Although the BJP’s chances of electoral success may have diminished elsewhere in India, the circumstances in Jammu & Kashmir are indicative that the party’s long-term carrot and stick strategy has come to fruition. Jammu and Kashmir is holding elections, and there is an eerie silence in the region. Even the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, whose […]
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Khalsa Day festivities in Canada’s Toronto were marked by slogans raised in favour of the Khalistan movement during a speech by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Indian media outlets reported on Monday. The festival of Vaisakhi — also known as Baisakhi — honours the founding of the Sikh community known as the Khalsa in 1699. It […]
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Israeli officials are growing wary that they could face prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the war in Gaza. After days of conjecture in Israeli media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late on Sunday that it has issued warnings to senior political and military officials that they could soon face arrest warrants. […]
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LAHORE: Punjab police has initiated arrest of the farmers’ leaders across the province after they announced protest in front of the Punjab Assembly. Punjab’s farmers protesting against delay in purchase of wheat on the fixed government price amid a wet spell in the province. The farmers had to stage a protest demonstration in front of […]
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The US secretary of state hopes Hamas will accept what he has called Israel’s “extraordinarily generous” offer for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. Antony Blinken was speaking as a Hamas delegation discussed the new proposal with mediators from Egypt and Qatar. A source close to the talks told the BBC they were cautiously […]
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN: China’s leader Xi Jinping kicks off a six-day trip to Europe this Sunday, his first visit to the continent since 2019. The trip will include stops in France, Serbia and Hungary and comes amid rising tensions over trade with the European Union and concerns over Beijing’s support of Russia. Some analysts say that […]
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According to Austrian Media reports: Basic care system for refugees is 20 years old and what was once ground-breaking has now become ‘inadequate care’. This was stated by Erich Fenninger, Managing Director of Volkshilfe, at a joint press conference of the leading NGOs in the asylum sector on Monday morning. There is a lack of […]
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday it was “not too late” for Ukraine to win the war, agreeing with President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kiev needs more weapons, while Russian forces advance. Stoltenberg was in Ukraine when Russia claimed the capture of two eastern villages in 24 hours, rushing an advance in the Donetsk region before […]
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Reduced tolerance for online dissent, shutting down mobile networks on election day, throttling of internet access, forced suspension of social media platforms, and a raft of attacks and harassment of journalists and bloggers, including the murder of four journalists, significantly eroded the parameters of general free speech and dissent in Pakistan over the past 12 […]
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LAHORE: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has stated that all indicators of the economy are negative, and the government’s decision to seek another bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an admission that “we have failed.” Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Lahore on Sunday, Abbasi remarked, “Economic growth stalls and inflation rises […]
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