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Year Ender 2022: All we know about Afghanistan, Taliban takeover, crisis t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes like barring girls from education, restriction on press, imposition of repressive policies which led to acute humanitarian crisis.
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PM Modi's mother Heeraben hospitalised
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Heeraben Modi, mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was admitted at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre in Ahmedabad and her health condition is stable, the hospital said.
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"Deeply alarmed": UNSC on Taliban's suspension of access to universities f
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday said that it is "deeply alarmed" by the reports that the Taliban have prohibited women and girls from attending universities, and it reiterated its serious concerns regarding the Taliban's decision to close all schools up to and includ
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Flight of US dollars from Pakistan to Afghanistan continues unabated
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The flight of US dollars from Pakistan to Afghanistan continues unabated resulting in the erosion of Islamabad's foreign exchange reserves, reported Dawn.
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End destructive policies against Afghan women, UN rights chief urges
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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Cabinet approves opening of new Consulates in Maldives, Lithuania
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Responding to a query by a Parliamentary panel on India having only resident Missions in 48 countries out of 193 UN member nations, the Centre on Tuesday said the Cabinet has approved the opening of new Consulates in Maldives, Lithuania.
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'Not an inch' will be ceded to Maharashtra: Karnataka CM Bommai on border
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bommai's remarks came against the backdrop of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passing the resolution on the state's dispute with Karnataka over border areas.
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To the journey of all those years in between: Jaydev Unadkat reflects on T
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Unadkat was recently the part of India's squad that toured Bangladesh and won the Test series by 2-0
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Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passes resolution on border row with Karn
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the resolution the Maharashtra government will stand behind the Marathi people in border areas and will go for a legal fight in the Supreme Court to ensure that these areas become a part of Maharashtra.
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'I count on India's participation in peace formula implementation': Zelens
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought India's help in the implementation of a peace formula with Russia.
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Akon defends Nick Cannon for having 12 children
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Akon recently sat down for an interview with Zeze Millz that has now gone viral online. Zeze questioned Akon on if he saw a problem with Nick perhaps becoming overburdened when he has more kids, especially if that appeared in him perhaps being unable to be present for all of them at importa
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Qatar expresses 'deep concern' over Taliban banning women from working in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to "respect women's right to work," and emphasised that the freedom to choose and accept work is a "human right."
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