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CHINESE NATIONALS ASKED T0 HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS AFTER PESHAWAR BLAST

After a suicide bomber ripped apart a mosque at Peshawar’s Police Lines and left around 100 people, mostly policemen, dead a few days ago, Pakistan has directed the Chinese nationals to hire private firms for security, as per the local media.

IS PESHAWAR BLAST A PRECURSOR T0 AN ALL-OUT WAR BETWEEN TTP, PAK ARMY?

‘Amid an economic crisis, the Pakistan army cannot carry out a sustained war against the TTP, which may trigger more suicide blasts in the country’.

Budget capex boost will facilitate investments in infra, EV, agri-tech

Balanced distribution of expenditure in Budget has created positive sentiment in industry.

AAP LEADER WITHDRAWS PETITION IN SUPREME COURT AS MCD MAYOR POLLS SET TO TAKE PLACE ON 6 FEB

The petition before the Supreme Court of India has been filed by Aam Aadmi Party’s mayor candidate Dr Shelly Oberoi, wherein demanding timely conduct of Delhi mayoral elections has been withdrawn on the ground that the elections are going to take place on coming Monday i.e., 06.02.2023.

Supreme Court refused to entertain plea against government managingtemple properties

The Supreme Court in the case Narendra Gour v. Uol And Ors observed and has refused to entertain a petition, inter alia, wherein seeking uniformity in endowment laws, as it is being found that the said prayers and averments made in the plea were not appropriate to grant relief.

KARNATAKA AAR: 5% GST PAYABLE ON PRE-PACKAGED AND LABELLED JAGGERY

The Karnataka High Court of Advance Ruling AAR) in the case observed and has held that 5% GST on pre-packaged and labeled jaggery.

FY24 health budget ignores hard-learnt lessons from Covid pandemic

Compared to the West, our health budget is still far from 5% of GDP. We will be happy if this figure settles at 4%.

Don Quixote would have approved of Secretary Blinken

Blinken needs to read Don Quixote’ to understand the nature of his temporarily halted mission to get Xito go against CCP’s interests and push Putin to the negotiating table.

September 1942-February 1943: Battle of Stalingrad marked the beginning of Nazi Germany’s end

Itis no small irony that the victory of the communist Red Army saved western capitalism from Nazi victory.

Time to learn from Joshimath

Shouldn’t compensatory afforestation be in the same area in the Himalayas which is affected by the project?

THE U.S. 1S BLOCKED FROM PORTS IN PRC-INFLUENCED SOLOMONS, VANUATU

PRC-linked actors attempting to politically take out Premier Daniel Suidani of Malaita.

Congress OBC leaders decry 'discrimination' in Telangana

Rocked by defections and factionalism in Telangana cadre since the last Assembly elections in 2018, Congress leaders in the state claim that the current state chief, Revanth Reddy, has been unable to unite the party.

CITIZENS’ GROUPS WANT POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD T0 RAISE AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

On 3 February, a group of citizens, along with Greenpeace India, arrived at the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB) office to demand immediate revision of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAAQS) of India.

Challenges won't lessen for ascetic’ Rahul Gandhi

His main challenge is to maintain the yatra’s energy level during several upcoming elections.

Vasant Vihar residents move NGT against pruning’ of trees by welfare association

The residents of Vasant Vihar are not happy with the Vasant Vihar Welfare Association’s act of destroying” the area’s green cover. Around 2,000 of 7,000 trees in the area have been pruned” unscientifically” and illegally”.

RAHUL'S YATRA A MAJOR POLITICAL EVENT IN KASHMIR

‘Kashmir has seen many political rallies, but this time it was different’.

PIL SEEKS CBI PROBE INTO RS 2 L-CR SCAM’ IN BENGAL

A petition filed in the Calcutta High Court last month has alleged a massive financial scam” by the West Bengal government. The petition claims that the state government has spent Rs 229,099 crore of public money without proper documentation, leading to allegations of misappropriation.

China using LinkedIn to recruit spies

As the world was normalising following Covid-19 related restrictions, Gunjan Sharma name changed), a researcher specializing in the Pacific region who had a strong network among government officials, received an invitation to connect on her LinkedIn profile from an individual who said he was associated with a Beijing-based think-tank.

Anti-India cabal in US State Department manipulated online discourse on PM Modi

Ran campaign against PM Modiin run-up to 2019 general elections, says Mike Benz, ex US diplomat.

GHQ-PLA COMBINE CAUSING FINANCIAL MELTDOWN IN PAK

GHQ Rawalpindi, with support from Beijing, has nurtured a stable of extremist eroups that are now restless at the reduction in cash subsidies being given to them.

'IT ENDS WITH US' TO STAR BLAKE LIVELY, JUSTIN BALDONI

D Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will star in movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's popular book \"It Ends with Us\".

India's Mudhol Hounds now a part of PM's security

As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's \"Make in India\" initiative, the Mudhol Hound breed of Indian dog has been inducted into the Prime Minister's security for their strong hunting and guarding skills, apart from agility and loyalty, by the Special Protection Group (SPG), an elite group of security officers protecting the Prime Minister of India.

LGBTQ: INCLUSION IS THE KEY

Embracing the fact that it costs nothing to let people be who they are.

NEW PLAY 'THE BOSE LEGACY' WOWS AUDIENCE

To celebrate legacy of Netaji on his 126th birth anniversary, a new play called 'The Bose Legacy', is garnering appreciation.

Budget should navigate economy against global challenges

Directionally, it should also take forward the reforms process to unlock India's latent growth potential.

INDIA INC SEEKS ENHANCED EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, FAME II EXTENSION, EV INCENTIVES

Entities from critical sectors also expect tax/tariff incentives for EVs, equipping youth with industry relevant skills and industry status to real estate sector.

AT LAST, GERMANY HAS UNCAGED ITS LEOPARDS

Germany’s hesitation over the tanks was caused by more than just the weight of history. The logic in Berlin seemed to be that too much military assistance from the West to Ukraine could provoke Vladimir Putin to become even nastier.

JOE BIDEN 'OUTRAGED, DEEPLY PAINED' AFTER VIDEO SURFACES OF POLICE BEATING MAN TO DEATH

US President Joe Biden said that he was “outraged and deeply pained” to see the video of the fatal police beating of the 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols.

FATF WILL KEEP PUTTING PRESSURE ON PAKISTAN ON COMBATING TERROR

India and SCO nations have enhanced engagement with the global terror watchdog to ensure that it keeps a tab on Islamabad amid growing terror activities.

PLEA IN SC SEEKS DECLARATION THAT CITIZENS HAVE RIGHT TO DIRECTLY PETITION THE PARLIAMENT

The Supreme Court in the case Karan Garg v. UoI And Ors observed and has directed that a copy of the public interest litigation, wherein seeking for declaring that the citizens have a fundamental right to directly petition the Parliament and invite deliberation on important issues of public interest which is to be served to the Centre.