Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) More than three decades after their exodus, issue of migrant Kashmiri Pandits was highlighted at the 61st session of United Nations Council for Human Rights in Geneva. Satish Maldhar, Jammu and Kashmir Peace Forum Chairman, an organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits, on Monday said, “After more than three decades of silence, the tragic displacement of Kashmiri Pandits has once again entered the global spotlight. In a development that is stirring political and diplomatic…
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Doha, March 4 (IANS) Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, firmly rejected Iran’s claim that recent missile attacks were not directed at Qatar, stating that evidence on the ground indicates otherwise. The rebuttal was delivered during a Wednesday phone call between the Prime Minister and Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi.According to Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Araghchi stated that the missile strikes targete…
United Nations, March 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has carried out a round of diplomacy with leaders in the Gulf region as the world organisation expressed concern over the global economic fallout of the Iran war.The UN is “worried about the negative impacts that the military activities in the region as a whole could have on the world economy”, Guterres’ Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.”And those impacts, as they often do, hit the most vulnerable the hardest…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday termed the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as an immoral and unlawful act.The Hyderabad MP, on behalf of his party, offered condolences to the Shia community, who consider Khamenei as their leader.He condemned the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. The attacks are absolutely condemnable, especially when Iran-US talks were going on in Geneva,” he said.”(US President Donald) Trump and (Isra…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may not automatically result in what the United States and Israel have described as “regime change”, diplomatic experts said, cautioning that the dramatic turn of events could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. Khamenei was killed in an attack by the US and Israel, marking an inflexion point in the 46-year Shia-theocratic rule, as Tehran’s retaliation set off conflagrations in a swath …
Tehran, Feb 28 (IANS) Tehran was rocked by massive explosions on Saturday after Israel launched what it described as “preventive” missile strikes against Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the region, local media reported. The strikes come amid heightened strain between the United States and Iran over a potential nuclear agreement and growing fears of a wider military confrontation in the Middle East.Several missiles hit areas along University Street and in the Jomhouri district of th…
Kabul, Feb 26 (IANS) Richard Bennett, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions and international funding cuts have severely affected Afghan women’s access to essential healthcare services, local media reported on Thursday. Bennett will present a new report on women’s and girls’ rights to health at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Gold and silver prices eased on Thursday, amid profit booking by investors, although rise in geopolitical tensions and decline in US dollar capped the slide.MCX gold April futures lost 0.25 per cent to Rs 1,60,741 per 10 grams on an intra-day basis. Meanwhile, MCX silver March futures declined 1.16 per cent to Rs 2,65,200 per kg.In the previous session, the MCX April gold contract and March silver contract had gained 0.74 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively, prompting …
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been quietly drafting military options for a possible strike on Iran, even as he seeks to avoid direct confrontation with President Donald Trump, according to accounts published in US media. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen Dan Caine has been “drafting military options for potentially striking Iran,” with a steady stream of top officials from the Army, Navy, and Air Force summoned to his office, CNN reported.In inter…
Jaipur, Feb 25 (IANS) Rajasthan-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sambhali Trust has urged the international community to move beyond symbolic commitments and ensure that human rights are fully integrated as a core and actionable principle in governance, policymaking, and development processes worldwide.Addressing the Annual High-Level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Hansraj Singh, repres…