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Given the grim situation in India after the rise in positive cases in the second wave of Corona, many countries have imposed restriction on travel to and from India. On Monday, United Kingdom announced that India has been put in its travel 'red list'. The ban comes in effect this Friday. The announcement came in after 103 cases of a new variant of Coronavirus first detected in India, were recorded. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US stated that because of the current situation in India, even the fully vaccinated travelers maybe at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants and should avoid all travel to India. It says further, "If you must travel to India, get fully vaccinated before travel. All travelers should wear a mask, stay six feet from others, av...

Saudi Arabia has said that it has started to teach the culture of other countries including Ramayana and Mahabharata that represent ancient Indian culture, as a part of its Vision 2030. Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi's crown is pursuing “Saudi Vision of 2030”. There are many aspects to this, but its main objective is to create an educational system that can overcome the difficulties between the government and various businesses, Saudi has said. The main objective of Saudi’s Vision-2030 is that the economy is dependent on oil and is also making changes in the educational system to reduce the dependence of revenue from oil. https://twitter.com/NoufMarwaai/status/1382694702852538379 Nouf Almarwaai, a Saudi National shared a screenshot of an exam paper on her Twitter and...

Around 30 South Korean college students shaved their heads in protest after the news came in that the Japanese government has declared that it will release more than one million tonnes of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The protest was staged in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. The protest took place despite the ban on public gatherings of more than ten people. Although the police intervened and dispersed the crowds from time to time, it did not disrupt the protest. The protesters were covered in protective gear. The protestors demanded that the Japanese government calls off the plan. One of the placards read, "The Japanese government should immediately cancel the plan to release the contaminated water." Seoul has vigorously reprimanded the Japa...

In a rapporteur issued by the UN Human Rights Council to the Indian Government on February 10, 2021, regarding minority issues in the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir after the unilateral revocation of its autonomy under article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The organization has demanded from the Indian Government response to the serious concerns about the rights of the natives of the erstwhile state. The rapporteur quoted various Human Rights Council resolutions and raised concerns about the reduced political representation and participation of the various native groups in the area, i.e., Kashmiri, Dogri, Gojri, Pahari, Sikh, Ladakhi and the other minorities. It states that according to the information received via various Special Procedures mandate holders, the government had ...

The Israeli warplanes and helicopters conducted airstrikes in the blockaded Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported following the attack, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter in the field. https://twitter.com/no_itsmyturn/status/1383194943385174026?s=1002 "We hit targets belonging to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, an ammunition factory and a tunnel used for weapons shipments in Gaza," The Israeli army claimed on Twitter. They said that the strikes came after a rocket launched from Gaza. The densely populated Gaza Strip has been under an Egyptian-Israeli blockade since 2007, when Hamas took over the strip. At least 2,160 Palestinians were killed, most of them civilians, and some 11,000 injured in an Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip in 2014.

The Israeli Defence Force ( IDF) struck targets allegedly belonging to the Hamas group throughout the Gaza Strip on Thursday night. The attack was in response to rocket fire earlier from the Strip towards Israel, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. The targets included ammunition manufacturing site, a weapons smuggling tunnel and a military post, according to the IDF. At least six strikes were carried out by the IDF on Thursday night, according to Palestinian media. A rocket landed in an open area in Israeli territory earlier on Thursday evening, setting off rocket sirens in Sderot, Ibim and Nir Am in southern Israel. Earlier on Thursday, an unarmed Palestinian was detained by the IDF after he infiltrated into Israel from the Gaza Strip.

  "It is time to end America's longest war," Joe Biden, President of the United States of America said in a speech from the White House room where US airstrikes there were first declared in 2001. The pull-out is to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks, officials say. At least 2,500 US troops are part of the 9,600-strong Nato Afghan mission. The number of US troops on the ground in Afghanistan fluctuates, and US media report the current total is closer to 3,500. US and Nato officials have said the Taliban, a hardline Islamist movement, have so far failed to live up to commitments to reduce violence in Afghanistan. Joe Biden's plan pushes back the 1 May deadline agreed to by the Trump White House. ...

The discoveries "portray the condition of substantial self-rule for many women and young ladies" who don't have the ability to settle on options about their bodies and their fates without dread or viciousness, it said. Not exactly a large portion of the ladies in 57 non-industrial nations are denied the option to say "no" to sex with their accomplices, to conclude whether to utilize contraception, or to look for medical services, a U.N. report said Wednesday. The report by the U.N. Populace Fund said the information covers just around one-fourth of the world's nations, over half in Africa. The asset said just 55% of women and girls in the 57 nations can conclude whether to have intercourse, regardless of whether to utilize contraception and when to look for medical care, for examp...

  The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralyzed large parts of the country this week. "Because of the genuine dangers to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French organizations are encouraged to briefly leave the country," the consulate said in an email to French residents. "The takeoffs will be completed by existing business carriers," the consulate read. Hostile to French slant has been stewing for quite a long time in Pakistan since the public authority of President Emmanuel Macron communicated support for a magazine's entitlement to republish kid's shows portraying Prophet Mohammed - considered ungodly by numerous Muslims. On Wednesd...

    At least four policemen were killed during the clashes as violence erupted across Pakistan over demand of the expulsion of a French envoy over the publication of alleged blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, according to media reports. The police also used baton-charge on the demonstrators. Violence erupted across Pakistan after security forces fired bullets and tear gas shells on protesters as the country has been facing civil unrest. The situation turned volatile after the arrest of Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Saad Hussain Rizvi on April 12 in Lahore. Reports indicate that over two dozen TLP activists have been killed in police firing during the clashes. Interior Minister of Pakistan, Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday announced that the governm...