Rahul attacks govt over delay in appointing Lokpal

open view web desk New Delhi, Jan 5: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the Modi government over continued delay in appointment of Lokpal, even four years after the enactment of the law for setting up the institution, asking how long will it “blow the tune of […]

No consensus over triple talaq bill, RS adjourned till tomorrow

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Jan 4: A united Opposition, led by the Congress party, continued to put pressure on the Centre in the Rajya Sabha for the triple talaq bill to be put before a select committee of the House, on Thursday. This led to the Upper House getting adjourned for tomorrow. Union […]

Indian or not? Muslims fret amid drive against illegal immigrants in Assam

open view web desk FOFONGA, India – Marzina Bibi, a Muslim woman living in Assam, is petrified she will be declared stateless. The 26-year-old’s name was not on a preliminary list of citizens that was published at midnight on Sunday, although she holds a voter identity card and […]

India probes report on breach of Aadhaar database

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India on Thursday began investigating a report that access to its database of the identity details of more than 1 billion citizens was being sold for just $8 on social media, in what could be one of the giant programme’s biggest […]

Cosmic dust, not ‘alien megastructure,’ veils mysterious star

open view web desk It’s been called the “most mysterious star in the universe,” bigger than the sun and yet brightening and dimming in an odd way that suggested to some an alien megastructure might be circling it. But a study out Wednesday, compiled by more than 100 […]

Dalit workers disrupt life in Mumbai for second day after clash

open view web desk MUMBAI – Protests disrupted business in India’s financial hub of Mumbai for a second day on Wednesday as lower-caste Dalits pelted buses, blocked rail lines and shut malls after a clash with right-wing Hindus.  Mumbai police advised people to avoid a number of key […]

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet

open view web desk Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador in a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to Islamabad over its “lies” about militancy. David Hale was asked to attend the foreign ministry on Monday night, after Islamabad responded angrily to the US […]

Iran’s leader blames enemies for unrests as death toll rises

open view web desk LONDON- Iran’s Supreme Leader on Tuesday accused the country’s enemies of stirring unrest as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations that began last week rose to 21. Nine Iranians were killed in Isfahan province during protests on Monday night, including two members of the […]

Dalit protests cause disruptions in Mumbai

open view web desk MUMBAI – Thousands of Dalits, who rank at the lower end of India’s ancient caste hierarchy, disrupted traffic and threw stones at buses in Mumbai on Tuesday as they protested against violence in a nearby city in which a man was killed. The protest […]

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North

open view web desk South Korea Tuesday proposed high-level talks with Pyongyang on January 9, after the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un called for better relations and said his country might attend the Winter Olympics in the South. Kim used his annual New Year address to warn he has […]

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