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Indian delegation met Taliban in Doha, says Qatari official
First official confirmation that New Delhi has engaged the group directly after years of refusal
Afghan TV journalist dies from bomb blast injuries in Kabul
Meena Khairi, 23, news anchor for the Ariana private broadcast service, who was severely injured in a bomb blast on Thursday (June 3, 2021) in Police District 6 of Kabul city, passed away Saturday June 5 from the severe injuries she…
Seven rhymes with heaven: So why did this 7th year turn out so hellish?
‘Why aren’t there 10 numbers from 1 to 10? Because seven ate nine.’ Something akin to this corny joke seems to have happened to the NDA sarkar’s calculations.
Hamid Mir’s defiance of military, ISI and emergence of a new ‘General Rani’ in Pakistan
The Pakistani media may never undertake a full-throated challenge to the diktats of the deep state, but sometimes it is angry enough to let out a roar.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
At the demonstration against attacks on journalists, @MunizaeJahangir, mincing no words - says Article 19 is used to silence citizens & journalists talking about Army & Judiciary instead of protecting them; warning that we won’t be…
Another foolkit: Not just a Whodunnit, it’s also a Whydunnit
In a post-Truth world, easily lies the head that wears a frown. The khela is still hobey-ing in West Bengal, and now it looks like BJP has scored another own goal. This time in a national fix-ture. Twitter threw a spanner into the ‘Congress…
As Nepal PM Oli mangles constitution & woos Modi, India changes track again, watches silently
It’s no longer clear whether New Delhi is trying to influence Kathmandu or whether Oli is manipulating the Indian leadership. This week as the Narendra Modi government celebrates seven years in power, the biggest change in its foreign…
Journalists Protection Bill silent about freelance journalists
PFUJ and Freedom Network Pakistan welcomed tabling of the much-awaited the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill in the National Assembly but said the legislation should also define freelance journalists as well as further…
All Muslim nations will have ties with Israel when issue is resolved: Palestine envoy
Interview/ Adnan M.J. Abualhayjaa, ambassador of the State of Palestine to India
Neither Israel nor Hamas in Palestine is even thinking of peace
Parul Rathee, a 25-year-old Indian student at Tel Aviv University, will never forget May 11. She and her friends had a plan for the evening—dance classes—and she casually asked them whether it would be safe, given the rockets Hamas was…