Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh activists unhappy with Delhi over repeal of Article 370
NEW DELHI: After demands for the restoration of Article 370 that gave special status to the disputed state fell on deaf ears, Ladakh citizens are coming out on the streets to claim special rights that have all but gone, The Hindu said on Thursday, quoting a key activist. As demand for protection of land, culture […]
Europe
Sweden tightens anti-terror laws as Finland makes public show of support over NATO application
The Swedish government says it will further tighten its anti-terror laws to ban more activities linked to militant Kurdish groups, in the hopes of persuading Ankara to drop objections to Sweden’s NATO membership bid. Stockholm had aleady amended its constitution in November to pave the way for the legal changes, which have been in the […]
Russia said eyeing eastern Ukraine push; Kiev targets graft
Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, in what Kiev suspects is preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches. Also Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government continued its crackdown on alleged corruption with the dismissal of several high-ranking officials, prominent lawmaker David Arakhamia […]
International News
Pakistani Opposition politician, journalist critical of army arrested in overnight raids
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: In a dramatic turn of events, the government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) arrested a senior journalist and a leader of an opposition party before dawn on Thursday on charges involving criticism of the military’s political influence. While anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan, a fierce critic of the military and the central government, was arrested […]
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