Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist barred from leaving India  

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist from Indian-occupied Kashmir, Sana Irshad Mattoo, was barred by immigration officials at the New Delhi airport from travelling to France on Saturday “without any reasons”, Indian media reported. In a tweet, Mattoo said she was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Paris [on Saturday] for a book launch and photography exhibition as مزید پڑھیں

Indian SC orders Nupur Sharma to apologise to whole country’ for derogatory comments against Holy Prophet

A ruling party spokeswoman whose remarks on Islam embroiled India in a diplomatic row and sparked huge protests should apologise for having “set the country on fire”, New Delhi’s top court said Friday. Anger engulfed the Islamic world last month after Nupur Sharma’s incendiary comments during a TV debate, with nearly 20 countries calling in مزید پڑھیں

China opposes India’s plan to hold G20 meeting in illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir

China on Thursday opposed the Indian plan of holding a G20 meeting in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called on the member of the grouping to focus on economic recovery and avoid politicising the issue. “China’s position on Kashmir is consistent and clear cut. It is a legacy issue between India and Pakistan,” Chinese مزید پڑھیں

Putin rejects British PM’s claim a woman wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s charge that if he were a woman he would not have invaded Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in the early hours of Thursday during a visit to Turkmenistan, Putin pointed to former British leader Margaret Thatcher’s decision to send troops into the مزید پڑھیں

US Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions

The US Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government’s authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that will undermine President Joe Biden’s plans to tackle climate change. The court’s 6-3 ruling restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from مزید پڑھیں

Palestinian bride celebrates in rubble of her demolished Jerusalem home

Palestinian Rabeha Rajabi did not think she would be holding her wedding celebrations in the rubble of her own home in occupied East Jerusalem, until Israeli authorities destroyed it. “Before any blow hit the house, it hit our hearts,” said Rajabi, speaking among the debris and donning a traditional Palestinian thobe and henna-inked hands. “This مزید پڑھیں