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China: Ex-deputy Governor of Central Bank charged with bribery
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Chinese authorities framed bribery charges against former Deputy Governor of Central Bank, Fan Yifei, Anadolu News Agency reported on Wednesday.
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Heartening that Cauvery Water Control Committee rejected Tamil Nadu's requ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
It is heartening that the Cauvery Water Control Committee (CWRC) has rejected Tamil Nadu's request to release 12,500 cusecs of water daily and authorities of our state have argued competently, said Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday.
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UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The experts received information about the large-scale removal of children, mainly Uyghur, from their families, including very young children whose parents are in exile or “interned”/detained. These children are treated as “orphans” by State authorities and placed in full-time boarding schoo
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Baloch leader questions Canada for not investigating murder of Baloch acti
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Karima, who died under mysterious circumstances in Canada last month, was slated to get buried on January 25, but, before the corpse could be transported from Karachi to Balochistan, Pakistani authorities forcibly took Karima's body along with her family from the airport to her hometown.<
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Schools closed for classes 1-5 in Tamil Nadu's Vellore, Ranipet due to hea
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Authorities on Tuesday declared a holiday for classes 1-5 for Vellore and Ranipet after heavy rains lashed several districts of Tamil Nadu.
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Pakistan: Man transporting betel nuts shot dead by Karachi police
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The incident sparked a robust protest by the victim's relatives, prompting immediate action from the authorities, who ordered the arrest of the police officer responsible for the shooting.
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Pakistan court allows remission to prisoners convicted in drug cases befor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The ruling came during the hearing of three petitions filed by convicts who challenged the withholding of remissions to them by the authorities of respective prisons in the light of amendments made in the Control of Narcotics Substance Act (CNSA), 1997, last year.
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UAE: Union Atlas launched to facilitate information exchange between local
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Federal Geographic Information Centre has announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind Union Atlas in the UAE. The project aims to ensure the availability of reliable geospatial and statistical information to all members of society, and federal, governmental and private entities in vita
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Afghan girls remain deprived of education, as calls to reopen schools cont
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As the Taliban continues to restrict women's rights in Afghanistan, the head of the Afghan-Turk Education Foundation in Afghanistan, Ahmed Tukur has said that the issue has again been raised with the de-facto authorities and that he is hopeful of opening of schools, TOLOnews reported.
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India takes Vienna convention very seriously, expects same from Canada: ME
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"We take our obligations of Vienna convention very seriously. We will be certainly providing all security to foreign diplomats in India. We also expect Canadian authorities to show similar sensitivity to our diplomats in Canada," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi sa
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"German authorities have granted counsellor access to Baby Ariha": MEA
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday highlighted the concerns regarding the Baby Ariha case and said that the German authorities have granted counsellor access to Baby Ariha.
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IIT Guwahati: Home to linguistic diversity and inclusive learning
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati houses students and residents from over 28 states and Union Territories of India and more than eight countries around the world. This brings a unique mix of national and international culture and traditions to the campus, said the IIT
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