Tue 26 October 2021: Two cases under the tough anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA, have been filed against medical students in Srinagar who celebrated Pakistan’s maiden T20 World Cup victory against India on Sunday. The videos show women students rejoicing Pakistan victory and shouting pro-Pakistan slogans at girls hostels of Medical […]
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Mon 25 October 2021: Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has been re-elected, according to the country’s election commission. At a press conference, Zayniddin Nizamhocayev, chairman of the Central Election Commission, reported that Mirziyoyev, a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party, received 80.1 percent of the vote. According to Uzbek media, around 16.21 million citizens took part […]
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Mon 25 October 2021: During his travel to Qatar on Oct. 25-26, China’s Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi will meet with a team of the interim Afghan Taliban government, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. According to foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin, addressing during a regular press briefing in Beijing, the two sides […]
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Mon 25 October 2021: Jubilant cricket fans poured onto the streets across Pakistan on Sunday to hail their team’s rout of India at the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket win, its first ever at the World Cup level over their South Asian neighbours. Firecrackers, blaring car horns and bursts of […]
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Sun 24 October 2021: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has begun a hunger-relief scheme, delivering wheat to thousands of people in exchange for labor. At a press conference in southern Kabul on Sunday, the Taliban’s main spokesperson said the scheme would be expanded out across Afghanistan’s major towns and cities, employing 40,000 men in the […]
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Sun 24 October 2021: The Wuhan Marathon, which was scheduled to take place on Sunday, has been postponed at the last minute as fears of a coronavirus resurgence in China, ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. On Sunday, China reported 26 new domestic Covid-19 cases, marking the latest test of the country’s zero-tolerance […]
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Sun 24 October 2021: On Sunday, Uzbekistan will elect its president for the next five years, with incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev widely anticipated to defeat four opponents and earn a second term. This is the first presidential election after the death in December 2016 of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan’s first president, who controlled the Central Asian country […]
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Sat 23 October 2021: At least six mosques and over a dozen of houses and shops belong to Muslims were vandalised by Hindutva groups RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal across Tripura during protests against Bangladesh violence on Thursday. Photos and videos accessed by Maktoob show violent right wing mobs who wear saffron and carry swords […]
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Sat 23 October 2021: Chinese lawmakers on Saturday voted to adopt a new law on family education promotion at a session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The law stipulates that parents or other guardians of minors shall be responsible for family education, while the state, schools and society provide guidance, support and services […]
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Sat 23 October 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the lives of people worldwide, has also caused a drop in the life expectancy in India by almost two years, a statistical analysis by scientists of the city-based International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) has revealed. The analytical report, which points out the drop in […]
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