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Police impose BNSS 163 around AIIMS Bhubaneswar as tension escalates over
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar Police imposed Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Section 163 outside AIIMS after protests over a 15-year-old girl being set on fire in Puri disrupted hospital services, said an official.
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Politicisation of the issue is not right: BJP Babu Singh on minor girl set
Updated : 9 months ago IST
As protests continue outside AIIMS Bhubaneswar over the incident in which a 15-year-old girl was set ablaze by miscreants in Puri district, BJP leader Babu Singh on Saturday cautioned against politicising the issue and emphasised that the next 72 hours are medically crucial for the patien
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Afghanistan launches nationwide polio drive to protect children
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Afghanistan will launch a new polio vaccination campaign on July 20 to protect children under five. The drive, supported by Vitamin A supplements, aims to boost child immunity and prevent the virus, with full community cooperation urged, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan: Karachi traders stage partial strike over tax raids, arrest powe
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Traders in Karachi held a partial strike against new tax measures and the increased powers of Pakistan's federal tax authority to arrest and raid businesses. While some markets stayed open, most traders supported the protest, with critics calling the Finance Act FY26 anti-business, Dawn repo
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"It feels like there's a difference": Rassie van der Dussen on Proteas tea
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Africa won their maiden World Test Championship (WTC) title victory over Australia by five wickets at Lord's last month. With this victory, South Africa has won its first-ever world title in international cricket. This is also the country's second ICC trophy.
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Karachi, Lahore traders announce shutter-down strike over new taxation mea
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's business community remains divided over a planned nationwide shutter-down strike as chambers in Karachi and Lahore have announced closure, while the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has decided to stay away from the protest, ARY News reported.
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Tribal uprising grows as thousands reject Pakistan's failed military solut
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Thousands in Pakistan's tribal areas protested peacefully against new military operations, demanding peace, rights, and an end to displacement. Rallies across Mohmand, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan called out past failures and urged the government to address local concerns without f
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State suppression in Islamabad: Pakistan denies Baloch families' right to
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani authorities have intensified efforts to suppress the demonstration by barring families from reaching the protest site and sealing off roads leading to the Islamabad Press Club, on the fourth consecutive day of a sit-in protest by families of forcibly disappeared persons and detaine
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UAE condemns targeting of Church in Gaza, reaffirms importance of protecti
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The United Arab Emirates has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the targeting of the Holy Family Church in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
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BJP launches satyagraha against LDF-led "illegal" appointments in Thiruvan
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began a day-long satyagraha in front of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation office on Saturday, protesting against what it alleges are illegal appointments made by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) administration in the civic body.
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"Conspiracy to defame Nitish Kumar": Giriraj Singh amid concerns by oppn o
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"There were settlements with the criminals before. They were given protection. However, it cannot be said today that the government, including the Chief Minister and Deputy CMs, is protecting criminals. Criminals are being caught. Those involved in the Paras hospital shooting will also be ca
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OHCHR to set up office in Bangladesh, MOU signed
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to establish a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights, the Chief Adviser's
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