Kuwait should scrap kafala system: UN
KUWAIT CITY United Nation has urged Kuwait to abolish its “kafala” system for foreign workers. Under the system, domestic workers are forced to work long hours, mistreated and beaten, prompting…
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has no faith in Nitish Kumar’s leadership
RJD leader and former Union Minister, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Sunday expressed lack of faith in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership, saying he did not agree with his appointment…
Rajnath Singh holds high level meeting to discuss Kashmir issue
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today held a high level meeting in New Delhi to discuss the issue of ongoing unrest in Kashmir and other internal security matters. The meeting was…
Haj sermon calls for unity as pilgrims fill Arafat
ARAFAT (MAKKAH): The Imam of the Grand Mosque,Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais led the multitude of pilgrims gathered in Arafat, in prayers after delivering the Haj sermon. Delivering the wide-ranging sermon,…
2 million Muslims attend annual Hajj at Makkah in Saudi Arabia
Nearly two million Muslims from across the world including one lakh 36 thousand pilgrims from India are converging to perform the most vital ritual of Haj, Waquf-e-Arafat or the Stay…
Philippine drama wins Venice Film Festival’s top prize
A nearly four-hour long movie about a woman’s thirst for revenge and her feelings of forgiveness after 30 years in jail for a crime she did not commit won the…
Chinese navy vessel enters Japan’s waters
Japan Coast Guard officials say four Chinese patrol ships temporarily entered Japan’s territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea today morning. The officials say the Chinese…
US mulls unilateral sanctions on N Korea
The United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea, a U.S. special envoy Sung Kim said today. The statement came two days after North Korean fifth and biggest nuclear…
Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in J&K, 4 militants killed
Four terrorists were killed as Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Kashmir. The counter infiltration operations are underway in Naugam sector…
Syria: Airstrikes killed more than 100 in rebel-held areas
More than 100 people have been killed in air strikes on rebel-held areas, hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. An air strike on a market…