Author: Sanvi.suri

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Tens of thousands of people protested against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform on Saturday, calling for its complete cancellation despite the embattled leader’s decision to suspend it this week. In order to enable negotiations on a compromise between his religious-nationalist coalition and opposition parties, Netanyahu paused the overhaul on Monday. He was plagued by the internal upheaval as well as expressions of worry and disapproval in Washington. Reforms are required, according to Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges he disputes. His Likud party and its far-right partners have urged their supporter base to hold protests in…

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, surrounded by members of the First Nations Referendum Working Group, speaks to the media during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, March 23, 2024.

Australia made progress on Thursday towards a historic referendum that will grant recognition to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the constitution and give them a voice for the first time on issues that have an impact on their lives.  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged Australians to support what he called a long-overdue vote in an impassioned speech in which he disclosed the question the government plans to put in the referendum later this year. The following will be the referendum question posed to Australians: “A Proposed Law: To create an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and amend the…

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Adani group

According to Chief Executive Arun Bansal on Wednesday, India’s Adani Airports, a division of billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, will compete for additional airports in the nation as part of its goal to become the top airport operator there. Adani Airports won the bids to run six airports in the government’s most recent round of airport privatisation. Over the following few years, India is anticipated to privatise approximately a dozen more airports, and Bansal announced that the group would take part in the auction. Bansal discussed the enormous potential in the Indian market that Adani Airports envisions at the CAPA India…

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Donald trump says he expects to be arrested tomorrow

US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that he expects to be arrested in connection with the protracted investigation into a hush money scam involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Additionally, he exhorted his supporters to oppose any such move. On twitter, Trump stated, “The leading Republican contender and former President of the United States will be arrested on Tuesday of next week. Yet, he made no more mention of the specifics of his impending arrest. Trump’s administration stated after his post that it had not heard from the prosecution.  Trump called for action on Saturday, writing: “Protest, take our…

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Khalistani pull down tricolor at Indian High Commission in UK - Asiana Times

On Sunday, a protester pulled down the Indian flag from the High Commission of India in London during a demonstration by advocates of Khalistan. A man is seen taking down the Indian flag on the balcony in a video of the event. Near the end of the footage, a man who appears to be an Indian official enters the mission and runs to the balcony, where he grabs the flag before the protester can cause any more damage. A small group of Khalistani fans protested with flags and Amritpal Singh posters on Sunday, bringing down the Indian flag that was…

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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate friendship pipeline - Asiana Times

The first ever cross border energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh was inaugurated by PM Modi and his counterpart Shiekh Hasina on Saturday. The 130 km long pipeline was built at an estimated cost of Rs 377 crore. The very first pipeline that will supply refined diesel between from India to Bangladesh was inaugurated via video conferencing yesterday.  The project entails building a 130-kilometer pipeline to link Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Bangladesh’s Dinajpur region. Six kilometers of the entire distance will be on the Indian side, and the remaining 124 kilometers will be in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi…

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Gold price hit record high more than 2% - Asiana Times

Gold prices surged more than 2 per cent on Friday riding on a wave of banking crisis. Due to the rising fall in dollar and global stock markets. Gold hits a new record level in the domestic and international markets. Globe causes of the high price of gold. The precious metal which is believed to be a safe investment’s price on the Multi commodity exchange of India(MCX) price surpassed Rs. 59,000 mark and hit an all time high of Rs. 59,461 per ten grams on the Multi commodity exchange of India. MCX gold has proved to be the most promising one…

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