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Pakistan’s minorities, struggling under growing economic pressures amidst COVID-19 outbreak, got a rare good news this week when the country’s air force inducted Rahul Dev, who belongs to the Hindu community, as the General Duty (GD)...

The hard work done by health care workers and determination of the affected people has paid off in many cases of coronavirus infections, as more than one million people including 175,000 Americans have recovered from the...

While calling India‘s restrictions on the Internet in Kashmir as one of the longest shutdowns, a leading UN human rights has drawn attention to the concern that that people are finding it difficult to access health...

UN Secretary General marked the World Press Freedom Day with the observation that the Press provides an antidote to conspiracies and misinformation circulating at the time of coronavirus pandemic.  “The press provides the antidote: verified, scientific,...

Bollywood superstar Rishi Kapoor passed away Thursday morning, a day after another top actor Irfan Khan lost his battle to cancer, leaving millions of film fans in shock. Fellow actors, artists, critics and people paid tribute...

By Dr Bettina Robotka and  Ikram Sehgal   With a population of more than 200 million people, more than half of which are living below or close to the poverty line, the production and distribution- of...

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Monday released it’s 2020 Annual Report, documenting significant developments during 2019, including remarkable progress in Sudan and a sharp downward turn in India. It has made recommendations...

The Gulf region, which is home to millions of Indians, has finally woken up to the horror that Muslims are going through in the South Asian country, where a right-wing majoritarian government often shows anti-Muslim bias...

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, governments in several countries are reacting ham-handedly to media accounts critical of their responses and nearly 40 journalists have reportedly been arrested or charged. The United Nations and International Press...

President Donald Trump has greeted Muslims at the start of the holy month of Ramadan during which Muslim fast from pre-dawn to sunset and devote time to prayers. In a White House message issued Thursday, Trump...