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Air tickets get costlier as Air India levies fuel surcharge due to hike in ...

Air tickets get costlier as Air India levies fuel surcharge due to hike in ATF prices **Aviation Sector Faces Rising Operating Costs as Fuel Surcharge Introduced** **New Delhi, India – March 11, 2024** – Passengers booking domestic flights with Air India will encounter an increase in fares... read more »

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Now, Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to repeal two-child norm forULBelection...

Now, Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to repeal two-child norm forULBelections ## Rajasthan Legislature Rescinds Two-Child Policy for Local Body Elections **Jaipur, Rajasthan –** The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has officially repealed a controversial two-child norm that previously disqualified... read more »

Centre committed to growth of IT sector: PM M. Singh
Committed to protecting the Aravalli hil...

Committed to protecting the Aravalli hills, says Bhupender Yadav

Committed to protecting the Aravalli hills, says Bhupender Yadav **Government Pledges Aravalli Protection, High-Level Committee Under Consideration** **New Delhi, [Date]** – The Indian government has reiterated its unwavering commitment to the preservation of the ecologically vital Aravalli... read more »

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Where do the 35 million foreigners living in the GCC come from?

Where do the 35 million foreigners living in the GCC come from? **GCC Demographics: A Deep Dive into the Expatriate Workforce** **Analysis Reveals Dominance of Foreign Nationals in Gulf Economies** The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions **India and Europe Forge New Alliance in Earth Observation** **New Delhi/Paris – March 4, 2024** – The Indian Space Research... read more »

Sobha Surendran launches campaign in Palakkad; district BJP leaders absence fuels speculat...

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Why international law is still the worlds best defence

Why international law is still the worlds best defence ### The Enduring Imperative of International Law in a Volatile World The international legal framework, often viewed as a complex and... read more »

Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks?

Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks? **Divergent Signals Emerge from Tehran Amidst Escalating Gulf Tensions** Tehran is currently grappling with a conspicuous divergence in... read more »