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China's coal production at record high in 2021, ambitions to combat climat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Contrary to President Xi Jinping's declaration of making China carbon neutral by 2060 and his plans to curb carbon emissions, the country produced a record of 4.07 billion metric tons of coal last year, 4.7 per cent up from 2020, according to data released
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No impact of withdrawal of special allowance on attendance in standing com
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Contrary to perception in some quarters, withdrawal of a special allowance to the Members of Parliament for attending the meetings of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) has had no impact on their attendance in the meetings
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Taliban torturing former Afghan govt employee goes viral, sparks sharp rea
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 29 (ANI): Contrary to general amnesty announced by the Taliban post the takeover of Afghanistan, a video on social media showing a military officer of the former government, who was arrested, being tortured by two men has sparked sharp reactions.
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Third dose of China's Sinovac ineffective against Omicron, says study cont
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 25 (ANI): China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) doesn't provide sufficient antibodies to fend off Omicron, a study by two Hong Kong universities has found.
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DK Shivakumar condemns Karnataka Congress MLA's rape remark
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Friday condemned senior party leader KR Ramesh Kumar over his remark "to enjoy rape when it is inevitable" and said that the insensitive remarks against women are contrary to the values of gender
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Taliban continue crack down on Human Rights defenders
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 12 (ANI): Despite the Taliban promise to provide 'general amnesty' to all including Human Rights defenders, social activists, journalists, employees of the former Afghan government and also the ones who worked for American led NATO establishments, reports coming
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Hong Kong passes bill to censor films contrary to national security
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): Hong Kong legislation on Wednesday passed a bill that will enable the government to ban films that are considered contrasting to the national security.
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Men, women ride same emotional roller coaster: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Contrary to widely held gender stereotypes, women are not more emotional than men, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.
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Contrary to Imran Khan govt's claim, Pakistan faces far higher unemploymen
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): The unemployment rate in Pakistan has reached 16 per cent which is contradictory to the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government's claim of 6.5 per cent, as per the data by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) on Monday.
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Collapse of Afghan security forces was not abrupt but slow, painful: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): More than a month after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, a new report has revealed that the collapse of Afghan security forces was not abrupt. On the contrary, it was a "slow, painful breakdown" that began months before the fall of Kabul on August 1
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Taliban removes Uzbek from official language status
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): Contrary to their pledges of forming an inclusive government and respecting all the ethnicities in its Islamic Emirate, the Taliban removed Uzbek from official language status.
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Afghanistan: Taliban resume boys-only schools, makes no mention of girls
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, led by the Taliban has directed all secondary schools to resume from Saturday, however, the directive only mentions the male students, making no reference to a return date for girls.
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