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Pak Minister Writes To UN, Alleges Rights Violations By India
Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has written a detailed letter to 18 UN Special Rapporteurs alleging massive human rights violations by India in Jammu and Kashmir, after it revoked its special status, which she termed as "an annexation by force and therefore an illegal act".....
Pak Condemns India's Statement On Taking Back PoK
Pakistan on Tuesday "strongly condemned and rejected the inflammatory and irresponsible" remarks made by the Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on taking back Pakistan occupied Kashmir, saying they could "further escalate tensions and seriously jeopardise peace and security in the region".....
Netanyahu Wins In Likud Party Leadership Primary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a landside victory in his ruling Likud party's leadership primary election by gaining about 72 per cent of the votes, official results revealed on Friday.....
Iraqi PM Condemns Rocket Attack On US Embassy In Baghdad
The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Sunday condemned the rocket attack on the US embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad.....
BJP Using Delhi Police To Harass Auto Drivers : Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused BJP of taking "revenge" from the poor in the city and urged the saffron party to stop indulging in such malicious actions.....
Prashant Kishor, Pawan Varma Expelled From JDU
Days after election strategist Prashant Kishor and senior party leader Pawan Kumar Varma spoke against the party leadership over its stand on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Nitish Kumar-led party on Wednesday expelled both the leaders from the party's primary membership. ....
Sitharaman Quotes Kashmiri Poet During Budget Speech
During the Budget 2020 presentation in Parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted renowned Kashmiri poet Pandit Dinanath Kaul Nadim, a Sahitya Academy Award winner. ....
Brexit: Britain Leaves EU After 47 Years
Britain has officially left the European Union (EU), marking a historic end to its 47-year-long membership of the world's largest trading bloc. ....
GDP Growth Over 7.4% In 2014-19, Debt Cut To 48.7%: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Central government's debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP in 2019 from 52.2% and has clocked a GDP growth of 7.4% over 2014-19 & FDI increased from $119 bn in 2009-14 to $ 284 billion.....
NDA Govt Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022: FM
Emphasising on doubling the farm income of farmers across the country by 2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2020-21 Budget speech said that the government has provided 11 crore farmers under Aspirational India programme. ....
