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Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 8 activists over peaceful
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 1 (ANI): A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an assembly at the height of the 2019 protests.
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Pak cabinet backtracks from economic body's decision to import cotton, sug
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Pakistan's federal cabinet on Thursday back-tracked the Economic Coordination Committee's (ECC) decision to allow the import of sugar, cotton and cotton yarn from India through land and sea routes.
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India reiterates commitment to momentum-building of BIMSTEC framework
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India remains committed to further building the momentum of regional cooperation under the framework of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) and ma
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WHO slams Europe's 'unacceptably slow' COVID vaccine rollout
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 (ANI): The rollout of vaccines in Europe is "unacceptably slow," the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, delivering a damning evaluation on the region's Covid response, amid a "worrying" surge in infections.
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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protection lasts at least 'six months', p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine has confirmed its protection lasts at least six months after the second dose.
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Putin-critic Navalny announces hunger strike
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 1 (ANI): Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny announced to go on a hunger strike to protest against prison officials' refusal to grant him access to proper medical care.
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Millions of farmers in India will benefit from new agri laws, says Oz scho
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 31 (ANI): Millions of farmers in India will benefit from the country's new farm laws, according to an Australian-based scholar who advised against listening to activists who gave contrary advice.
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Bangladesh envoy calls on international community to help in providing dig
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The international community must strive towards achieving the safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homelands, said Bangladesh High Commissioner Muhammad Imran on Wednesday.
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Boy from Pakistan's Sikh community performs traditional dance, video goes
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): A young Sikh boy in Pakistan took the internet by storm with his performance of ‘Attan’, a traditional Pasthun dance, during a wedding in Pakistan.
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Guru Granth Sahib stanza included in UN official video on gender equality
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 31 (ANI): On the 4th Anniversary of the United Nations Faith for Rights declaration, the UN Office of the High commissioner on Human Rights has issued a short video on gender equality which contains a stanza from Guru Granth Sahib read by renowned scholar and huma
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Fiji PM thanks India for COVID-19 vacccines
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], March 31 (ANI): Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on Wednesday thanked the Government of India for providing the island country with Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines.
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China used Twitter, Facebook more than ever for Xinjiang Propaganda in 202
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): The Chinese government's propaganda activity on Twitter and Facebook over its policies toward ethnic minorities in Xinjiang reached an all-time high last year, as Beijing sought to portray its approach, including use of widespread internment camps and surveillance
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