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Iranian Foreign Minister calls US, UK joint action against Yemen strategic mistake

January 24, 2024

Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian on Tuesday said that they have sent a warning to the Americans as they, along with the UK, attacked the Houthi targets, calling it a “strategic mistake”. Sharing it on social media, the Iran embassy in India stated, “Hossein Amir Abdullahian, the Minister...

Sri Lankan Parliament votes to debate controversial online safety bill

January 24, 2024

Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Tuesday voted to go ahead with a scheduled debate on a controversial Online Safety Bill that critics say will stifle freedom of speech. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena had called for a vote to decide if the two-day debate should proceed. Out of 225 legislators, 83 voted...

TRADE RESUMES AS PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN REOPEN TORKHAM BORDER CROSSING AFTER 10 DAYS

January 24, 2024

Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan resumed on Tuesday after the two sides reopened a key northwestern border crossing shut for more than 10 days. Truckers for years have been able to cross the border without documents, so they generally do not have them. But Pakistan began mandating truck drivers get...

“WELCOME VESSELS FROM FRIENDLY NATIONS”: MALDIVES ON CHINA SPY SHIP

January 24, 2024

The Maldives government has confirmed that a Chinese “research vessel” - the Xian Yang Hong 03, widely seen as a spy ship mapping the Indian Ocean floor for military purposes - will dock at capital Male early next month. The ship will not conduct any “research” while in Maldivian waters, the island nation...

CISF likely to be deployed at parliament from budget session staring January 31

January 24, 2024

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be deployed at the Parliament soon, so the familiarisation training of its 140 personnel has already started, officials said on Tuesday. According to them, 140 CISF personnel are to take over the frisking of visitors and baggage at the entrance of the Parliament....

India calls on China to commit to human rights, gender equality

January 24, 2024

India has called on China to steadfastly uphold its commitment to human rights and gender equality, while asking it to play a constructive role in the realisation of aspirations of developing countries. The recommendations were given by Indian diplomat Guarav Kumar Thakur during the 45th Session of the Universal Periodic...

Not attending Ram Temple event, will tour Ayodhya with cabinet, MLAs, MPs later: CM Shinde

January 22, 2024

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said he plans to take his cabinet as well as MLAs and Lok Sabha MPs from the state for ‘darshan’ to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya later and, hence, was not attending the idol consecration ceremony on January 22. Speaking to reporters on...

At least 25 dead in fresh shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine

January 22, 2024

At least 25 people were killed on Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported on Sunday. A further 20 people were injured in the strike on the suburb of Tekstilshchik, including two children, said Denis Pushilin, head...

Hindu temple in UK brims with enthusiasm ahead of Pran Pratishtha ceremony

January 22, 2024

Slough (UK) Slough Hindu Temple, located thousands of miles away from Ayodhya in the heart of England, is brimming with enthusiasm as it is set to celebrate the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The excitement around the ceremony is palpable in the UK. There are about 250...

Australia sweats in heatwave, lifting bushfire risk amid El Nino

January 22, 2024

Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather forecaster said raised the bushfire risk in an already high-risk fire season as the country endures an El Nino weather pattern. “Extreme” heatwave alerts, the highest danger rating, were in place for a second...

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