Paris: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday that the number of jailed journalists around the world increased by 20 per cent in 2021 to 488 compared to the previous year, marking the highest number the NGO has recorded...
Australian Minister of Finance Jane Hume came down heavily on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) last month for slighting cryptocurrencies as a passing “fad” rather than an asset class.
“I would like to make something clear: cryptocurrency is not...
Shillong: Myanmar nationals who are taking refuge in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram and Manipur following the military coup in February, have the right to humanitarian aid from the State under any circumstances, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on...
United Nations: Iran does not impose any preconditions or new conditions in the negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and only wishes to see the restoration of the initial terms of the nuclear accord, Iran's...
Mumbai: It took India 21 years and a petite young girl in a stunning sequinned mermaid-fall gown, making her look every bit of a queen, to bring home the coveted title of Miss Universe!
The 21-year-old lass from Chandigarh made...
Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed in the Ladakh Union Territory (UT) on a joint call given by Leh Apex body (LAB) and Kargil democratic Alliance (KDA) in favour of their demands including a statehood from the central government.
Official...
Guwahati: Assam born cyber security expert, Rony Das, has been rewarded by Google for reporting a bug in the Android Foreground Services which could be exploited by someone to hack into user data.
Das reported the bug to Google in...
Imphal: The Working Group on Human Rights in India and the United Nations (WGHR) expresses solidarity with the coal mine labourers and protestors killed and injured during the horrific incidents at Oting, Mon district, Nagaland on 4-5 December 2021.
This...
Washington: US President Joe Biden says Washington never planned to send troops to Ukraine, but the US has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that there will be consequences in case of any aggression.
"They never were on the table," Biden...
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges on December 11, 2021.
The flight-test was successful in meeting all...
