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Pakistan textile sector loses USD 1bn export orders over energy crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Amid a heavy energy crisis in Pakistan and subsequent suspension of gas supply, 300 textile mills have been closed, said All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir on Wednesday as he urged Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistani government
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Adhir Chowdhury writes to Om Birla, demands action against Rajyavardhan Si
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Alleging Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Subrat Pathak and Bhola Singh of sharing fake and distorted news on their social media account for spreading disinformation against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with the Udaip
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News anchor Rohit Ranjan urges SC to list his plea for hearing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Television news anchor Rohit Ranjan who has been facing multiple FIRs filed against him in connection with a "misleading show", on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to list an urgent hearing of his plea seeking protection from coercive measures.
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Sri Lankan President requests Vladimir Putin for credit to import fuel
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to battle its worst financial crisis in seven decades, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought urgent credit support to import fuel to the island nation in a telephonic conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesd
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SC declines urgent listing of plea seeking Nupur Sharma's arrest
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined the urgent listing of a plea seeking directions to the authorities to act and arrest former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammad and hurting sentiments of the Muslim community.
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SC to hear journalist Rohit Ranjan's plea seeking 'urgent hearing' on Thur
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear journalist Rohit Ranjan's plea on Thursday in connection with a 'misleading show' for which he later apologized.
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India has taken 'right course' on Ukraine conflict: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India has taken the "right course" on the Ukraine conflict and the most urgent issue is to prevent hostilities from escalating to a level where they only do harm.
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Ethiopia rights body calls for reinforcement of security forces to prevent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The state-backed Ethiopia Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for urgent reinforcement of government security forces in order to prevent further civilian deaths.
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America: Adults' cardiometabolic health status sets alarm bells ringing fo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a recent study which suggested that less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requires urgent action. A group of researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Polic
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'Every day at least one or two Afghan women commit suicide'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): 'Every day there are at least one or two women who commit suicide', said a former deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament on Friday, highlighting the lack of opportunity and ailing mental health that is taking a toll on Afghan women.
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Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on rights of women and girls in A
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday held an urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, hearing Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, say that since the Taliban took power, women and girls in Af
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UN body to hold debate on Afghan women's rights on July 1
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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