The government of the disputed region says the restrictions are “absolutely necessary in the interests of Indian sovereignty.” The government of Indian-administered Kashmir has extended its ban on high-speed internet in 18 of the 20 districts in the disputed region until November 12. In an order issued late Wednesday, the …
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Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s army chief ordered an investigation into allegations that paramilitary forces forcibly removed a provincial police chief from his home and pressured him to arrest the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The investigation comes as the provincial police chief, Mushtaq Mehar, and more than 50 …
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China has been administering experimental coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of thousands of people since July under an emergency use program approved by the Chinese government, before their safety and efficacy have been fully proven by clinical trials. Some vaccine experts and developers in the West have warned against premature licensing …
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Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir – The Indian military says its soldiers exceeded their powers under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the killing of three local civilians in southern Indian-administered Kashmir earlier this year. On July 18, the Indian armed forces said they had killed three unidentified …
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India and Japan are considering cooperating on projects in Bangladesh and Myanmar as part of their efforts to work together in third countries, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. The East India-Japan Law Forum, which focuses on specific projects to modernize the Northeast region of India, is also of …
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Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir – Sakina Itoo used to motivate Kashmiris to believe that India is better for their future. But the 48-year-old pro-India policy says New Delhi’s decision to strip the Muslim-majority region of autonomy last August has made it lose face and vulnerable. “We don’t know how to …
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Representative image NEW DELHI: Global rating agency Fitch on Tuesday drastically revised its forecast for GDP growth, estimating it to contract 10.5% in 2020-21, while Goldman Sachs expects it to decline 14.8% in the current fiscal year. Both entities have made sharp downward revisions to their forecasts after last month’s …
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A gas pipeline explosion near a mosque in Bangladesh killed 16 people and injured dozens with critical burns as worshipers were about to finish their prayers, authorities said Saturday. The explosion, which firefighters suspect was caused by a gas pipeline leak, occurred Friday night at a mosque in the Narayanganj …
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The defense ministers of India and China have met in the Russian capital as the two Asian nuclear powers try to resolve rising tensions along their disputed border in eastern Ladakh. Neither side gave details of Friday’s meeting between India’s Rajnath Singh and Chinese General Wei Fenghe, the first high-level …
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A Tibetan-born soldier from India’s special forces is reportedly killed in the latest border clash between India and China on its disputed border with the Himalayas, fueling concerns of a broader military confrontation between the two regional powers. . The death is the first of two reported incidents in 48 …
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