Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) The Rajasthan Police marked its 77th Foundation Day on Thursday, with great enthusiasm and pride. A state-level programme was held at the Rajasthan Police Academy (RPA) in Jaipur, where Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion, CM Sharma said that the crime rate has reduced in the state.Security and safety issues have been maintained in the state, and hence investors are coming here with confidence, he said.”Cyber cr…
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Kabul, April 2 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Minister of Economy, Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said on Thursday that more than 27,000 Afghan families across nine provinces have been displaced due to attacks carried out by Pakistan’s military, local media reported. During a coordination meeting with officials from the United Nations agencies and national and international organisations on Thursday, Hanif said that Pakistan has carried out hostile actions against Afghanistan in recent months, Afghanistan-based …
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) The education crisis in Pakistan is a “national shame”, a leading rights group said on Thursday, emphasising that millions of children out of school reflect untapped potential, lost hope, and a system failing its most vulnerable.Citing United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) data, the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM) mentioned an estimated 25.1 million children aged 5–16 are out of school, making the country the second-worst in the world for c…
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Shalini Bahuguna, who has worked on artificial intelligence (AI), as the resident coordinator in Papua New Guinea. Guterres’ Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday (local time) that she brings decades of experience with international organisations. Resident coordinators are the highest-ranking UN officials in a country, leading the organisation’s teams working on UN programmes. Most recently, she worke…
Kabul, April 1 (IANS) UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has criticised the continued ban preventing Afghan women from accessing United Nations offices, terming the policy discriminatory and unjustifiable, local media reported on Wednesday. Bennett on Tuesday called for lifting restriction on Afghan women’s access to UN premises, warning that it showcases a serious attack on women’s rights and ability to work. Bennett joined 27 other UN expert…
Dhaka, April 1 (IANS) As the measles outbreak triggers public health concerns across Bangladesh, as many as four children have died from suspected cases and related complications in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 44 this year, local media reported on Wednesday.According to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) spokesman Shankar K. Biswas, two children died of suspected measles in the last 24 hours, raising the hospital’s tally of fatalities from the highly contagious infection …
Kabul, March 27 (IANS) The new academic year in Afghanistan schools began on Thursday without girls returning to classrooms above sixth class for the fifth consecutive year. The classes started amid calls for reopening schools for girls above sixth class, local media reported. The Taliban’s Education Ministry said that the new academic year started with senior officials attending a formal ceremony while classes also resumed in colder provinces, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press repo…
United Nations, March 24 (IANS) More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured since the military escalation in the Middle East, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban said.”Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price. A further descent into a wider or protracted conflict would be catastrophic for millions more,” Chaiban told reporters on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York.The…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India’s pharmaceutical industry has evolved into a globally integrated and policy-supported system, ranking third globally by volume and 11th by value, with more than 3,000 companies and 10,500 manufacturing units, an official factsheet showed on Saturday.The domestic pharmaceutical market, valued at $60 billion, is projected to reach $130 billion by 2030.According to the Economic Survey 2025-26, in FY25, the sector’s annual turnover reached Rs. 4.72 lakh crore, wi…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday reiterated that the BJP government is prioritising good governance, development, and people’s welfare, asserting that the state is progressing steadily across all sectors. Speaking in the Assembly during the Budget session, the Chief Minister expressed gratitude to Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu for his detailed address, noting that it comprehensively highlighted the state’s achievements, ongoing welfare initiatives, an…