Sun 23 Apr 2023: Amritpal Singh, a Self-styled preacher who had been on the run since March 18, today surrendered before Punjab police in Moga. He has been arrested by the police and taken to the central jail in Assam’s Dibrugarh. Confirming the arrest, Punjab Police asked people to maintain peace and not spread fake news. […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: Hibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliban said on Friday, that he would not allow foreign interference in the Islamic governance system in Afghanistan. Akhundzada, speaking on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, hailed the establishment of a “Sharia-based” government in Afghanistan after the Taliban reclaimed power in August 2021. “It is the […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: US President Joe Biden is looking forward to travelling to India in September, his administration’s point person for South and Central Asia has said, observing that 2023 is going to be a “big year” for the India-US relationship. India’s leadership in the G-20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a UN spokesperson has stressed after comments by the deputy UN chief sparked concern and confusion. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to host a closed-door gathering in Doha on May 1-2 […]
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Fri 21 Apr 2023: Sri Lanka has confirmed China’s request for importing 1,00,000 endangered monkeys from the cash-strapped island nation, amidst protests from environmental groups against the deal. Gunadasa Samarasinghe, the top bureaucrat in Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Agriculture said that a privately-owned Chinese company connected to Zoological Gardens which are animal breeders had made […]
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Fri 21 Apr 2023: The CBI has asked former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in the Union Territory, officials said on Friday. Reacting to the development, Malik told PTI that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked for his presence at […]
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Fri 21 Apr 2023: The Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on Thursday instructed all staff members, litigants and lawyers to wear a mask and avoid being gathered in groups while in court premises. The direction has been issued in view of the rising number of covid cases in the national capital, which on Thursday […]
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Fmr Gujarat min and BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi. Thu 20 Apr 2023: A special court in Ahmedabad designated for speedy trial of 2002 Gujarat genocide on Thursday acquitted all 67 accused, including former BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Jaydeep Patel, in the 2002 […]
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Thu 20 Apr 2023: South Asia is home to the highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF. There were 290 million child brides in the region, accounting for 45 […]
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Wed 19 Apr 2023: India has overtaken China to become the most populous country in the world, suggests data from a newly released United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report on Wednesday. According to the UNFPA’s The State of World Population Report, 2023, India’s population has reached 1,428.6 million while China’s stands at 1,425.7 million — […]
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