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SAFFRON SURGE IN BENGAL, ASSAM

March 24, 2021

Even as the battle heats up in the five poll-bound states which will vote this month end onwards, an opinion poll conducted by India News and Jan-Ki-Baat in West Bengal and Assam has given the edge to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in both the states. The survey has given...

UNIDENTIFIED GUNMEN KILL AT LEAST 40 CIVILIANS IN WEST NIGER

March 23, 2021

Niamey: At least 40 civilians were killed Sunday night by unidentified gunmen in several locations in Niger’s western region of Tahoua, close to the border with Mali, a security source told Xinhua on Monday. According to the source, who requested anonymity, the perpetrators, coming in large numbers on motorcycles, attacked...

MYANMAR’S ENVOY TO UN CALLS FOR ‘TOUGHER’ SANCTIONS AGAINST MILITARY

March 23, 2021

New York: Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Kyaw Moe Tun has called on the international community to toughen its sanctions against the country’s military, following increasing violence in the aftermath of February 1 coup. In an interview with NHK World, Kyaw said that the international community should take...

WATER CRISIS LOOMS LARGE IN PAKISTAN, MAY FACE ABSOLUTE SCARCITY BY 2040

March 23, 2021

Washington DC: Amid the rising population and climate change, the availability of fresh water is becoming worrisome in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan, which may face absolute water scarcity by 2040. According to the Washington-based magazine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed Pakistan at “third” position in the list...

XINJIANG ABUSES: EU AGREES TO BLACKLIST CHINESE OFFICIALS

March 23, 2021

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers formally agreed on Monday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, one EU diplomat said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The ministers approved the travel bans and asset freezes on four Chinese...

DONALD PLANNING SOCIAL MEDIA RETURN WITH ‘OWN PLATFORM’

March 23, 2021

Washington DC: Former US President Donald Trump, who was permanently barred from Twitter after the Capitol riots incident, is set to make a return to social media with his own platform in two to three months, according to his senior advisor Jason Miller. “I do think that we are going...

Trump slams Biden govt as US faces influx of migrants from south

March 23, 2021

Former US President Donald Trump has blamed the current administration of President Joe Biden for the ongoing crisis at the US southern border, saying that the border wall with Mexico needs to be finished in order to deal with the problem. “We proudly handed the Biden Administration the most secure...

INDIAN-ORIGIN FAMILY FACES EVICTION IN AUSTRALIA OVER SON’S CEREBRAL PALSY

March 23, 2021

An Indian-origin family that has been on the verge of getting the Australian citizenship after living Down Under for over a decade, faces eviction. The reason: Their son was born with cerebral palsy and the Australian government believes that bringing up young Kayaan Katyal in Australia would cost the taxpayer...

JAPAN, US AGREE TO ‘CLOSELY COOPERATE’ IF CHINA ATTACKS TAIWAN: REPORT

March 23, 2021

Japan and the US have agreed to closely cooperate in the event of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Kyodo News reported citing Japanese government sources. Taiwan was discussed during the Japanese and US defence ministerial meeting. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin brought up the issue of Taiwan during...

JAPAN, US TO CONDUCT JOINT MILITARY DRILLS NEAR SENKAKU ISLANDS

March 23, 2021

Tokyo: To counter China’s aggressiveness in the East China Sea, the United States and Japanese governments are planning to conduct large-scale joint drills to protect the Senkaku Islands. Under the plan, Ground, Maritime, and Air Self-Defense Forces would join the US Marines and Air Force in an exercise to defend...

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