Thu 14 April 2022: The Pakistani Army dismissed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s allegations on Thursday, casting doubt on the country’s ability to protect its nuclear assets. During a roadshow in Peshawar on Wednesday, Khan who was ousted after the recent no-confidence motion against his government, questioned whether Pakistan’s nuclear weapons were safe in the […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: S Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, responded to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks on a “rise in human rights abuses” in India remarks on Wednesday (April 13). In a fitting riposte to Antony Blinken, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made it clear that India too has concerns about the […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday congratulated Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who took office after the ouster of Imran Khan. In a statement, the top diplomat hailed Pakistan as “an important partner on wide-ranging mutual interests for nearly 75 years” and said the US values their relationship. […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: Right-wing Hindu groups hold processions in Muslim neighbourhoods and make hate speeches during Ram Navmi celebrations in several states. Muslims in several Indian states are on edge after mobs came out in processions, making hate speeches and attacking their properties during the Hindu festival of Ram Navmi. Most of the violence […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: Six years after deliberations first began, Indonesia’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal framework for victims to seek justice. A majority of lawmakers backed the bill at the plenary session in parliament, overcoming opposition from some conservative groups in the world’s biggest […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: Several Indian states have passed or are considering anti-conversion laws that challenge the constitutionally protected right to freedom of belief. According to Reuters, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was monitoring a surge in “human rights abuses” in India by some officials, in a rare open criaticism by […]
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Mon 11 April 2022: Shehbaz Sharif — the 70-year-old brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the leader of opposition PML-N — has been elected unopposed as the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, succeeding Imran Khan, who was removed by a no-trust vote on Saturday. Ahead of the election of the new Prime Minister, […]
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Mon 11 April 2022: Three tombs dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) were recently found in north China’s Shanxi Province, according to the provincial institute of archaeology. Archaeologists said that the tombs are about 2 km west of Houzhai Village, Shuozhou City, and are located in the key area where the farming and nomadic […]
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Sun 10 April 2022: Protesters in support of Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan gathered outside the London residence of the country’s previous leader Nawaz Sharif today, asking for an end to the country’s ‘corruption.’ Supporters of ailing Prime Minister Khan, who has governed the country since 2018, were disappointed by yesterday’s dramatic no-confidence vote […]
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Sun 10 April 2022: India has 103 active or defunct spacecraft and 114 objects categorised as ‘space debris’ in orbit and it has embarked on a research to reduce such fragments from outer space. “Presently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken up research activities to study the feasibility and technologies required to undertake […]
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