Modi knew about the conspiracy to kill Sikh leader Nijjar!

Canada has now implicated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The country’s newspaper, citing government sources, said that Narendra Modi knew about the conspiracy to kill the leader of the Khalistan movement in Canada in advance. Although the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail published this news, […]

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High-level conference on ‘Durable Solutions to the Rohingya Crisis’ at the UN

Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, had called for a high-level conference on the Rohingya issue at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly last September. In this context, the resolution titled ‘The situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minority communities in Myanmar’ was unanimously adopted […]

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Afghanistan’s Exports Drop 14% Amid Trade Challenges

The World Bank has reported that Afghanistan’s exports from January 1 to September 1, 2024, have decreased by 14% compared to the same period last year. According to the World Bank report, changes in Pakistan’s trade policies and increased taxes on fresh fruits and agricultural products from Afghanistan are among the main reasons for the […]

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Maldives-India sign MoU for use of local currencies in bilateral transactions

The central banks of Maldives and India, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) and Reserve Bank of Maldives (RBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework promoting the use of respective local currency in bilateral transactions. The MoU was signed in India’s Mumbai on Friday by MMA’s Governor Ahmed Munawar and RBI’s Governor […]

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At least 10 killed in Afghanistan attack, interior ministry says

At least 10 people were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, Interior Ministry Spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qaniee said on Friday. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack. The Taliban took over the country in 2021 and vowed to restore security to the war-torn nation. Attacks have continued, many of them […]

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COP29: Bangladesh urges EU to back $200 billion fund for LDCs

Bangladesh called on the European Union (EU) to support a proposal for allocating USD 200 billion to the LDCs and the most vulnerable countries, ensuring these nations can effectively respond to the challenges of the climate crisis. The request was made in a significant bilateral meeting held on 22 November between the Ministers of the […]

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Malala speaks out on the plight of Afghan women in the film

Malala Yousafzai has spoken out in support of Afghan women as they struggle to survive amid new levels of oppression under the Taliban regime. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pakistani women’s rights activist recently said in an interview with the BBC Asian Network, “I never thought women’s rights would be curtailed so easily!” Malala expressed her […]

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Sri Lanka’s inflation rate drops to minus 0.7% in October

The National Consumer Price Index captures broad retail price inflation and is released with a lag of 21 days every month. Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation reached minus 0.7% year-on-year in October after easing to minus 0.2% in September, official data showed on Thursday (21 November), as the island nation continued its economic rebound. The […]

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Modi’s ties to Adani will face tougher scrutiny this time around

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will find it increasingly difficult to distance himself from the latest controversy erupting around Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest businessmen who’s widely seen as having close ties with the Indian leader. Hours after US prosecutors charged Adani with helping direct a massive bribery scheme, opposition leaders in India renewed […]

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