Author: Anushka Saha

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Canada to cap the market for handguns with a new law  - Asiana Times

Under Canadian law, handgun purchases, sales, transfers, and imports will be prohibited.  The Canadian government has proposed laws prohibiting the importation, purchase, or sale of firearms. “We’re limiting the number of handguns in this nation,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared. The measures to limit the number of people who own firearms are anticipated to be passed this fall. The Prime Minister stated, “It will be unlawful to buy, sell, transfer, or import firearms anywhere in Canada.    Absolute Prohibition  Canada has already announced intentions to outlaw 1,500 types of military-style rifles and implement a forced buyback scheme by the end of the year. If…

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India's GDP slows by 4.1% in Q4, and the Economy Grew at 8.7% in FY22  - Asiana Times

India’s GDP growth slows by 4.1% in the fourth quarter of FY22. Meanwhile, the overall growth recorded for the financial year 2021-22 is estimated at 8.7% as against the contraction of 6.6% in FY21. According to official statistics released on Tuesday, May 31, India’s economic growth fell to 4.1 percent year-on-year in the January-March quarter, the weakest pace in a year, despite mounting threats from increased crude oil and commodity prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  GDP growth dropped to 5.4 percent in the third quarter of FY22, down from 8.5 percent in the second quarter and 20.3 percent in…

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UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies in Xinjiang 

UN human rights officer expressed worry to Chinese officials on Saturday about the impact of wide counterterrorism and deradicalization efforts on the rights of Uyghurs and mainly other Muslim populations in China’s Xinjiang province.     Michelle Bachelet, who visited the northwest area as part of a six-day trip to China, stated that the visit was not an investigation, but rather an opportunity to have direct meetings with senior Chinese authorities and open the path for more frequent engagements to encourage China in fulfilling its commitments under international human rights legislation.  “It gives a chance for me to understand the situation…

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BJP To Hold 2-Week Campaign To Mark 8 Years Of Modi Government

With the BJP’s eight years in power at the Centre coming to an end today, the party is planning a massive celebration until the second week of June. According to party leaders, the festivities will be centred on “service, good government, and the care of the underprivileged,” according to party leaders. From May 30 to June 14, all ministers in the BJP-led central and state governments and the party’s elected members will take part in a large public outreach drive to commemorate the Modi government’s seventh anniversary. The party will prioritise impoverished people’s welfare, good governance, and…

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Texas Shooting: Trump urges end to gun-free school zones 

After a shooter massacred 19 students and two teachers at a Texas school this week, former US President Donald Trump called for an end to gun-free school zones. Former US President Donald Trump called for an end to gun-free zones. He also stated that the government should make it easier to detain “mentally ill” individuals. “As the adage goes, the only way to stop a bad man with a gun is a good guy,” Trump remarked at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston. He believes that gun-free school zones should be deleted because they leave victims…

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Nepal: Plane with 22 on board, including 4 Indians, goes missing

According to airport officials, a jet carrying 22 people lost communication in Nepal early Sunday morning. According to airport officials, Tara Air’s twin-engine aircraft carrying 22 people lost communication early Sunday morning. According to airport officials, a plane travelling from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal with 22 passengers on board lost touch early Sunday morning. It went lost in the country’s mountainous area. Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft took off at 9.55 a.m. and disappeared from radar shortly after. A helicopter was dispatched to track down the jet, which should have landed 25 minutes after taking off. According to…

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US shootings: Norway and Finland have similar levels of gun ownership, but far less gun crime  - Asiana Times

High levels of social cohesiveness, low crime rates, and globally high levels of trust and confidence in law enforcement and social institutions appear to minimize gun murder rates. Following the most recent US mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which an 18-year-old armed with an assault rifle killed 19 students and two instructors, the US compares children slain by firearms to other nations is intriguing.  According to the Children’s Defense Fund, an independent non-profit organization in the United States, gun violence is currently the most significant cause of mortality among children in the United States. It was stated that…

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China 'actively supports' Russia's move to expand the BRICS bloc  - Asiana Times

“China will continue to work with BRICS-related organizations to have in-depth discussions about BRICS expansion and establish consensus-based standards.”  China, which is hosting the BRICS bloc’s rotating presidency this year, said on Friday that it is “actively supporting” the group’s development a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicated Saudi Arabia and Argentina wanted to join.  In an interview on Thursday, Russia’s state-run Tass news agency cited Lavrov as adding both Riyadh and Buenos Aires had expressed interest in BRICS operations.  In addition to our Saudi friends, Argentina’s Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero has announced Argentina’s readiness to join BRICS…

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'Smear campaign': Beijing reacts as US terms China 'most serious challenge international order.'  - Asiana Times

China called the United States to claim that Beijing is the “most significant long-term danger to the world order” and a “typical piece of deception and a smear campaign.” China blasted the United States depiction of Beijing as the “most significant long-term danger to the world order” as “typical deception and a smear campaign” on Friday.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a crowd at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that China is the only country with the desire to remake the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and military-technical power to do so.   He…

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'Don't Justify Terrorism': India slams Islamic Nations Group's Remark on Yasin Malik  - Asiana Times

India criticized the OIC-IPHRC on Friday for criticizing a judge’s decision in the terror funding case involving terrorist Yasin Malik, claiming that the organization had tacitly voiced support for terrorist operations. India criticized the OIC-IPHRC on Friday for criticizing a judge’s decision in the terror funding case involving terrorist Yasin Malik, claiming that the organization had tacitly voiced support for terrorist operations. India has asked the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) not to legitimize terrorism, claiming that the world wants zero tolerance for the threat.  According to Ministry of External Affairs spokeswoman Arindam Bagchi, Malik’s terrorist acts have been documented…

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