NEW DELHI: India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on Tuesday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police. Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing … Read more
KOLKATA: Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on August 9 stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence … Read more
A still taken from a video shows a police van after armed clash between two groups in Golimar, Karachi on August 25, 2024. — Geo News Two armed groups open fire on each other. Injured under treatment at JPMC. Home minister orders arrest of miscreants. KARACHI: At least two people were killed and nine others … Read more
Israeli military claims it spotted ‘multiple suspicious aerial targets crossing from Lebanon’ JERUSALEM: In the latest in a wave of cross-border skirmishes, an Israeli soldier and two Hezbollah fighters were killed on Monday, Israel’s military and the Iran-backed Lebanese group said. Hezbollah has exchanged regular fire with the Israeli army in support of its ally … Read more
Demonstrators shout slogans after they have occupied a street during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024. — Reuters PM Hasina says “those protesting are not students, but terrorists”. Interior ministry declares indefinite nationwide curfew. Protesters demand PM … Read more