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Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: Amnesty report

Islamabad, Sep 9 : Pakistani authorities have been spying on millions of citizens, including journalists and prominent politicians, through tools of mass surveillance acquired from private foreign companies, Amnesty...

Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but UN hasn’t gotten to 362 others

United Nations, Sept 9: An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan's recent deadly earthquake found...

Indefinite curfew imposed in Kathmandu after violent protests over social media ban

Kathmandu, Sept 9: Authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu, reintroducing restrictions just...

Train slams into bus outside Mexico City, kills at least 8 people

Mexico City, Sept 8: A train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing...

Xi calls for united response by BRICS to face Trump’s challenges

Beijing, Sept 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for a unified response by the BRICS countries...
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Pak tables controversial constitutional amendment bill in Senate

Islamabad, Oct 20: The controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, aimed at enforcing judicial reforms that have been a bone of contention between the ruling...

Dollar starved Maldives notifies new foreign currency rules

Male, Oct 20: Dollar-starved Maldives has floated a new foreign currency regulation, limiting types of transactions allowed in foreign currency and imposing mandatory foreign...

Putin for creating parallel SWIFT system to break US dollar dominance

Moscow, Oct 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the multi-nation BRICS group should explore a SWIFT-like cross-border payments system immune to Western sanctions...

Xi Jinping inspects much purged Rocket Force, calls for strengthening deterrence capabilities

Beijing, Oct 19: Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected a brigade of the military's strategic missile force that underwent a massive purge of officials...

Search committee to be formed soon to reconstitute EC: Yunus

Dhaka, Oct 19: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said a search committee will be formed soon to reconstitute the Election Commission. Yunus, the...

Sitharaman meets Mexican minister, discusses ways to deepen economic ties

New Delhi, Oct 19: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday met her Mexican counterpart Rogelio Ramirez de la O and discussed areas of mutual...

17 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka repatriated

Colombo, Oct 19: Seventeen Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters have been repatriated, according...

4 new polio cases reported in Pakistan, tally rises to 37 this year

Islamabad, Oct 19: Pakistan reported another four cases of poliovirus taking the national tally to 37 this year, a media report said on Saturday. The...

Pak SC clarifies changes to elections law cannot undo its verdict in reserved seats case

Islamabad, Oct 18: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday clarified that changes to the elections law could not undo its verdict in the reserved seats...

Setting timeline for ending Ukraine war difficult: Putin appreciates Modi’s concern

Moscow, Oct 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said it is difficult to specify a timeline for ending the war in Ukraine but...

BRICS not anti-West, only ‘non-West’, says Russian President Putin

Moscow, Oct 18: Days ahead of the BRICS Summit in his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday asserted that the grouping is not...

President Murmu hails Indian community in Malawi as ‘living link’ between the two nations

Lilongwe (Malawi), Oct 18: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday hailed the Indian community in Malawi as a "living link" between the two nations, praising...
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