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China scraps Premier’s annual press meet; likely to appoint a new foreign minister – Kashmir Reader Beijing: China on Monday scrapped the annual press conference of its Premier, a decades-long scripted event watched live by the people for any new policy formulations for the world’s second-largest economy.Also, speculation is ...

Islamabad:Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday scrapped the amendments made by the previous government to the country’s anti-graft laws, as it announced its reserved decision on jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s plea challenging the changes to the law. Last year, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief filed a petition ...

On-field umpires will no longer be required to give a "soft signal" while referring contentious catches to the TV umpire, according to the revised ICC playing conditions that will come into effect from June 1, 2023.The on-field umpires will now simply consult with the TV umpire before a final ...

For Rayees Ahmed, a 26-year-old research scholar from Kashmir studying at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh state, the option of pursuing higher education did not come easy. Having lost his father years ago, Ahmed's education has mostly been supported by his elder siblings. To further support himself throughout ...

KARACHI, PakistanPakistan's government scrapped a ban on the broadcast of a speech and press conferences by former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday.It comes hours after the country's media regulatory watchdog slapped the ban, accusing Khan of hurling "baseless" allegations against state institutions and government officials.Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, ...

NEW DELHI: The Government has scrapped several discretionary quotas including that of Members of Parliament (MP) for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas, a decision which will help free over 40,000 seats in the centrally funded schools.The move comes weeks after the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) put on hold all discretionary ...

The government on Wednesday removed a 5% basic customs duty on cotton imports to shore up domestic supplies of the fibre, an acute shortage of which has badly hit the country’s textiles-and-clothing value chain. Prior to the move, cotton imports in India were effectively taxed at 11% (including agriculture ...

The prison rehabilitation programme which hosted an event where two Cambridge students lots their lives has been scrapped by the university. Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were murdered by convicted terrorist Usman Khan on November 29, 2019, while they were attending Learning Together, at Fishmongers' Hall. The programme taught ...

The new two-tiered system could remain in place till the year-end. (File)The United Kingdom on Friday eased travel restrictions for people arriving in the country. The relaxations would help vaccinated people coming to and from England, and could particularly benefit Indians.Traffic light system scrappedThe UK will scrap the red, ...

Here are the top updates from Sunday:British Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that plans to make vaccine passports mandatory in nightclubs and large events in England later this month have been dropped, the BBC reported. The plan had been criticised by some industry bodies as discriminatory. British Prime Minister ...