolina Republican Convention, Trump said: “The time has come for America and the world to demand reparations and

MARKET DEMOCRACIES, NOT CHINA, SHOULD WRITE GLOBAL TRADE RULES: BIDEN

07 Jun 2021 04:16 AM IST

US President Joe Biden has said the United States and Europe can work in close coordination on global challenges, and market democracies, not China, should write global rules governing trade and technology. In an opinion article for The Washington Post on Saturday, Biden said the US must lead the world

KOO EYES EXPANSION AFTER NIGERIA BANS TWITTER

07 Jun 2021 04:14 AM IST

The ‘Made in India’ Twitter rival Koo has been officially launched in Nigeria after the Government indefinitely suspended twitter’s services. Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO and co-founder, Koo officially confirmed that the platform is now available in Nigeria through a post on Koo on Saturday. “Koo is available in Nigeria. We’re thinking

UK PM sets end-2022 target to vaccinate the world

07 Jun 2021 04:12 AM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that he is calling on his fellow G7 leaders to join hands to ‘end this terrible pandemic and pledge we will never allow the devastation wreaked by coronavirus to happen again’.

NON-VIOLENCE BY BOTH SIDES CAN BRING ISRAEL-PALESTINE PEACE

05 Jun 2021 03:35 AM IST

The idea of two states, of Israelis, and Palestinians, existing side by side and living in peace and security will not become a reality until the US acts as an honest and even-handed broker.