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The World Economic Forum said India’s economic parity score has trended upwards for the past four years. | Photo Credit: AFP India has slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap index to 129th place, while Iceland retained its top position in the rankings published ...

ISTANBULMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Tuesday called on Arab and Muslim countries to remain “consistent and firm” in demanding justice for the Palestinian people.Emphasizing need to bring Israel to “justice for all the crimes and atrocities committed against Palestine,” Anwar said: “All parties also need to voice objections to ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed foreign minister Ishaq Dar as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect, Samaa TV reported. The decision was announced through a notification released by the Cabinet Division. The development marks a strategic move within the government's leadership hierarchy, Samaa TV reported.The ...

From visuals claiming to show recent elections in Pakistan to old posts being linked to the ongoing farmers' protest, take our quiz to find out how much misinformation you fell for this week.(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us ...

Pakistan is unable to digest the fact that Iran attacked it. After America and India, Iran became the third country to carry out a surgical strike on Pakistan. While Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Iran and warned Tehran of consequences, it's unlikely to take any counter-offensive against the Islamic ...

Iran hits targets in Iraq, Syria as fears of widening conflict grow amid Gaza Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Key Points to Ponder: • What’s the ...

Overall, the Southern Asian region has achieved 63.4% gender parity, the second-lowest of the eight regions. | Photo Credit: REUTERS India was ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity — an improvement of eight places from last year, according to the annual Gender Gap ...

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the country's new leadership, both political and military, will have no talks with terrorist organisations that don't respect the country's laws and Constitution. In an interview with the Washington Post during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bilawal ...

A clip of an anchor talking about some changes in the banking rules were shared to claim that these rules will come into effect starting 20 January.In the video, the anchor could be heard talking about some additional charges that will be levied on self-cheques, internet banking, among other things.However, ...

ANKARA Across the world, 2023 poses a challenge to leaders, who must grapple with unpredictability brought by the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war.While it was expected that a semblance of stability would be restored in 2022 after unprecedented COVID-19 lockdowns, the Russia-Ukraine ...