Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a reformed multilateralism with a reformed United Nations at its centre. He said, the reformed multilateralism in a post-COVID-19 world should reflect the realities of the contemporary world. Mr Modi was delivering a virtual keynote address at this year’s High-Level Segment of the …

17-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BHOPAL/ GUNA (MADHYA PARDESH)/ NEW DELHI/ KARACHI: Another  lower-caste Dalit couple in India attempted suicide after police beat them and destroyed their crops, causing outrage over the latest case of police brutality against marginalized sections of society. An online video showing …

17-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India said its diplomats protested and left a meeting arranged by Pakistan in Islamabad with an Indian man sentenced to death on charges of spying, saying an agreement to allow “unimpeded” consular access had not been honored by …

16-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies RAWALPINDI/ ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Pakistan provided India unimpeded and uninterrupted consular access to Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) spy Kulbhushan Jadhav for a second time at India’s request, a statement by the Foreign Office said on Thursday. The offer was first …

Hyderabad Jul 16 (PMI): On the guidelines of Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Shri V.C. Sajjanar IPS., along with Indian Red Cross Society and Shadnagar Govt Hospital today jointly conducted a blood donation camp at Shadnagar PS limits under the supervision of ACP Shadnagar V. Surendar and volunteers donated 244 units …

16-07-2020 LONDON/ DAMASCUS: Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Ms Begum, now 20, was one of three schoolgirls who left London to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ …

Hyderabad Jul 16 (PMI): The Bibinagar Police today morning around 9.00 AM received information through Dial 100 call, about attempting suicide by a person on the outskirts of Bibinagar by laying on railway track. On receiving such information Petrol Mobile staff Sri. D. Murali PC 3825 and Driver Mallesh rushed …

16-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK: The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Monday Amal Clooney will be recognized for ongoing contributions to press freedom at an event where reporters from Bangladesh, Iran, Nigeria, and Russia will be recognized for reporting despite arrests or threats of reprisal. …

15-07-2020 NEW YORK: President Donald Trump has downplayed police violence against Black people in the United States, saying “more white people” are killed by police officers. During a CBS News interview that aired on Tuesday, the Republican president was asked why Black people were still dying at the hands of …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies 15-07-2020 NEW DELHI/ CITY OF VICTORIA/ MELBOURNE/ HOUSTON/ SEOUL: Nearly a dozen Indian states have imposed a partial lockdown in high-risk areas after spikes in coronavirus cases, with the country’s infections topping 900,000 just three days after crossing the 800,000 mark. India …