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February 17, 2024 4:05 PM

Pakistan: Commissioner Rawalpindi resigns, admitting rigging in elections

Amid the federal government formation hitting a stalemate in Pakistan after a fractured general election mandate, Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta resigned from his post on Saturday. The resignation comes amidst protest...

February 17, 2024 2:05 PM

A cultural program on life and bravery of U Tirot Sing organised in Bangladesh

A cultural program on life and bravery of Khasi freedom fighter U Tirot Sing organised on Friday evening at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka. The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, Dhaka and Department of Arts &amp; Culture, Government of Meghalaya in collaboration Shilpakala Academy, Bangla...

February 17, 2024 11:15 AM

Pakistan: PTI announced to sit in opposition in Centre and Punjab

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) yesterday announced that it will sit in opposition in the Centre and Punjab, as the political parties make efforts to finalize the process of government formation in Pakistan and provinces after the General Elections held on 8th February.&nbsp; The decision...

February 17, 2024 11:06 AM

Pakistan's score on EIU Democracy Index fell to 3.25, resulting in fall of 11 places in global ranking table

Pakistan becomes the only Asian country to be downgraded to an authoritarian regime, registering the greatest deterioration of any country in the region classified as &quot;Australia and Asia&quot;, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index 2023 report...

February 16, 2024 9:05 PM

Israel claims to eliminate senior Hezbollah commander and his deputy in air raid; In retaliation Hexbollah fires dozens of rockets at northern Israeli

Hezbollah said on Thursday it fired dozens of rockets at a northern Israeli town in response&quot; to the killing of 10 civilians in southern Lebanon. In a stament the outfit said Islamic resistance fighters fired dozens of Katyusha-type rockets at Kiryat Shmona," an Israeli town near t...

February 16, 2024 4:51 PM

Khasi freedom fighter U Tirot Sing's statue unveiled in Dhaka

A statue of U Tirot Sing, a freedom fighter from Khasi Hills who rebelled against British Colonialism some 200 years ago, unveiled on Friday at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, Dhaka. The Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya Sniawbhalang Dhar and the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma...

February 15, 2024 9:16 PM

Britain economy falls into recession, adding to Sunak's election challenge

Britain's economy fell into a recession in the second half of 2023, ahead of this year's expected election for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has promised to boost growth. ''&nbsp;<br ...

February 15, 2024 9:14 PM

Six killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Russia's Belgorod

Six people including a one-year-old girl were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Thursday on the southern Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. ''Eighte...

February 15, 2024 6:24 PM

16th conference of World Social Forum 2024 commences in Kathmandu

The 16th conference of the World Social Forum (WSF) 2024 commenced in Kathmandu on Thursday. The five-day WSF 2024 under the &quot;Another World is Possible&quot; banner aims to open horizontal exchange among civil society organisations, social movements, trade unions and individuals...

February 15, 2024 6:00 PM

Leaders of Canada, Australia, New Zealand call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The leaders of Canada, Australia and New Zealand called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, according to a joint statement released in response to reports about Israel's planned military operation in Rafah, a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. '&ap...

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