Tajiks President bans donkeys from his sight
August 13th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kulob, Aug 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report by local media, citizens in the city of Kulob in Tajik have been banned from appearing to the streets on hand driven carts ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Cyber attacks, censorship threat to internet freedom: Study
April 18th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Cyber attacks, politically motivated censorship and government control are among the threats to internet freedom, according to a study, which also said India does not ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
US groups helped nurture Arab uprisings
April 15th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 15 (ANI): American officials and others looking back at the uprisings of the Arab Spring, they are seeing that the United States' democracy-building campaigns played a bigger role in fomenting ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Over 100 groups protest UN debate on ‘defamation of religion’
November 13th, 2009 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 13 (DPA) More than 100 non-governmental organisations Thursday protested attempts by some governments to push through a UN resolution to save religion from defamation.
Those NGOs said such a move, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China, Cuba detain large number of journalists: UN
May 1st, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 1 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that China, Cuba and Eritrea are responsible for half of the 125 journalists imprisoned in 2008, some of whom have ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India ranks low among best countries for business: Forbes
June 28th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 28 (IANS) India has been ranked 64th in a global list of best countries to do business in, dropping from 51st place last year. While India has dropped 13 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Kashmir’s freedom rating better than Pakistan’s: rights body
May 8th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 8 (IANS) The Indian Kashmir is only 'partly free' given the state of political rights and civil liberties there, but then a human rights watchdog has rated Pakistan-administered Kashmir ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Pakistan slips down on the scale of global press freedom index
April 29th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Freedom of Press has further deteriorated in Pakistan, if the results of the annual Freedom of the Press Survey covering the year 2007 issued by Freedom House, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Pakistani media diverse but continue to remain under pressure
January 17th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): Pakistani media have grown more diverse over the years, but continue to face pressures and harassment from its federal government and other authorities, the annual report on state ... Read more...
Posted in World |