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India trashes Pakistan’s claims of Delhi sponsoring terrorism

15Nov

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India trashes Pakistan’s claims of Delhi sponsoring terrorism

India on Sunday thrashed Pakistan’s accusations saying that India was sponsoring “terrorism" aimed at destabilising it and targeting its economic partnership with China. Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and chief military spokesman Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar had on Saturday released a dossier along with what they said were intelligence intercepts that purportedly showed the involvement of Indian intelligence operatives in acts of terrorism. India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava responded to the allegations levelled during the “press conference by the Pakistani establishment” by saying: “This is yet another futile anti-India propaganda exercise.” He added, “The so-called claims of ‘proof’ against India enjoy no credibility, are fabricated and represent figmen

Is any Hindu left in Pakistan: Twitteratis ask Imran Khan as he extends Diwali greetings

15Nov

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Asia

Is any Hindu left in Pakistan: Twitteratis ask Imran Khan as he extends Diwali greetings

Social media platform Twitter was filled with sarcastic comments after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan extended his greetings to the country's minority Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali on Saturday."Is any Hindu left in Pakistan? I thought all are already converted, anyways, Happy Diwali," said a Twitter user.Another Twitter user stated that Pakistan has as many Hindus as the number of letters in Khan's tweet."Do you still have any left, in Pakistan?" asked another Twitterati.Meanwhile, Pakistani Hindus celebrated Diwali across the country with zeal and fervour, with families decorating their houses and temples with colourful lights."We have come here to celebrate this festival with colourful rangolis. I feel instead of playing with blood, it is so much better to celebrate our f...

Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election

14Nov

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Asia, Conflict, World

Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election

Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election The election will be just the second since Myanmar nation emerged from nearly half a century of junta rule in 2011. YANGON: Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday morning for a vote expected to return to power the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains a hero at home in spite of a reputation abroad shattered by the Rohingya crisis. The election will be just the second since the Southeast Asian nation emerged from nearly half a century of junta rule in 2011. Five years ago Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory, but was forced by the constitution into an uneasy power-sharing agreement with the still-mighty military. This time the civilian leader -- in a bid to maintain an absolute majority -- has i...

Pak resumes ceasefire violation at three sectors in J&K’s Poonch

12Nov

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Asia

Pak resumes ceasefire violation at three sectors in J&K’s Poonch

Pakistan on Wednesday continued with its ceasefire violation in the same three sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) in India’s Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, where they had been attacking incessantly for the past day.“At about 9.15 a.m., Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors,” India’s Defence Spokesman Devender Anand said."The Indian army is retaliating befittingly," he said.Since the beginning of this year, Pakistan has been violating with impunity the bilateral ceasefire agreement signed by the two countries in 1999.In over 3,200 such ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the LoC since January 2020, over 20 civilians have been killed and over 100 injured. Lives of thousan

Bangladeshi Muslims form human chain, protest to show solidarity with Uyghurs

12Nov

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Asia, China

Bangladeshi Muslims form human chain, protest to show solidarity with Uyghurs

In protest against the atrocities committed by the Chinese government on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, Islamic scholars and Ulemas of Bangladesh formed a human chain on Thursday at the Dhaka National Press Club.Under the banner of ‘Uyghur Muslim Rights Council’ (Uyghur Musalmaner Odhikar Parishad), the protestors demanded political and religious rights for the persecuted Uyghur minority Muslims in China’s northwestern region called Xinjiang.“The Uyghur Muslims are persecuted by the Chinese government and they are not allowed to practice their Islamic faith by the Communist government of China,” said the protestors.The demonstration was part of Bangladeshi Muslims showing solidarity with their fellow Uyghur Muslims.Colourful placards depicting atrocities perp

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

12Nov

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Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

ISLAMAB - Pakistan’s prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country. Imran Khan’s pledge to declare the area of Gilgit-Baltistan — which is part of the Pakistani-ruled Kashmir — the fifth province of Pakistan promptly angered neighbouring India, which itself last year revoked decades-old semi-autonomous status for the Indian-controlled sector of Kashmir. At the time, New Delhi divided the Muslim-majority region into two federally governed territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh — touching off anger on both sides of the frontier. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government also annulled the region’s separate constitution. Indians will now be all

Shoplus: Thailand leads in Q2 social growth

11Nov

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Asia, Singapore, World

Shoplus: Thailand leads in Q2 social growth

Shoplus: Thailand leads in Q2 social growth Thailand saw the biggest second-quarter growth in social commerce across Asean, while strong social media engagement has played a monumental role in boosting live commerce in the country, says Shoplus, an artificial intelligence-powered social selling service by Taiwan-based iKala. "Thais spend an average of 4-5 hours a day on social media, the highest in the world. People tend to share information and engage with others online, which plays a part in driving live social selling to grow rapidly. This is a huge change in how people are shopping," said Kimmy Chen, general manager of Shoplus. Shoplus provides a one-stop service solution, including AI-live selling, AI-based chatbots and AI-messenger plug-ins for commerce merchants across multi-devi...

Pompeo, Esper to push Trump’s anti-China message in India

8Nov

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Asia, China, World

Pompeo, Esper to push Trump’s anti-China message in India

WASHINGTON - Just a week before November’s election, two of President Donald Trump’s top national security aides will visit India for meetings focused largely on countering China’s growing global influence. As the bitter race between Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden winds down, the talks this week in New Delhi aim to reinforce the president’s anti-China campaign message. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper will meet their Indian counterparts for strategic and security talks on Tuesday, after which Pompeo will travel on to Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia. All of them are contending with a tug-of-war between Washington and Beijing that has intensified as Trump seeks to paint Biden as weak on China. Trump has played up his friendship with Indian Pr

J&K announces eight phase DDC polls from Nov 28

8Nov

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Asia

J&K announces eight phase DDC polls from Nov 28

In the first major exercise of electoral rights after the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) poll panel has announced to hold District Development Council (DDC) polls in the Indian union territory to be held in eight phases from November 28 to December 22.The polls for the vacant seats of sarpanchs and panchs and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) would also be held simultaneously with the DDC Polls.The government had in October amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the union territory.Addressing a press conference, the newly appointed State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma ...

J&K govt sanctions six transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant employees in valley

8Nov

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Asia

J&K govt sanctions six transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant employees in valley

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government has accorded sanction for the construction of six transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant employees in the valley at a cost of Rs 201.60 crore under Prime Minister's development package. A four-member committee headed by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, has been set up to resolve all matters pertaining to the identification and transfer of land to the Department of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction by November 15. An order issued by the General Administrative Department (GAD) said that the proper rate analysis and market survey is being conducted in light of standing rules and procedures. The locations include Marhama-Bijbehara in Anantnag district, Wandhama-Lar in Ganderbal district, Fatehpora in Baramulla district, Al

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