Leader of a right-wing party with pull, Rizvi’s death will not diminish extremist politics in Pakistan. Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the head of the Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), a group that has been the ... ( read original story ...)
74 parrots stuffed into plastic bottles found on ship in Indonesia
The ship's crew heard noises coming from a large box where 74 smuggled parrots were found stuffed into plastic water bottles on a docked ship in Fakfak, Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
India Confirms 9 Million Coronavirus Infections
Only one other country — the United States — has surpassed the milestone of 9 million total cases, since the pandemic began. ( read original story ...)
Ishita Malaviya: India’s first professional female surfer is changing her country’s perception of the ocean
Despite an abundance of coastline, long stretches of beach and swell on both sides of the country, India has traditionally been a surf-shy nation. But over the past decade, the tide has gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Coons Says Hopes for Bipartisan U.S. Policy to ‘Out-Compete’ China
U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons, who is seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration, told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy on China that ... ( read original story ...)
China has given almost a million people experimental Covid vaccine, says company
Sinopharm chairman claims there has not been a single case of infection after inoculation of officials, students and workers heading overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: ‘Five Eyes could be blinded,’ China warns West
The countries, which form the Five Eyes alliance, criticised China's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong. They urged Beijing to reverse course. A Chinese foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia’s economy contracts 9.1% year/year in Q3
Armenia's economy shrank 9.1% year-on-year in the third quarter, after a 13.7% contraction in the second quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic and six-week conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian ... ( read original story ...)
UAE- Bring home the goodies with Khaleej Times
All good things come to those who read. Khaleej Times, the UAE's largest selling English daily, has launched its Subscription Drive to reward its readers who have shown relentless support to ... ( read original story ...)
Reassessing federalism in Nepal
Nepal adopted the federal system after the constitution ... The two major drawbacks of federalism are the high financial costs and the fact that the system makes it easier for both the regional ... ( read original story ...)