Tukoji R. Pandit As Maharashtra—in fact, the whole country—awaits curtain coming down on the high political drama in Mumbai, a thing to watch will be whether Udhav Thackeray will be able to retain his grip over Shiv Sena. He inherited the party’s mantle and control from Balasaheb Thackeray, his father, Read more ………
Atul Cowshish For whatever reason, the master political analysts and commentators in India have got addicted to the idea of hailing every decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party as a ‘masterstroke’ and a ‘first’ of its kind. So, it came as no surprise when the BJP nominated Droupadi Murmu, an Read more ………
NEWS During the hearing of the missing persons case in the Islamabad High Court, Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that the missing persons commission has failed to fulfill its responsibility. Enforced disappearance is a serious crime and a violation of fundamental rights of the Constitution, the court cannot turn a blind eye. Read more ………
Rights groups called for the release of Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong, who has reported being tortured in detention, as his trial for “subversion” went ahead behind closed doors on Wednesday. “The hearing ended,” Xu’s lawyer Zhang Lei said in comments reported by the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) network on Twitter. Read more ………
Vietnam’s human rights situation has improved over the past year but remains poor, according to the annual report of Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI). Progress is still needed in areas such as empowerment, the survey showed, says a report on Radio Free Asia (RFA). The report measures 13 rights, consisting Read more ………
NEWS Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed three new special assistants. They are Shah Awais Noorani, Dr Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan and Zafaruddin Mehmood. Their work allocation will be announced later. With this induction, the number of special assistants to PM has increased to 11. (Jasarat) In an interview, PTI leader Read more ………
State Department spokesman, Ned Price, fielded questions on a host of issues at his press briefing by phone on June 22, 2022 MR PRICE: Thanks very much, and thanks very much, everyone, for joining today as we do today’s briefing by phone. …With that, we will turn now to questions. We Read more ………
A U.S. law that bans the importation of products from Xinjiang in China in response to allegations that Uyghurs in the region are being used as forced labor took effect this week, but the tough new prohibitions could prove difficult to enforce, experts said Wednesday.A U.S. law that bans the Read more ………
Ned Price, spokesperson, State Department held a presser on June 21 and fielded a wide range of questions. Excerpts MR PRICE: Yesterday marked World Refugee Day. I would like to underscore the messages shared by the Secretary and the department acknowledging the unprecedented humanitarian crises across the globe, resulting Read more ………
News Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, (JeI), Sirajul Haq has telephoned KPK Chief Secretary and IG of Police and demanded immediate arrest of the killers of Al-Khidmat Foundation (North Waziristan) chief, Engineer Asadullah Shah and his associates. Haq made it clear to the KP government that Jamaat-e-Islami will not remain silent on Read more ………
Despite growing travel bans under Zero- Covid policy, China is seeing a big spurt in the number of Chinese seeking asylum overseas, says a report. Under Xi regime, the asylum seekers number has skyrocketed indeed, says RFA quoting UNHCR data. Under Xi regime, the asylum seekers number has skyrocketed indeed, Read more ………
