WORLD TRYING TO DISCREDIT THE ISLAMIC SYSTEM, TALIBAN HEAD SAYS

Fri 08 March 2024: Taliban chief, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, said in an inter-departmental coordination meeting that the world does not see the current oppression of the Palestinian people and instead seeks to discredit the Islamic system under the name of human rights. Akhund added that at this critical time, the protection of Islam and […]

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‘SINICISATION’ OF ISLAM ‘INEVITABLE’, SAYS TOP CHINESE OFFICIAL IN XINJIANG

Fri 08 March 2024: A senior Communist Party official of China’s Xinjiang province on Thursday said that “Sinicisation of Islam in the Muslim-dominated province was “inevitable”. China has faced massive international criticism over the persecution Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. Notably, Sinicisation is an act or process of making something more Chinese in character.  The regional […]

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MODI MAKES RARE PRE-ELECTION KASHMIR TRIP, BUT STRUGGLES TO ‘WIN HEARTS’

Fri 08 March 2024: Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the move had brought development and prosperity to the region’s residents. “I am working hard to win your hearts,” Modi told a rally on Thursday in […]

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CHINESE PRESIDENT XI URGES PREPARATION FOR MILITARY CONFLICTS AT SEA

Thu 07 March 2024: On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called the military to plan ahead for naval conflicts, defend the nation’s maritime interests and rights, and foster the growth of the marine industry. It was necessary to build cyberspace defence system and improve the ability to maintain national network security, Xi was quoted by […]

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PROTESTING INDIAN FARMERS TO MARCH TOWARD CAPITAL NEW DELHI

Wed 06 March 2024: Farmers in India are resuming their march to the national capital New Delhi to press the government to guarantee a minimum support price for all crops besides other demands. “People from several states will start moving to Delhi from today,” Gurlal Singh Mann, a farm representative told Anadolu. Dozens of farmers’ […]

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ARE SNAKEBITES RISING IN SOUTH ASIA — AND WHAT’S RESPONSIBLE?

Wed 06 March 2024: A study from Sri Lanka suggests climate change will spark a rise in the numbers of people receiving snakebites. In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped […]

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INDIA LEADS IN SUPPORT FOR AUTOCRACY, MILITARY RULE AMONG SURVEYED NATIONS: PEW

Indian PM Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with Indian army in Kargil (File photo December 16, 2022). Mon 04 March 2024: New Delhi: India leads in support for autocracy and military rule among surveyed nations, according to a Pew survey, released on February 28. The report is titled ‘Representative Democracy Remains A Popular Ideal, but People Around the World […]

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SEVERAL INDIANS ‘DUPED’ INTO FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA, LURED BY FALSE DUBAI JOBS

Sun 03 March 2024: Several Indian citizens have ended up unwittingly being recruited as mercenaries in the Russian army, having been promised jobs in Dubai by agents, only to end up fighting in Ukraine. According to a report yesterday by The Telegraph, at least 20 rural workers from India were lured to the UAE by the […]

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‘THIEVES’: SHEHBAZ SHARIF ELECTED PAKISTAN PM FOR SECOND TERM AFTER CONTROVERSIAL VOTE

Sun 03 March 2024: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani legislators have elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister for a second term following a controversial election last month. The South Asian country voted on February 8 in a vote marred by allegations of large-scale rigging and delayed results. On Sunday, the National Assembly, as the lower house of […]

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