In a decision which is expected to significantly ease the process for re-issue of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards, the Modi Government has decided to simplify the process. This decision has been taken on the directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah. ...
A group of UN experts have said that the US' anti-terrorism program "Rewards for Justice" is violating the human rights of some of the individuals it targets....
The US Senate has voted with sweeping bipartisan support to open a debate on an anti-Asian American hate crimes bill, clearing a key hurdle to its final passage vote in the chamber. ...
Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek healthcare -- the three dimensions of bodily autonomy, according to a UN report....
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 138 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.97 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she is "confident" the financial organisation will distribute a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to member countries by mid-August....
US employment growth has recently picked up, but hiring remains a "widespread" challenge, the Federal Reserve said....
US President Joe Biden has asked India and other regional countries to pitch in to help stabilise Afghanistan as Washington has decided to pull out its troops ending a 20-year-old war....
Former police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot 20-year-old African-American man Daunte Wright in the US state of Minnesota, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter for the killing, a prosecutor said. ...
US President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before September 11, a move to end the longest war in American history....
