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Chinese embassy 'firmly opposes' UK's Hong Kong report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Thursday, the UK foreign office published a six-monthly report on Hong Kong, stating that "the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities are undermining the rights and freedoms promised to Hong Kongers under the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
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Amid wheat crisis, Pak farmers urge govt to impose 'agricultural emergency
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing wheat crisis in Pakistan, the farmer's body, Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) on Wednesday urged the authorities to impose an agricultural emergency in the country, The Express Tribune reported.
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China putting pressure on reluctant Nepal to join Belt and Road Initiative
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has been trying to get the support of Nepal for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) but the Himalayan country is reluctant to join it as it also seeks support from the US and India which oppose Chinese policies, a Kathmandu-based online magazine Epardafas reported.
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Babar Azam's all-format captaincy to face scrutiny in PCB review
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It has not been ruled out that such a challenge may fragment the Pakistan captaincy across formats, depriving Babar Azam of some of the authority he presently has as an all-format captain.
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Pak: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan advised to maintain availabilit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
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DCGI recommends Covovax as heterologous booster dose
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Central drug regulatory authority Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended market authorisation for Serum Institute of India's Covid vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for those who have already taken two doses of Covishield or Covaxin.
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FSSAI notifies regulatory standards for basmati rice
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For the first time in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified the identity standards for basmati rice, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
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Trichy Airport, undergoing upgradation, to be ready by June 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 85 per cent of the construction work for the terminal building is completed and the project will be ready by June 2023. Trichy is the third largest airport of Tamil Nadu in terms of passenger traffic after Chennai and Coimbatore. The development of Aviation Infrastructure will ensu
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SC grants Centre time till Feb 1st week to respond on plea seeking 'Ram Se
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Central government on Thursday sought time till February first week to file its response on a plea by Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to the government to declare 'Ram Setu' as a national heritage monument.
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G-20 working on Disaster Risk Reduction under India's presidency
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the rapid change in global climate and natural disasters related to it cropping up from time to time, the G20 is all set to establish a new working group on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the presidency of India. The group will work towards achieving disaster risk reduction goals a
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Ongoing terror attacks by Pak's TTP now create greater concerns for author
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Border provinces of Pakistan adjoining Afghanistan have been facing attacks by the terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. These attacks have claimed 419 civilian and defence personnel's lives in the last year alone.
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Chinese national nabbed in Tanzania for cyber fraud
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Hong Kong-based publication said the Chinese suspect was among 11 persons caught in December for committing cybercrime. According to the report, the Chinese national was allegedly found sending unofficial devices to connect people by phone to communicate abroad against the extant laws of
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