Solicitor general Tushar Mehta stated On Thursday that the Central government is prepared for elections in Jammu and Kashmir at any moment. Centre’s remarks came two days after Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the Attorney General and the Solicitor General of India (SG) to get instructions from the government on whether there is […]
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New Delhi, August 30: Chinese forces are learnt to have ramped up construction of reinforced bunkers and underground tunnels in Aksai Chin, according to reports citing data from satellite imagery. As per the reports, construction activities are taking place in Aksai Chin, a territory held illegally by China, but historically claimed by India. The reports […]
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BRUSSELS: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice-President Joseph Borrell have expressed their commitment to addressing the dire human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They recognised the concerns raised by European Parliament members and assured that the matter would be taken up with the Indian government in the […]
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Protests against high electricity bills in Pakistan have grown after the government refused to slash energy prices without a nod from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A massive increase in the price of electricity triggered protests across major cities last week, with people burning utility bills, blocking highways and attacking power companies’ offices. Caretaker Prime […]
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Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that lasted more than four hours and struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday. The drones hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, causing a huge blaze and damaging four Il-76 military transport planes, which can carry […]
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The capacity of a country to repay its domestic debt lies in its ability to raise revenues from different sources. Pakistan is wrangling with rising domestic debt, which underscores the need to expand the tax base in order to repay the domestic debt. Talking to WealthPK, Nadeem ul Haque, former chairman of the Planning Commission […]
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BEIJING: Economic and trade cooperation is the foundation for the sound and steady development of China-UK relations, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Wednesday. Han made the remarks when meeting with James Cleverly, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, in Beijing. Han said China and the […]
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Australians will vote in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether to enact an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. If approved, the vote would recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the country’s constitution, and establish a permanent body for them to give advice on laws. The proposal is the subject of fierce […]
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LONDON/NAIROBI: The five Kenyan police officers, who were involved in the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, have quietly resumed their official duties without any action being taken against them, according to an investigation by The News and Geo. Nine months after the killing of Arshad Sharif at a roadblock in a remote part of […]
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Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina – an EU candidate country – are undemocratic and entrench the privileged position of dominant ethnic groups, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday. The legal case was brought to the Strasbourg-based court by Slaven Kovačević, a political scientist and adviser to a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s […]
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