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ISI instructs terror outfits in J&K to use Communist names to avoid detection
The sources also said that ISI has specifically asked these ultras to publicise themselves as Communist organisations among the cadres. The sources further said that ISI is worried that after any terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, India always holds Pakistan responsible with substantial proofs, indicating its clear hands behind the incidents.
IndianOil installs more than 1,000 EV charging stations
Diversified energy major IndianOil on Friday said it has installed more than 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) across the country."With the successful deployment of over 1,000 EV charging points, we have achieved the first of our many milestones towards enabling an EV revolution in the country," Director, Marketing V. Satish Kumar, said.
India's crackdown on Chinese firms, apps getting 'increasingly unhinged': China
The Indian government this week banned 54 Chinese mobile applications, which are posing threat to national security. The Income Tax department on Wednesday also carried out raids at multiple premises linked to Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei across the country in connection with alleged tax evasion.The Global Times said in an editorial that after failing to gain any advantage by stirring up tension at the border with China.
Ukraine and Russia trade accusations of shelling
Ukraine's ministry of defence says it has recorded 60 ceasefire violations by separatists in the Donbas region over the past 24 hours, with one soldier injured, according to its ministry of defence. Ukraine's commander of the Joint Forces, lieutenant general Alexander Pavlyuk, claimed Russia-backed troops have increased provocative actions in a bid to provoke Ukraine's armed forces to fire, the report said.
Chained Woman Case: Worried China to probe video as it threatens to distract attraction from Winter Olympics
The provincial government has formed a team to “find the truth, punish those who violated laws, hold those involved accountable and release the results to the public in a timely manner,” state broadcaster China Central Television said on Thursday in a statement on one of its social media accounts. The scandal is said to mar the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in terms of public discourse.
Nuke weapons can be deployed in Belarus in case of threats: Lukashenko
If the West takes actions that threaten Belarus, nuclear weapons can be deployed in the country to protect it, President Alexander Lukashenko said. He made the remarks on Thursday at the Osipovichi training ground, where the military exercises "Allied Resolve 2022" are taking place, reports Xinhua news agency. Lukashenko noted that if there are no threats to Belarus, no nuclear weapons will appear in the country.
Perceptible drop in Imran's popularity, Nawaz Sharif leads in Pak provinces
According to the survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan, Khan ranked second in popularity in KP with 44 per cent and third with 33 per cent popularity in Sindh and Punjab.These opinion survey conducted from December 22, 2021 to January 31, 2022 solicited views of 5,000 people from across the country about the popularity of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, Khan, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Pak stokes controversy over Int'l Hijab Day suggestion on March 8
Qadri wrote to Kahn suggesting a regressive measure to alter the status of an UN-designated international day that aims to celebrate "the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women". This is a critical juncture in history, when women's rights movements are gathering momentum not only in Pakistan but around the world, in the wake of increasing gender-based crimes and injustices, the report said.
Elon Musk compares Canada PM Justin Trudeau to Hitler on Twitter, deletes it later
Responding to the Trudeau government' crackdown on crypto funding of the truckers’ protest, Musk tweeted a picture of Adolf Hitler captioned “Stop Comparing me to Justin” on the top of the photo and “(At least) I had a budget” at its bottom. The tweet had generated over 35,000 likes before it was take down.
China takes aim at Quad, saying it provokes confrontation
China has criticised the Quad as a "small clique" that is "bent on provoking confrontation" and warned that it will be to their "detriment". China's Permanent Representative Zhang Jun told the Security Council on Thursday that the US "has been ganging up in the Asia Pacific region, creating trilateral and quadrilateral small cliques, and bent on provoking confrontation".
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