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India rejects insinuations on Colombo's move on Chinese spy ship visit, sa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India has rejected insinuations by China that it had exerted pressure on Colombo to defer the visit of a high-tech Chinese research vessel to Hambantota port and said Sri Lanka is a sovereign country and makes its own independent decisions.
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Tejashwi Yadav terms his past equation with Nitish Kumar as 'nok-jhok'; ru
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Recalling the political tiff between Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal and comparing it with the present-day situation, Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said it is normal to have "nok-jhok" between t
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Afghanistan's media in doom as country loses nearly 60 pc journalists unde
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the situation of journalists in Afghanistan, Reporters Without Borders in its report said that country has lost 39.59 per cent of its media outlets and almost 60 per cent of its journalists since the Taliban took over the South A
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120 lives lost in rain, flood-related incidents since June 1 in Maharashtr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 12 (ANI): A total of 120 lives have been lost in the rain and flood-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1, according to the Maharashtra State Disaster Situation Report Index.
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"Alliance with Shiv Sena not natural and permanent", says Congress Maha ch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], August 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday, miffed over the appointment of Shiv Sena's Ambadas Danve as the Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council, issued a stern warning stating that the alliance with Uddhav Thackeray-l
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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Amnesty asks Pakistan to stop crackdown on protests against enforced disap
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Amnesty International on Thursday called upon Pakistani authorities to immediately end their crackdown on peaceful protests by families seeking justice for the enforced disappearance of their loved ones, and said that enforced disappearance is a serious vio
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Pakistan: People hold demonstrations in KP against Taliban presence in reg
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): Amid worsening law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan due to presence of the Taliban, local residents have been holding protests, demanding peace and protection, said Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday expressing
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One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls' lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to
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Taliban says girls' schools closed for 'religious issues'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Amid the growing outcry over the women's rights situation in Afghanistan, a top Taliban official has said that the schools for female students are closed for religious issues and that there is a need for agreement of Islamic scholars on this matter.
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Taliban broke multiple pledges on human rights since taking over Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said the Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women's rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago.
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Allegations that Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with millions in cash may b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): The allegations that former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisors fled aboard with millions in cash are unlikely to be true, according to a new report by the US government's oversight authority on Afghanistan.
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