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Activists call on Taliban to reopen girls’ schools as soon as possible

April 23, 2022

Several activists and political parties on Thursday called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanistan “as soon as possible”. During the press conference in Kabul, Civil society groups, political parties, and ethnic councils urged the Taliban to explain to the people the main reason for the closing...

‘PAKISTAN’S NEWLY ELECTED PM SHARIF TO FACE SAME OLD PROBLEMS DURING HIS REGIME’

April 23, 2022

Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will now inherit the same old problems, including the economic crisis, which were there during the former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan regime, said a media report.Writing in an opinion piece in The Hill, Husain Haqqani, director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson...

US HOPES AUSTIN’S TALKS WITH CHINESE COUNTERPART WOULD LEAD TO DIALOGUES

April 23, 2022

The United States expects that the recent talks between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will lead to future conversations, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said.“This was an initial call. We felt it was a productive one and our expectation is that it will...

BIDEN REVEALS NEW PROGRAMME FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES TO ENTER U.S.

April 23, 2022

US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced a new programme for Ukrainians called “Uniting for Ukraine” to enable those seeking refuge to come directly from Europe to the United States. “I’m announcing a program, “Unite for Ukraine” -- a new program to enable Ukrainians seeking refuge to come...

Chief Election Commissioner urges members of Indian community to register as overseas voters

April 23, 2022

Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sushil Chandra urged the Indian community living in South Africa and Mauritius to register as overseas voters, as the present numbers are abysmally low. He also shared with the members that the extension of the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) facility to overseas voters...

300-YEAR-OLD SHIVA TEMPLE BULLDOZED IN RAJASTHAN’S ALWAR, BJP CRIES FOUL

April 23, 2022

A 300-year-old Shiva temple was demolished using bulldozers in Sarai Mohalla, Alwar district. “A complaint has been registered at Rajgarh Police Station in connection with the matter. I am sorry to say, it has become a fashion; issues are made in the name of temples now. We respect temples, we...

UP DEPUTY CM SAYS ‘AMPLE SPACE IN JAIL FOR THOSE INCITING VIOLENCE’

April 23, 2022

Bharatiya Janata Party has condemned the “provocative” remarks by Uttar Pradesh cleric Tauqir Raza for his call for ‘jail bharo’ agitation if the government does not “mend its ways.” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that Raza was a close aide of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and had a...

US Understands India’s Russia Ties, No Decision On CAATSA’

April 23, 2022

India has had a long-standing defence relationship with Russia for many years when the United States was not available to be a partner, a top advisor of US Secretary Antony Blinken said, adding that “Washington fully understands New Delhi’s longstanding ties to Moscow.” In an exclusive interview with ANI on...

RAJIV KUMAR RESIGNS FROM NITI AAYOG, SUMAN BERY TO TAKE CHARGE

April 23, 2022

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar resigned on Friday and will be succeeded by Suman K. Berry. Kumar was in his post since August 2017 after the exit of Arvind Panagariya from the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), which replaced the Planning Commission once the Narendra Modi government came...

Pant recalls ‘confusion’ in camp after Siefert tested positive for Covid-19

April 22, 2022

After his contingent got hit by COVID-19 cases, Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant said that there was a lot of confusion and nervousness in the camp when wicketkeeper Tim Siefert tested positive, before the clash against Punjab Kings. Siefert returned positive in Wednesday’s RT-PCR testing and became the sixth COVID...

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