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JKPC chief Sajad Lone highlights officia...

JKPC chief Sajad Lone highlights official data mismatch on poor population ...

JKPC chief Sajad Lone highlights official data mismatch on poor population in J&Ks regions, seeks one definition ## Discrepancies in Poverty Data Spark Concerns Over Equitable Resource Allocation in Jammu and Kashmir **Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir** – A significant disparity in official data... read more »

1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers in Rajasthan...

1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers in Rajasthan get 1,000 each through DBT

1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers in Rajasthan get 1,000 each through DBT **Rajasthan Empowers Anganwadi Network with Financial Boost and Enhanced Resources** **Jaipur, Rajasthan** – In a significant move to bolster the state’s crucial Anganwadi services, over 1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers across... read more »

Israel passes law allowing death penalty...

Israel passes law allowing death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murd...

Israel passes law allowing death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murder **New Legislation in Israel Establishes Death Penalty for Specific Homicide Convictions** Jerusalem – The Israeli Knesset has passed a controversial new law that introduces the death penalty for Palestinians convicted... read more »

Body of newborn found in portable toilet...

Body of newborn found in portable toilet near Waffle House

Body of newborn found in portable toilet near Waffle House **Infant Discovered in Public Restroom Facility, Investigation Underway** A grim discovery was made late Tuesday evening when the body of a newborn infant was found within a portable toilet situated near a local Waffle House establishment.... 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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West Asia crisis: Rajnath Singh calls for swift decisions, long-term readiness

West Asia crisis: Rajnath Singh calls for swift decisions, long-term readiness ## Regional Stability Paramount: India Urges Decisive Action and Strategic Preparedness Amidst West Asian... read more »

Video shows Kuwait International Airport blaze rage after drones hit fuel tanks

Video shows Kuwait International Airport blaze rage after drones hit fuel tanks ## Fierce Blaze Engulfs Kuwait International Airport Following Drone Incident **KUWAIT CITY** – A... read more »

Tragedy as young woman who 'ignored cancer symptoms until it was too late' dies

Tragedy as young woman who 'ignored cancer symptoms until it was too late' dies **Early Detection Crucial: Physiotherapist’s Battle with Advanced Bowel Cancer Underscores... read more »

Teenage girl and woman charged over serious attack on woman in Tipperary

Teenage girl and woman charged over serious attack on woman in Tipperary **Two Charged in Connection with Serious Assault in County Tipperary** **Birdhill, Co. Tipperary** – Authorities... read more »

France opens probe into suspected attack on Bank of America in Pa...

France opens probe into suspected attack on Bank of America in Paris ## Pre-Dawn Raid Thwarts Potential Attack on Bank of America Paris Branch **Paris, France –** French authorities have launched a... read more »