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The number of underage girls being married off in India’s urban areas is rising, according to a joint report from the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights and the charity Young Lives. The study, the first to examine India’s child marriage census data, found that while the...

The Indian army's attack on the Golden Temple in 1984 is commemorated every year by Metro Vancouver Sikhs. GURPREET SINGH On the 33rd anniversary of the infamous Operation Bluestar, a memorial was inaugurated in Surrey dedicated to an independent Sikh homeland and those who died battling...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at a nagar kirtan in Toronto where Khalistani flags were raised. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s presence at events where people openly support the Khalistan movement raises questions on the Canadian government’s role in sheltering such elements. This week...

June 6, 1984, is historic from the view of the Khalistan movement when one of its leading figures was martyred by Indian security forces in the battle for Akal Takht. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s legend has not only lived on but has now become a source of strength for Sikh community across the...

Indian media wants Dalit news but not Dalit reporters Caste privilege and domination in newsrooms must end. Sudipto Mondal in an investigative journalist who reports mostly from South India on caste, communalism and corruption. Every effort was made last summer to keep the diversity...

Representative photo NEW DELHI: In a first, India's aviation regulator has asked an airline to check the mental "alertness" of 10 of its pilots and see if they are fit enough to be allowed to fly. :lol: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took this unprecedented step after the 10...

HIGHLIGHTS Ghulam Nabi Azad released a booklet with a map of Jammu and Kashmir shown as Indian occupied Kashmir BJP attacked the Congress on the faux pas and said it must have gladdened the heart of its "patrons in Pakistan" :cheesy::yahoo::enjoy::lol::cheers::pakistan::china: Congress leader...

The rest of the world shouldn't be telling the United States how to manage its carbon dioxide emissions, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said in an interview Sunday. Haley, speaking in a taped interview on CBS that aired Sunday morning, said world leaders shouldn't be allowed to interfere...

I write this today as a Muslim, a practicing Muslim who believes in the tenets of Islam, in Ramzan, in namaz, and I believe I can continue to be liberal and secular while being proud of my faith. The Quran that millions across the world read has the first word revealed to Prophet Mohammed as...

KATHMANDU, June 3: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat has said Nepal has proposed with China to open two all-weather customs points for Nepal. When asked by journalists if diplomatic efforts were being made to reopen Tatopani customs point, which remains closed since the 2015...

HIGHLIGHTS Deployment on the bridge has been increased for security, Assam additional DGP said Discussions with Centre are on for handing over the security of the bridge to the CISF GUWAHATI: The strategically important Bhupen Hazarika bridge in Assam that evoked sharp reaction from China...

ISLAMABAD: Softer and positive aspects of the Pakistani society and the national ethos were needed to be promoted and disseminated across the globe. This was stated by Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage while chairing a meeting on 70th...

Demanding cut in GST rates, Kamal Haasan said the tax on regional cinema should be brought down to 12-15% CHENNAI: HIGHLIGHTS 28% GST on entertainment is steep, says Kamal Haasan Regional, Hollywood and Hindi films can't be put on same slab: Haasan GST or Goods and Services Tax is set to be...

Coming on the back of an anyway unpredictable foreign policy, President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement has established his administration as a significant risk to geopolitical stability. At this juncture the world order seems to be split vertically. In...

Image captionAn uneasy calm prevails in Saharanpur after recent clashes Saharanpur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was recently the site of violent caste clashes which killed two people, injured dozens and saw more than 50 homes destroyed. BBC Hindi's Zubair Ahmed travelled there...

June 2, (Scoop News)-Senior Congress leader and finance minister of Punjab, Manpreet Singh Badal, has said that three years of Modi government has witnessed an endangered national security and various failures on foreign policy especially lack of any policy to deal with Pakistan and our...

President Trump’s South Asia Policy BY YASIR HUSSAIN JUN 02, 2017 South Asia has remained one of the world’s most fragile regions due to historical animosities coupled with violent conflicts between two major powers, India and Pakistan. Unrest in Kashmir and frequent skirmishes have also...

June 02, Colombo: In order to mitigate the post flood and mudslides situation in Sri Lanka, Pakistan Navy is actively participating in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations in Sri Lanka through deployment of Pakistan Navy Ship Zulfiquar with embarked Allouete helicopter...

:yahoo::china::pakistan: :smitten: A total of 1,494 Pakistani military personnel received their military education in Turkey since a bilateral agreement was signed in March 2001, according to a Turkish military source. Out of the total, 116 Pakistani military personnel were sent to the...

To curb dependency on defense imports, the Indian government has taken steps over the last few weeks to ease defense manufacturing rules for private companies. Experts wonder if the government knows the risks it runs into by rushing into privatizing defense contracts without testing the...