Tag: domestic

July 3, 2023, was the warmest recorded day on the planet. On that day I also encountered multiple road rage incidents in Pune. It could be the traffic, which, akin to the prevalent politics in Maharashtra, is not only chaotic and unpredictable but also disregards every legal and moral standard. However, it ...

The story so far: The environmental perils of climate change are worsening social hazards, such as domestic violence. As the average annual temperature increased by 1° C, three South Asian countries — India, Nepal and Pakistan — witnessed a rise of more than 6.3% in incidents of intimate partner ...

A study published last week found that increasing temperatures in South Asia are connected to a rise in domestic violence against women, with India expected to experience the largest increase. The study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry from the American Medical Association, examined the "association of ambient temperature" with ...

ISTANBUL Putting its weight behind the Pakistani military, China has lauded the world’s sixth-largest military as “anchor of stability” by “safeguarding domestic stability.” The comments were made by China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang during a meeting with Pakistan’s visiting Military Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman, Gen. Sahir ...

New Delhi, Jun 1: Prices of commercial LPG cylinders have been slashed by Rs 83.50 to Rs 1,773 per unit of 19 kg with immediate effect.However, there has been no revision in domestic cylinder prices.Oil marketing companies generally revise the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) prices on the first day ...

KARACHI, PakistanPakistan’s state minister for finance and revenue on Wednesday slammed the International Monetary Fund for “intervening” in the country’s internal matters.“Pakistan’s conduct is in line with the law,” Aisha Ghaus Pasha told reporters in the capital Islamabad.Her remarks came after Nathan Porter, the IMF’s mission chief for Pakistan, ...

“The women of the One Stop Centre gave me my life back,” said Pallavi Sharma, a survivor of domestic violence. During her five-year marriage, her husband and in-laws verbally and physically abused her; when she resisted her husband filed for divorce.In 2020, she approached the police to complain of ...

Seventy-year-old Husna Aalam, who lives in Yorkshire, hasn’t been able to sleep for the last few nights as she has been “traumatised by the happenings in Pakistan” and she is not the only British Pakistani who is feeling the pain thousands of miles away. “I am deeply upset. I ...

Israel’s tourism industry has been coping with some major turbulence in recent years. Accustomed to ebbs and flows, a look at the sector shows a contradicting trend, with room for a cautiously optimistic outlook.While Israelis may be preoccupied with political developments and security troubles, tourists continue to enter the ...

Inaugurates newly constructed 576 residential accommodations for PM Package Employees Baramulla: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated newly constructed 576 residential accommodations for PM Package Employees today at Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal & Shopian.“Today’s inauguration is a testimony to our commitment to create adequate facilities for a future of prosperity & ...