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A new dynamic in the Af-Pak Great Game
While there are differences between Pakistan and Afghanistan on the Durand issue, which has led to several casualties in the past and could emerge as a major threat to peace in the region, the Afghans consider the Pakistanis playing a game of 'duplicity' with Kabul on various fronts.
China's Xi Jinping slap bang in the middle of a major crisis
The involvement of students in the latest protests in China has been a cause for serious concern among the leadership. The student community is one cross section of population Beijing has always feared in terms of their ability to effectively coordinate any anti-government activity.
Second Russian shopping mall mysteriously destroyed by fire raising suspicions of sabotage
StroyPark Mall in Balashikha, to the east of Moscow, was filmed in flames early Monday as thick black smoke streamed into the sky, the Daily Mail reported. It comes after another fire at the Mega shopping centre in Khimki, also near Moscow and 30 miles from Balashikha, caused explosions which killed one person.
Imran Khan turned against his 'benefactor' Gen Bajwa: Pakistan Defence Minister
Addressing the PML-N workers' convention in Sialkot, he said that under the plan, a person was brought to power who destroyed the economy, today he is saying that justice should be done to him, Express Tribune reported. Imran did not suddenly descend on Pakistan, he was launched after 2011 through planning, he claimed.
Pakistan authorities remove minaret of Ahmadi place of worship
According to the representatives of the Ahmadi community, police cordoned off the street and switched off the lights before going ahead with the removal of the minaret on December 7, Dawn reported. Some religious outfits had been pressing the administration for the last one year to get the minaret removed from the front side of a building since the law bars the Ahmadis from making their places of worship resemble a mosque, the media outlet reported.
2 Indian-Americans in Money magazine's top 50 changemakers
Rohit Chopra, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Gaurav Sharma of New York-based fintech firm Capitalize, have been recognised for offering "unique perspective on the gaps within our financial systems - and how they're working to improve the future for everyday consumers".
Broke Pakistan may seek big bro China's help on debt bail-out
An analyst, however, told India Narrative that China with its own financial challenges and rising debt levels may not be able to open its coffers. "The problem for China is its own domestic financial problems and the rising debt levels owing to the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) projects, prompting many countries such as Sri Lanka to seek assistance from Beijing. It has to be seen how much China will be willing," he said.
Bangladesh seeks India's cooperation on Rohingya, energy sector issues
Chaudhury mentioned that India gave shelter and all kinds of support to the Bangladeshi refugees during the Great War of Liberation, which the people of her country remember with due respect.
NASA's Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission
The Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the space agency said in a blogpost on Sunday. Before powering down Orion and handing it over to the USS Portland's recovery team, engineers will run a number of additional tests while the spacecraft is in the water. Navy divers and other team members will approach the spacecraft in several inflatable boats under the direction of the NASA recovery director.
'UK representative of Nithyananda attended glamorous Diwali party at House of Lords'
Atmadaya, the British representative for the controversial guru known as Nithyananda, was invited to the function by the MP Bob Blackman and the peer Rami Ranger, the Observer reported. Nithyananda's organisation also took out a full-page advertisement in an accompanying brochure which was handed out to attendees.
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