Mon 17 March 2025: Renowned Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has turned down this year’s Wolf Prize, which is granted by Israel-based not-for-profit Wolf Foundation, citing the war on Gaza. In her response to the Wolf Foundation, she stated that she would not accept the award “in view of the unfortunate continuing genocide in Gaza.” The […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: On December 7, Maximo Napa set out on a two-week sea journey but deviated from his course after encountering a storm. Although his family noticed he was missing and began search efforts, Peruvian sea patrols were unable to find him. The fisherman, who was dragged 680 miles (1,094 km), was found in critical condition by Ecuadorian sea […]
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Sun 16 March 2025: Bangladeshi student representatives urged the United Nations to assist in taking former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising last year. The demand was made on Saturday during a meeting between a student delegation and visiting UN […]
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Sat 15 March 2025: The World Food Programme (WFP) announced Friday that it will be forced to cut aid for approximately one million people in Myanmar by April due to a lack of sufficient funding to maintain its operations. These aid cuts come amid escalating conflict, displacement, and access restrictions that have significantly increased the demand for food assistance. If additional […]
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Fri 14 March 2025: As Communal hate is on the rise through the use of History on political battle grounds, new dimensions are being added up to this during the last few years. Apart from the propaganda and indoctrination through RSS Shakha, social media, IT cell of BJP, the mainstream media, particularly many TV channels […]
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Fri 14 March 2025: China Thursday said that it is “extremely unlikely” that the COVID-19 pandemic was caused by an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan, rejecting the claims of the German intelligence report. “It is ‘extremely unlikely’ that the pandemic was caused by a lab leak, this is the authoritative conclusion reached by the […]
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Thu 13 March 2025: The Waqf Amendment Bill, currently under discussion in India, has sparked widespread debate over its potential impact on the management of Waqf properties: land and assets designated for Islamic charitable purposes. The bill proposes shifting control from community-led management to government oversight, a move that has raised concerns among various stakeholders. Dr. […]
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Thu 13 March 2025: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his “war on drugs” as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged crimes against humanity. In a video message posted on his Facebook account, and viewed 10 million times, Duterte said it will […]
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Wed 12 March 2025: Two Indian telecom giants have signed pacts with billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink internet services to the country. Reliance Jio said Wednesday that “the agreement with SpaceX is part of Jio’s commitment to ensuring that reliable internet is fully accessible to all enterprises, small and medium businesses and communities […]
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Wed 12 March 2025: Baloch separatist group claims responsibility, says it has killed six security personnel as it holds hundreds hostage. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s security forces say they have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by a group of separatists as it was travelling on Tuesday from Quetta, the provincial capital of the southwestern […]
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