Today, the Rajya Sabha approved the bill that abrogated Article 370 which accorded the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and kept it away from integrating with India. The bill designates the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as Union Territories. Celebrations began across the country after the bill got tabled on Monday morning […]
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Cairo: Former Egyptian President and leader of the extremist organisation ‘Muslim Brotherhood’, Mohammed Morsi, died in prison on Saturday. Muslim Brotherhood and other volunteer organisations have alleged that this death was a planned execution. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has appealed for nationwide protests in support of Morsi. There was a change in the government, in […]
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Taipei: After establishing defence ties with the United States, Taiwan has now decided to participate in the collaboration of the Indo-Pacific region. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen announced that Taiwan would cooperate with the United States and Japan for the peace, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. A few days ago, the Taiwanese military officials […]
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Washington: The World Bank warned that Iranian oil exports are almost nil because of the harsh US sanctions. Oil exports being the primary source of funding in the Iranian economy; this is affecting the Iranian markets. Therefore, Iran may face an unprecedented recession.’ The World Bank also criticised the economic policies of the Iranian President […]
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Bogota: In a joint campaign undertaken by the United States, Europe and Latin American countries, 120 tonnes of narcotic substances have been seized. There is 94 tonnes of cocaine and 26 tonnes of Marijuana in the drug haul. The Columbian President, Ivan Duque informed that the value of this haul, in the international market, is […]
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Dubai: Deterrent effects of the US sanctions are apparent in the Iranian economy. The crisis in the Iranian economy will continue for the second consecutive year and by this year-end inflation will reach 40%, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF has claimed in its annual report that the harsh US sanctions against the Iranian […]
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New Delhi, 23 (PTI): Former Supreme Court Justice, Pinaki Ghose, took oath as the first Lokpal of the country. The laws regarding Lokayukta at the state level and Lokpal at the central level were approved in 2013 for inquiring into allegations of corruption against public representatives and government officials. Although, some Lokayuktas were appointed under […]
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Tehran: The Iranian population exasperated by the collapse in the Iranian economy caused by the US sanctions and the faulty policies of the Rouhani government have resorted to protesting in more than 40 cities of Iran since the last few days. Along with the traders and workersteachers, students and women can also be seen protesting, […]
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Beijing/Lyon: The Chief of Interpol, the apex police organisation of 192 countries in the world, has been detained in China. Interpol Chief, Meng Hongwei came to China at the end of September. His wife, who lives in France has complained that he is not traceable since then. Thereafter, a daily from Hongkong claimed that the […]
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New York: ‘The drugs trade is connected with ‘Organised Crime’, ‘Black Money’, ‘Corruption’ and ‘Terrorism’. The drugs trade is a major threat to public health and national security. Therefore, all the countries in the world should unite against the drug trade,’ appealed US President Donald Trump. 129 countries in the world have given positive reactions […]
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