Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Assembly Seeks Statehood in Challenge to Centre
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the “immediate and urgent” restoration of the region’s full statehood, after opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members protested and walked out of the House. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the resolution last Friday, but the vote was delayed after several lawmakers sought to […]
Europe
France Suspends Stun Grenades After Student Loses Hand
Paris: France has suspended the use of stun grenades during student protests after a 15 year old boy lost his hand in a police operation, as anger grows over the force used against young demonstrators. The suspension applies only to the student protests for now, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told RTL on Wednesday. He said […]
Spain Heads for the Polls: Sánchez Calls Snap Election
Spain will head back to the polls on November 29, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced in an online address, closing a tense political chapter with a sudden and dramatic turn. The Socialist leader spoke just days after his left-wing government was defeated in parliament last Friday. Two decrees, meant to answer massive nationwide protests against […]
International News
Pakistan Opposition PTI March Deepens Rift Over Military Operations in KP
PESHAWAR, Oct. 7: Pakistan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has stepped up its protest against the government’s security policy, as a long march led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi moved through Khyber district on Wednesday. The march, organised to demand the release of jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, has also […]
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