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Proposal for Burqa ban in Sri Lanka under discussion

Mar 16, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 : The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka on Tuesday issued a statement on a proposed ban on wearing burqa and niqab in Sri Lanka, saying that the government is yet to impose a ban and a proposal in this regard is being discussed.

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Nationwide protest planned in Pakistan for recovery of Shia 'missing' persons

Mar 16, 2021

Karachi [Pakistan], March 16 : Pakistan's Joint Action Committee (JAC) for Shia missing persons and families of enforced disappearance has called for a nationwide protest from April onwards if their family members are not recovered by the end of this month.
Newly appointed Consul General of the UAE in Mumbai Abdulla Husein Salman Mohamed Almarzooqi with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Newly appointed UAE Consul General meets Maharashtra Governor

Mar 16, 2021
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WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week

Mar 16, 2021

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India 'not signatory' to 1951 UN Convention: MHA on asylum to Myanmar refugees

Mar 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], March 16 : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand...
Dominican Republic Vice President and Head of the Health Cabinet Raquel Pena

Dominican Republic Vice President thanks PM Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines

Mar 16, 2021

Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic], March 16 : Dominican Republic Vice President and Head of the Health Cabinet Raquel...
A sedated lion cub used in bridal photoshoot in Pakistan (Twitter)

Animal rights activists slam Pakistan over use of sedated lion cub in bridal photoshoot

Mar 16, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 : Known for its dismal record of animal conservation and 'trophy hunting' of endangered...
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Russia registers 9,393 new COVID-19 cases

Mar 16, 2021
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US Senators introduce legislation for partnership development with democratic countries to combat China threat

Mar 16, 2021
Nasir Aziz Khan

Pakistan muzzling voices of dissent in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist informs UNHRC

Mar 16, 2021
President of Inter-Parliamentary Union, Duarte Pacheco addresses MPs

India, Portugal are brothers, says IPU president; extends support for UNSC membership

Mar 16, 2021
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg

NATO chief calls on US, EU to 'quickly repair' alliance to deal with China's bullying

Mar 16, 2021
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil's President appoints yet another Health Minister

Mar 16, 2021
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo Credit - Reuters)

Kim Jong-un's sister warns US, S Korea on military drills, threatens to scrap inter-Korean pact

Mar 16, 2021
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Imran-led government demands resignation of chief election commissioner, wants Pakistan poll body reconstituted

Mar 16, 2021
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Pakistan: Grade 7 student found dead in Peshawar police station

Mar 16, 2021
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Vatican says priests can't bless same-sex unions, terms them 'not licit'

Mar 16, 2021
Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Nepal President calls for all-party meet as political rift deepens

Mar 16, 2021
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Pak SC slams Imran Khan govt for failure to conduct CCI meeting, calls it 'incapable' of running country

Mar 16, 2021