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Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to reopen embassies

11 Mar 2023 01:14 AM IST

Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after talks in Beijing between officials from the two rival Middle East powers, Iranian state media reported on Friday. “As a result of the talks, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations and re-open embassies…within

55 Coalition endorses Ajay Banga as President of WB

11 Mar 2023 01:14 AM IST

A coalition of 55 leading academics, economists, including three Nobel laureates, have endorsed the nomination of Indian-American Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank, describing him as the right person to lead the international financial institution as a “force multiplier” at a critical moment for the world

Kabul: Afghan women protest for right to education and work

11 Mar 2023 01:13 AM IST

Young Afghani women protested against the Taliban demanding women’s access to education and work on the occasion of International Women’s Day, reported Tolo News. The protest took place on Wednesday and they called for the removal of restrictions imposed women in Afghanistan. “It is March 8 but women in Afghanistan

Pak: unscheduled power outages lead to Trader’s strike

11 Mar 2023 01:12 AM IST

Traders in Pakistan’s Mansehra and Shinkiari towns on Thursday held a shutter-down strike in response to the “prolonged and unscheduled” power outages, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported. Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. Chairman of the Shinkiari Traders’ Association Alamgir

Baloch groups urge the UN to acknowledge women’s struggle in Pakistan

11 Mar 2023 01:11 AM IST

Baloch groups wrote a letter to UN Rapporteurs and UN bodies on Women’s day to recognize the Baloch women struggle against enforced disappearance by Pakistani forces and sought UN intervention. The letter was addressed to UN Rapporteurs, Reem Alsalem Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Mary Lawlor Special

Nepal : Disaster risk grows without cross-border floods

11 Mar 2023 01:10 AM IST

According to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the flood, which was caused by a glacial lake collapse near the Tibetan boundary, resulted in the deaths of 24 people and the destruction of $905 million worth of infrastructure, including 570 homes. Mountain lakes are gradually accumulating larger amounts

Hijab in PoK schools: Step forward to Talibanisation of people

11 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza is an author and a human rights activist wrote, The introduction of mandatory hijab in educational institutions across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is move towards Talibanisation of the region. Last year PoK prime minister announced that Rehmat Ullil Alameen Authority will be established in PoK. Millions of

Sikh leader arrested to burn down Gurdwara in California

11 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

A former Bakersfield City Council candidate, Rajvir “Raj” Singh Gill, 60, was arrested last weekend on suspicion of trying to hire hit men to shoot members of one of Bakersfield’s largest Sikh temples, Gurudawara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji Khalsa Darbar, and burn down the property, US-based bakersfield.com reported. The

Thimphu: Bhutan artists turn to Voluntary Artist Studio

11 Mar 2023 01:04 AM IST

The Voluntary Artist Studio of Thimphu, popularly known as VAST, is one place where Bhutan’s budding artists with a passion for art, can turn to, The Bhutan Live reported. The main objective of VAST since its inception in 1998, has been to create a platform where young Bhutanese artists get

Governance experience suits me for president role’

11 Mar 2023 01:03 AM IST

Nepal’s President-elect Ram Chandra Paudel on Thursday said that he has experience in governance and the functioning of state mechanisms which makes him suitable for the new post. Nepal’s President-elect, who was also former house speaker during the monarchy, said he has gained experience in governance and the functioning of

Pakistan: 37 cases filed against former PM Imran Khan

11 Mar 2023 01:02 AM IST

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is facing a total of 37 cases filed against him in different parts of the country, reported The News International. These include litigation, police and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cases and also proceedings launched by the Election Commission

Chinese Communist Party laundered Italian money mafia

11 Mar 2023 01:01 AM IST

The Italian Tax Police (Guardia di Finanza) has uncovered evidence proving that the Chinese Communist Party routinely cooperates with several criminal organizations– the Italian Mafia, Colombia’s drug cartels, and Russian oligarchs–to launder billions of dollars, reported Bitter Winter. In September 2022, the Guadia di Finanza, a famously militarised police force