Sun 10 January 2021: Several civilians killed in an air raid by Afghan forces in the country’s southwestern Nimroz province, according to local officials and witnesses. Local councillor, Bibi Khair-un Nisa Ghumai, put the civilian death toll at eight, while Nimroz Deputy Governor Abdul Nabi Burahawi said it was unclear how many civilians had been […]
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Sun 10 January 2021: Pakistan’s envoy to Bangladesh on Thursday confirmed that Islamabad has lifted all restrictions on visas for Bangladeshi citizens. “Pakistan has already removed all restrictions on Pakistani visa for Bangladeshi citizens,” said a statement issued after a meeting between Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui and Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs […]
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Sun 10 January 2021: Earlier, 36 UK MPs led by Dhesi, who has been a vocal supporter of the protesting farmers in India, wrote a letter to Commonwealth Secretary Dominic Raab in which they asked him to speak to the Indian government British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has sent a letter, signed by […]
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Sun 10 January 2021: Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty. Ten babies died after the fire broke out on Saturday at the Special Newborn Care Unit of the four-storeyed district hospital in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district town, about 900 km […]
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Sun 10 January 2021: The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have expressed “serious concern” about the arrests of 55 democracy activists and supporters in Hong Kong last week. In a joint statement on Sunday, the four foreign ministers called on China to respect the freedoms of the people […]
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Sun 10 January 2021: Kemal Tekden says role of sub-continent Muslims will be highlighted in series about Turkish war for independence A Turkish production company is set to produce a new historical television series after the superhit series, Resurrection: Ertugrul, attracted large global viewership. Turki Lala, a series proposed by Turkey and Pakistan, will highlight […]
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The crash site of an Indonesian Sriwijaya Air flight carrying 62 people that went down at sea Saturday has been found. Divers pulled body parts, wreckage and clothing from waters off Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Sunday, as the military located a signal it hoped would lead to the wreckage of a jet that crashed. A […]
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Fri 08 January 2021: In an unusual wedding a man got married to two women on January 3 in a Bastar village in Chhattisgarh. A marriage which is uncommon for the society was consensual for the newlyweds. Both the girls — Hasina and Sundari — used to like Chandu Maurya, the groom. They married him […]
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Sat 09 January 2021: A Sriwijaya Air plane with 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight on Saturday and rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the sea off the city. “Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10.000 feet of altitude in less […]
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Sat 09 January 2021: Thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday to pay homage to the Black Nazarene statue of Jesus Christ, as health restrictions due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic significantly curtailed the attendance to the event. Ignoring official pleas to stay home because of the virus threat, Catholics wearing […]
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