01-04-2021 VICTORIA: A court in Hong Kong has found seven prominent pro-democracy politicians and campaigners guilty of unauthorized assembly over their role in a peaceful protest that was one of the biggest rallies in the Chinese-controlled city in 2019. Those convicted on Thursday include media tycoon Jimmy Lai, as well …
Read More »ISIL kills 30 more Shia in Western Ethiopia
01-04-2021 ADDIS ABABA: The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL also known as ISIS/ Daesh/ al-Qaeda/ Taliban) killed at least 30 more Shia civilians in an attack on a village in the Ethiopian region of Oromia, witnesses said on Wednesday, the latest outbreak of ethnic violence to challenge the …
Read More »Voting for 2nd phase of Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal on Thursday
Voting for second phase of Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal tomorrow. All necessary arrangements have been in the two states for the polling tomorrow. In West Bengal, 30 seats spread over four districts will go to polls in this phase. Polling will be held on 9 seats each in …
Read More »8 States reporting over 84 per cent surge in daily new cases of COVID-19, says Govt
March 31;2021-Eight States, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have reported a surge in the COVID-19 daily new cases. 84.73 per cent of the new cases are reported from these eight states. More than fifty three thousand new cases have been reported in the country …
Read More »Police beyond call of their duty–जिंदगी के साथ भी। जिंदगी के बाद भी
Hyderabad, March 31 (Press media of india-Najaf Ali Shoukat): Cyberabad Police Commissioner goes beyond a call of his duty and lauds the family of ASI Mahipal Reddy for donating his organs and saving the lives of eight people with those organs. Minister for Education Sabhita Indra Reddy visited the …
Read More »Pakistani makes history as first ever Muslim to become US Judge
31-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani-American man has been nominated by US President Joe Biden for the position of a Federal Judge on the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Zahid Quraishi will be the first Muslim American to serve …
Read More »Australia issues alerts ‘not to pick poisonous mushrooms’
31-03-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Heavy rains have caused poisonous mushrooms to start popping up around Melbourne and regional Victoria, including the potentially fatal death cap fungi. Victorians have been warned not to pick any wild mushrooms. “The recent conditions have been ideal for poisonous mushrooms, and recent rains have seen them …
Read More »Iran demands UN assistance to intra-Afghan talks
31-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report TEHRAN/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The foreign minister of Iran called on the United Nations to facilitate the intra-Afghan negotiations, which he described as a requisite for peace and stability in Afghanistan. In an address to the 9th annual ministerial meeting of the Heart of …
Read More »14 countries raise concern over WHO report on COVID origin
31-03-2021 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: A group of 14 countries has raised concerns over a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the origin of the coronavirus, citing delays and a lack of full access to data, while the agency’s own chief called for further investigation into a theory …
Read More »‘France kills 19 unarmed Shia civilians in Mali’
30-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ BAMAKO/ PARIS: A French air attack in central Mali on January 3 killed at least 19 innocent unarmed Shia Muslim civilians, according to excerpts from a United Nations investigation, due to be released later on Tuesday. In the assault, French warplanes struck …
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