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GGLP hosts series of sessions highlighting UAE best practices in key secto
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Participants in the 2nd Global Government Leaders Programme (GGLP) were briefed on the UAE's best practices in economy, tourism, trade, financial and logistics services and youth empowerment, during a series of discussion sessions where they met a host of officials including Mohammad Lootah,
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Centre designates Darranga as authorised Immigration Check Post
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a significant development for cross-border travel, the Central government has designated the Darranga land check post in Assam's Tamulpur district as an official Immigration Check Post.
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Chinese authorities reportedly intensify crackdown on Tibetan monks and re
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism, forcibly relocating hundreds of young monks from Kirti Monastery to state-run boarding schools in Ngaba County, Sichuan Province. Students face prison-like conditions and are cut off from their families. The crackdown
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Three packages of lethal firearms seized in Taiwan police raids
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taiwanese authorities have confiscated three packages containing 76 new firearms, known as cloud arrows, during police raids in October. The National Police Agency announced that a task force has been established to investigate illegal online sales of these lethal weapons, which can launch s
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Tibetan environmental whistle-blower detained in China after expose on ill
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A 29-year-old Tibetan environmental whistle-blower is in detention after exposing illegal sand and gravel mining in Tsaruma, Tibet. Following a viral video highlighting ecological damage, local authorities summoned him and other villagers, with the whistle-blower now missing.
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Pakistan: Lahore sees poor response to 'Green lockdown' as city battles se
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's Punjab government declared smog a calamity, implementing a series of measures including a green lockdown in smog hotspots, a ban on polluting activities, and a three-month compulsory leave for children with medical conditions related to air quality.
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Pakistan's 7 billion USD bailout deal with IMF in doldrums
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The key assumptions used to finalise Pakistan's USD 7 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has gone haywire within a month of its approval, leaving the authorities concerned with an option either to renegotiate the package or keep suffocating the economy through more taxes
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UAE appointed as member of Commission on Safety Standards of International
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recently appointed the United Arab Emirates as a member of the Eighth Term of its Commission on the Safety Standards (CSS).
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US Spokesperson on Pak: "We call on Pakistani authorities to respect human
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The US State Department in its press briefing on October 30 spoke about various issues related to the imprisonment of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to the state of human rights in the country.
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Chinese student charged with Illegal voting in Michigan
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A 19-year-old Chinese student at the University of Michigan faces charges of voter fraud and perjury after allegedly casting a ballot in the 2024 US election. Authorities report the non-citizen student used his university ID to register and vote, then sought to retrieve the ballot.
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PoGB traders protest customs ban on baggage trade, demand Policy reversal
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Traders from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan protested on Wednesday at the Pakistan Customs Check Post in Sost, Hunza, in response to the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) ban on baggage trade at the Khunjerab border. The traders went on strike to express their opposition to this decision,
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RLDA invites bids for 23 Premium Commercial units at Gomti Nagar Commercia
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory authority under Ministry of Railways, has announced the opening of bids for 23 premium commercial units at the Commercial Complex, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
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