Fri 26 November 2021: According to data issued by the National Family Health Survey, India’s overall fertility rate has dipped below the replacement level for the first time (NFHS). According to the United Nations’ population division, countries experiencing below-replacement fertility — lower than 2.1 children per woman — indicates that a generation is not producing […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: Russia opposes the politicization of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday. “We believe that sports should remain separate from politics. We have no doubt that China will be able to host the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the highest level in the […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: China on Thursday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was successfully launched into orbit by the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket, which was built in China. The Kuaizhou-1A rocket series took a flight for the 13th time. “Shiyan-11 is designed for testing, […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: According to the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs, Afghanistan Taliban government will resume issuing passports in ten more provinces on November 25, “Tomorrow (Thursday), the process of issuing passports will commence in ten additional provinces Parwan, Kapisa, Logar, Wardak, Ghazni, Daykundi, Faryab, Ghor, Nuristan and Badakhshan,” the ministry said in a […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: Malaysia has refused to grant Israeli players entry to next month’s squash championships. The Men’s World Team Squash Championship is due to be held in Malaysia on 7 December. Kuala Lumpur cited security concerns for its refusal to allow Israeli players entry. According to Israeli media reports, Squash Racquets Association of […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: The US will continue discussions with the Taliban in Qatar next week, focusing on the fight against terrorism and the humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, among other topics. The US delegation will be led by Tom West, the US special envoy for Afghanistan, for the two-week talks, according to State Department spokesperson […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: After the government announced on Tuesday that it would introduce a new financial regulation bill, India is on track to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies. The ‘Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency’ bill will establish a framework for the Reserve Bank of India to issue an official digital […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: India’s National Investigation Agency arrests Khurram Parvez under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for ‘terror-funding’. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – India’s top anti-terrorism investigation agency has arrested prominent Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez under a stringent terror law following a day-long raid at his office and residence in Indian-administered Kashmir. The […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: Sudhir Chaudhary an Islamophobic anchor of Zee News has been ‘dropped’ as a speaker from an Abu Dhabi event after a UAE princess called the controversial TV anchor a terrorist. UAE princess Hend bint Faisal Al Qasim on Sunday took to Twitter to inform that Chaudhary had been dropped from the […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: Chairing meeting of committee on Afghan assistance, Prime Minister Imran Khan also authorises transit of Indian food aid. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced more than $28m medical, food and other humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, while also authorising the transport of food aid from India through Pakistan to […]
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