China’s Xi Jinping invited the leaders of Central Asian ex-Soviet republics to a joint summit in China this week to boost Beijing’s influence in Russia’s backyard. The Chinese president extended the invitation to the “first China-Central Asia summit,” scheduled for May, in telegrams sent to the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, …

Today, Punjab and Haryana High Court chastised Punjab police and ordered them to submit an update on their investigation into Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh. “You have 80,000 cops; how did Amritpal Singh escape?” the High Court asked the Punjab government. The court noted that this was an intelligence failure by …

Kyiv: Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise visit to the port city of Mariupol, which Moscow’s forces captured last year, on Sunday. “The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime… the murderer of thousands of Mariupol families came to admire the city’s ruins …

Jaipur: Medical services in Rajasthan’s private hospitals and nursing homes were disrupted on Sunday as doctors went on strike in protest of the state government’s proposed Right to Health Bill. Responding to the Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti’s call for a strike, members of the Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Society and …

Indore: Rapper MC Stan was performing in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, when Karni Sena activists caused a scene and forced the show to end in the middle because they claimed his songs contained coarse language, damaging children’s minds. Eyewitnesses claim that the Friday night concert at a hotel in the Lasudia …

Wyoming Abortion Laws: State-level restrictions on abortion have been in place, but things have changed quickly. Gordon expressed concern in a statement that the latter law, known as the Life is a Human Right Act, would lead to a lawsuit that would “delay any resolution to the constitutionality of the …

In line with the United States and the European Union, the UK announced a security ban on government devices for the Chinese-owned video app TikTok. “We will do so with immediate effect,” Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told parliament. Because they are concerned that Chinese authorities may misuse or use …

The Indian consulate in Brisbane was forced to close on Wednesday by supporters of Khalistan, according to The Australia Today, just days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to rein in anti-India sentiment in the nation. At the Indian consulate on Swann Road in the Brisbane suburb of Taringa, …

According to the governor of the Cundinamarca department, a coal mine explosion in central Colombia killed at least 11 people and trapped ten more. According to Governor Nicolas Garcia of the municipality of Sutatausa, the accident occurred due to an accumulation of gases that exploded after a worker’s tool caused …

On Wednesday, the United States Senate will vote on Eric Garcetti’s nomination as the country’s next Ambassador to India. A move like this by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer comes amid a new round of attacks on Mr. Garcetti by his detractors over allegations of sexual assault against one of …