International

Pakistan: Students hold protest in Balochistan against delay in laptop distribution, internet disruption

Quetta, May 21 (IANS) Students of the University of Balochistan sub-campus held a protest in Mastung district of Pakistan’s Balochistan…

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Australia unveils major package to tackle serious diphtheria outbreak

Canberra, May 21 (IANS) The Australian government is delivering a 7.2-million-Australian-dollar (about 5.14 million US dollars) package to respond to…

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Taliban’s new family law deepens discrimination against women, girls: UNAMA

Kabul, May 21 (IANS) The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed “grave concern” over a new Taliban family…

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Japan rejects China and Russia’s ‘remilitarisation’ claims, terms it ‘unfounded’

Tokyo, May 21 (IANS) A senior Japanese official has rejected the criticism of China and Russia over their claims of…

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China university smoking area row highlights wider tobacco control challenge

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A student’s complaint over the absence of benches in a university smoking area in China,…

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India calls for making BRICS counter-terrorism body more resilient, future-ready

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, on Thursday expressed India’s…

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Pakistan: Christian girl abducted, converted to Islam and married to 41-year-old Muslim man

Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) A 41-year-old married Muslim man kidnapped a 14-year-old Christian girl suffering from epilepsy and mental health…

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Calcutta HC directs fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder case by 3-member CBI SIT

Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed a fresh probe into the…

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EAM Jaishankar conducts computerised draw for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar conducted the computerised draw for selection of Yatris for…

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Pakistan’s Panda bond move deepens concerns over rising financial dependence on China

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan’s move to explore Panda bonds has raised concerns over deepening financial dependence on China,…

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