Fire in Hali-Ela school kills one employee

China razes second Buddhist statue revered by Tibetans in Sichuan province: Report

China has destroyed the second Buddhist statue revered by Tibetans late last month in western China?s Sichuan province as a part of the campaign by the Chinese dispensation to destroy religion and traditions of the ethnic minority, said a media report. Commercial satellite imagery was used to verify the destruction of a three-storey statue of Maitreya Buddha at Gaden Namyal Ling monastery in Drago (in Chinese, Luhuo) county in the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, reported Radio Fre

14 Jan, 2022

Two brothers, separated during partition, meet after 74 years at Kartarpur: Report

Two brothers, who were separated during the India-Pakistan Partition in 1947 were reunited after 74 years in Kartarpur, local media reported on Wednesday. A video capturing the visibly emotional reunion of the siblings on Tuesday has been widely circulated on social media. The News International reported that Siddique, a resident of Pakistan’s Faisalabad, met with elder brother Habib who arrived at Kartarpur from the Phullanwal area of Punjab in India via the Kartarpur Corridor that connects G

14 Jan, 2022

President accused of reversing past rights improvements

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been accused of reversing past rights improvements and protecting those implicated in serious abuses. The?Sri Lankan Government in 2021 suppressed minority communities, harassed activists, and undermined democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch said today in its?World Report 2022. The Government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accused of failing to carry out legal reforms promised to its international partners and blocked accountability for grave violati

13 Jan, 2022