The Buddhist monk who lives alone in a storage-room-turned-temple behind London’s Peace Pagoda was doing dishes on a recent summer evening. “There he is,” said Vilma Ramsay, a habitual visitor to the park where the pagoda stands, pointing at a small window through which the bald monk could be seen scrubbing away. “I’ve seen him…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets early Tuesday as part of a coordinated day of action, blocking highways and demonstrating outside cabinet ministers’ homes to demand that the government secure the release of 50 hostages still held by terrorist groups in Gaza. The day of action was organised by the Hostages and Missing Families…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday addressed the party’s “Women’s Wing Leadership Training Program,” urging women to actively participate in politics and social initiatives.Along with Chief Minister Mann, the…
Kolkata: Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 trophy (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Eleven Indian Super League clubs have written to the All India Football Federation, urging them to bring the current uncertainty over ISL’s future to the Supreme Court‘s attention. The clubs warned they would seek independent judicial intervention if AIFF fails to act, following FSDL’s decision…
A bipartisan group of 14 US House of Representatives, including three Indian-American Democrats, has urged the State Department to address delays in student visa appointments affecting Indian students seeking to study in the US. The lawmakers, led by Congresswoman Deborah Ross, sent a letter as the new academic session approaches across American universities. They emphasised…
Global leaders are calling for de-escalation in the Iran-Israel crisis. Trump has rejected French President Macron’s claim that the US offered to mediate a truce. Russia and China have offered to mediate peace talks. G7 leaders are focusing on de-escalation efforts, emphasising the risks of conflict escalation across the region and beyond. The situation’s impact…
Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Iranian flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday. Gulf leaders and their top diplomats worked the phones…
Two Indian-Canadian groups, including a renowned gurdwara in Vancouver, urged the Canadian government to set up a memorial and an information centre in remembrance of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing. The demand came weeks ahead of the 40th anniversary of the tragedy, on June 23. They said the families of the Kanishka…
KATHMANDU: Members of Nepal’s National Assembly have urged Nepal govt to halt sending students to Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) where two Nepalese female students died in suspicious circumstances within a period of three months. They proposed denying No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to any student seeking enrolment at the institute, according to Parliament Secretariat…
A week after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, diplomatic efforts to ease rising tensions between India and Pakistan have ramped up, as global jitters grow over the possibility of a military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and…