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Will China’s unequal education system be a curse for the country’s economy?

06 Mar 2023 01:18 AM IST

China’s unequal educational system and declining working-age population are proving to be a double whammy for China in accomplishing its economic ambitions, said a US Congressional panel on February 24, reported the Indo-Pacific Center for Strategic Communications (IPCSC). The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, an independent panel established by

China is destroying Tibetan identity, language and culture: UN report

06 Mar 2023 01:17 AM IST

A report by human rights experts of the United Nations on the eve of International Language Day on February 21 unmasked the real nature of oppression on Tibetans practised by the Communist Party of China (CCP) in the form of forced assimilation of Tibetan identity into the dominant Han Chinese

Iran pledges comprehensive cooperation to IAEA on nuke

06 Mar 2023 01:17 AM IST

Iran has given broad assurances to the UN nuclear watchdog that it will eventually assist with the long-stalled investigation of uranium particles found at undeclared sites and even reinstall removed monitoring equipment, the watchdog said. The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran issued a joint statement on the return of

Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises above 45,000: UN

06 Mar 2023 01:15 AM IST

The latest statement of the AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) said that 45,089 people lost their lives and 1,15,000 were injured in the Turkey earthquake, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported. A devastating earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit southern Turkiye

Schoolgirls hospitalized after suspected poisoning in Iran

06 Mar 2023 01:14 AM IST

In a possible fresh round of poisoning attacks, dozens of Iranian schoolgirls from five provinces have been hospitalized, according to Al Jazeera. In recent months, hundreds of episodes of respiratory distress in schoolgirls have been reported nationwide, primarily in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, with some requiring

Electricity restored in Kenya after hours of nationwide power outage

06 Mar 2023 01:12 AM IST

stored to some parts of the country affected by a nationwide blackout on Saturday and added that they are working on bringing it back to the remaining areas, the DW news reported. “Initial reports indicate that the outage was caused by a fault that occurred on the Suswa-Loyangalani high-voltage power

China predicts 5% growth for 2023, $224 billion budgeted for defence

06 Mar 2023 01:11 AM IST

On Sunday, China pegged its growth target for 2023 at around 5% as the pandemic-hit economy looks to bounce back from three years of COVID-19 restrictions that put millions under perpetual lockdown, slowed consumption, and pushed the country’s growth rate down to 3%, the slowest in decades. Outgoing Premier Li

Khalistan supporters vandalised another Hindu temple

06 Mar 2023 01:10 AM IST

In the latest incident of vandalism against Hindu temples in Australia, a prominent Hindu temple in Brisbane was attacked by pro-Khalistan supporters on Saturday. The incident took place at the Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane. “The temple priest and devotees called this morning and informed me about the vandalism

Pak Police at Imran’s home to arrest him, unable to locate

06 Mar 2023 01:09 AM IST

Police in Pakistan said authorities on Sunday attempted to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, who is battling multiple legal cases as he pressures the government to call early elections. Officers from Islamabad rushed to Imran’s home in Lawhore, surrounded by hundreds of his supporters, but were unable to find

Nothing is cheap, nothing: inflation IN PAKISTAN at 58-year-high

04 Mar 2023 11:38 AM IST

Monthly inflation jumped to 31.6% year-on-year in February, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said. Monthly inflation is measured by a basket of products called the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In February, prices rose at the fastest pace ever in Pakistan’s history, according to data, which comes as food and transport costs

‘New irrigation channel expected to solve water crisis in Bhutan’

04 Mar 2023 11:36 AM IST

A new irrigation channel that is under construction is expected to solve the water woes of people in Bhutan’s Trashi Yangtse, The Bhutan Live reported. As paddy cultivation season approaches, it is normally a time of struggle for Jangphutse farmers under Toedtsho Gewog in Trashi Yangtse. People in the region

‘Russia could run out of cash by next year‘Russia could run out of cash by next year

04 Mar 2023 07:36 AM IST

Oleg Deripaska, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed on Thursday that Moscow risks running out of cash unless allies come to Moscow’s rescue to cushion the impact of severe coordinated sanctions imposed by Europe and the US. “There will be no money already next year,” notedDeripaska, a