Mon 27 December 2021: New Delhi: BJP MP Hema Malini on Sunday said she hopes that after Ayodhya and Kashi, her constituency Mathura will also get a grand temple and cited the Kashi Vishwanath corridor. “After the restoration of Ram Janmabhoomi and Kashi, naturally Mathura is also very important,” Hema Malini told reporters at Indore in […]
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Mon 27 December 2021: A police case has been filed against a Hindu religious leader from Maharashtra after he allegedly insulted Mahatma Gandhi, and praised his assassin, Nathuram Godse, yesterday at a ‘dharam sansad‘, or ‘parliament of religions’, in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. Sant Kalicharan Maharaj – whose controversial speech also led to ‘chief patron’ Mahant Ramsunder […]
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Mon 27 December 2021: Reports that at least 35 civilians have been killed and their bodies burned in eastern Myanmar have alarmed a high-ranking United Nations official, who has demanded that the government conduct a “thorough and transparent investigation.” After their vehicle was among several that were attacked and burned in the incident in Kaya […]
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Mon 27 December 2021: The commitments held out by nations at the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, are largely contingent on the return of peace and stability in Afghanistan, as the country’s vast lithium reserves hold promise for global non-conventional energy requirements. Analysts believe the focus will shift back to Afghanistan to […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: Neiphiu Rio, the Chief Minister of India’s northeastern state of Nagaland, stated on Sunday that a committee will debate the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) being removed from the state. “A committee to look into the withdrawal of the AFSPA in Nagaland will be instituted,” Rio said on his […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview aired on Saturday. Trudeau said China has been “playing” Western countries against one another as they compete for […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: A group of men led by a politician on Thursday barged into a Gurgaon private school and disrupted a Christmas carnival. They also raised slogans of “Jai Shri Ram (long live Lord Ram)” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai (hail mother India)”. Videos of the incident show a man addressing the students and staff. “Christianity […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: Turkey and Qatar are reportedly working out details of a long-rumoured deal to operate the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, diplomatic sources told Anadolu Agency on Friday. After talks during Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s Dec. 7 visit to Qatar, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Turkish and Qatari firms to […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: According to a draft document published by the regional administration, the Chinese province of Jilin is considering providing up to $31,400 to couples who want to settle down and raise children. The rapidly aging population prompted the Chinese government to raise the baby limit from two to three children this year to encourage births after the […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: As two strategic partners, Turkey and Malaysia on Monday announced they have agreed to further improve cooperation in all areas, especially the defense industry. “We are resolved to improving our relations on every front when it comes to especially using our potential well in the upcoming period,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut […]
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