China defends crackdown in Xinjiang
China has in its internal affairs after UN chief Antonio Guterres raised the plight of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang province during a visit to China. Xinjiang is an administrative …
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Lawyer fighting palm oil industry wins ecology prize
Goldman Environmental Prize,2019 has been announced.Six people from around the world have been selected for the award. Among them,Alfred Brownell from Liberia has also been awarded.He was awarded for his …
Read MoreChina spends 4 times more than India on defence:Sipri
According to a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI),India was the world’s fourth biggest military spender in 2018 behind the United States,China and Saudi Arabia. The report …
Read MoreBan on veils in Sri Lanka sparks concern
Sri Lankan President has issued an order for a ban on burqa,veil or covering of the face in a manner which prevents anyone from being identified. The President has used …
Read MoreSocialist Party wins Spanish election
In the snap general election held in Spain,the Socialist Party (PSOE) of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won the highest number of seats but has fallen short of an absolute …
Read MoreAfghan ‘grand assembly’ begins
Afghan President has opened a four-day Loya Jirga or grand assembly with a large number of delegates seeking to agree on a common approach to peace talks with the Taliban. …
Read MorePermanent closure of LoC trade sought
The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has advocated for permanent closure of cross-LoC trade. Recently, Indian government had indefinitely suspended Cross-LoC trade at two points along the Line of Control in …
Read MoreIndia-China team on pharma to meet next month
India has decided to send a high-level delegation to China under the India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue(SED) Mechanism.The meeting is scheduled to be held in Beijing in May 2019 This meeting …
Read MoreRussia open to new arms control treaty
Russia has said that it was open to the possibility of new arms control deal after the US President has called for a new arms control treaty with both Russia …
Read MoreJob hoping in US gets tougher for H-1B visa holders
According to a report, it will get tougher for H-1B visa holders in the United States(US) to switch jobs even if the new job is similar to the old and …
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