Wed 19 Apr 2023: The centre and the Gujarat government are likely to challenge an order by the Supreme Court seeking files on the remission of convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case. The government, citing “privilege”, has indicated it does not want to produce the documents connected with the remission of sentence of 11 […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: Bangladesh will pay its outstanding debts to Russia in Chinese yuan rather than dollars. It was announced that Dhaka will pay $110 million in Chinese yuan to Moscow for the currently under construction Rooppur power project. The development came amid increasing de-dollarisation efforts by the developing nations and calls by BRICS […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: Imran Khan, a former prime minister of Pakistan, disclosed that he had specific knowledge of a potential assassination attempt during the approaching Eid holidays at his home in Lahore’s Zaman Park, IANS reported. Since the Wazirabad incident last year, which occurred during the anti-government long march from Lahore to Islamabad, he […]
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Mon 17 Apr 2023: The European Union has won a case against India’s trade tariffs on information and communication technology (ICT) products in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the European Commission (EC) announced on Monday. “In its panel ruling, the WTO upheld all EU claims against India and found that India’s tariffs of up to […]
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Mon 17 Apr 2023: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will return from London as soon as the electoral preparations for the general elections begin. He also made it clear that elections in the politically crucial Punjab province will not be held on May 14 despite the Supreme Court’s […]
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Mon 17 Apr 2023: In interview with an Indian website, the former official claims he was asked by Modi to ‘keep quiet’ over alleged security lapses Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan says recent statements made by Satya Pal Malik, former governor of Indian-administered Kashmir, “vindicate its stance” on the 2019 Pulwama attack. In February that year, 40 Indian […]
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Mon 17 Apr 2023: South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing a program aired on the state broadcaster CCTV on March 28, said on Sunday that China had introduced a new electromagnetic pistol intended to quell riots. According to the allegations, the rifle shoots coins-shaped projectiles, which could lessen the possibility of deadly injuries. The authorities […]
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Sun 16 Apr 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday and hailed military cooperation between the two nations, which have declared a “no limits” partnership. Footage of the meeting posted by the Kremlin showed Putin shaking hands with Li and then sitting down at a table. Russian […]
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From left to right: Arun Maurya, Mohit alias Sunny and Lavlesh Tiwari. Sun 16 Apr 2023: A “drug addict” whose brothers are now priests, a child who ran from home. This is how two of the three men who killed politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf are remembered by their neighbours and families. The […]
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Sun 16 Apr 2023: Coming down hard on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the prevailing law and order situation in the wake of the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed in Prayagraj, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said it was necessary to prevent radicalisation, adding that he was […]
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