Wed 15 October 2023: Since he got bail more than a week ago, Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, 65, has had the electronic device placed around his ankle. Indian activists have slammed the authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir for putting a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker on the body of a man facing “terrorism” charges – the first […]
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Tue 14 October 2023: Amnesty International on Monday called on Pakistan to immediately stop deporting Afghans. According to Amnesty International, Afghan refugees in Pakistan are facing mass detentions and deportations. “Over 170,000 Afghans, many of whom have lived in Pakistan for years, have had to leave since the government gave an ultimatum for all ‘unregistered […]
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Tue 14 October 2023: Nepal’s government has decided to impose a ban on Chinese video-sharing app TikTok in the country, citing its negative effects on social harmony. The decision taken in a Monday Cabinet meeting is expected to be enforced following the completion of technical preparations, daily Kathmandu Post reported. Nepal’s Minister for Communications and […]
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Demonstrators hold placards calling for the boycott of pro-Israel products and companies during a protest to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 11, 2023. (AFP Photo) Tue 14 October 2023: Medan, Indonesia – Ade Andrian, operational manager of the Medan branch of the humanitarian organisation Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C), […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: A Pakistani court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the country’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in two separate cases, a court record said. The fresh warrant was issued by an accountability court in the capital Islamabad at the request of the country’s anti-corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: The Chinese military will host a joint drill with soldiers from five Southeast Asian nations, beginning this week. China’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that soldiers from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam will come together in the southern Guangdong province from mid-to-late November. The joint drill is themed on “countering […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: Two Indian cities have joined the national capital, New Delhi, on the list of the world’s top 10 most polluted cities, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of light. New Delhi took the top spot, as it often […]
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Sat 11 October 2023: Pakistan extended the legal residence of nearly 1.4 million Afghan refugees until the end of 2023 but said it would not stop deporting the Afghans it says are “undocumented”. The development comes amid relentless international pressure calling for the relief to the refugee community living in Pakistan. “[The] government of Pakistan […]
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Sat 11 October 2023: The UK government has tabled plans to add India to an expanded list of safe states, which would speed up the process of returning Indians who travel from the country illegally and rule out their chance of seeking asylum in […]
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Big brother is watching… your phone. Illustration: The Wire Fri 10 October 2023: New Delhi: Late on Monday night, some two dozen individuals in India received alerts from Apple warning them that they are “being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated” with their Apple ID. Apple gave no specific details […]
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