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Simran Walia is a student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law. She has passion for writing and researching and is inquisitive to develop her skill set further.

SCO Summit: China Warns About Global 'Colour Revolution' - Asiana Times

In a speech delivered on Tuesday at the SCO’s virtual summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged members of the organisation to thwart outside attempts to incite uprisings. Xi emphasised that it is essential to specifically counter any effort for interference from the outside and inspire a colour revolution under any pretext. Press reporting stated about China: The Chinese leader criticised the practice of implementing sanctions without UN approval during his remarks at the conference and urged SCO members to enhance their trading in national currencies. Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, presided over the 23rd SCO meeting. The leaders…

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Karnataka HC’s Twitter Decision Sparks Debate on Free Speech - Asiana Times

Twitter sued the Indian government in July 2022 for its directives to restrict specific accounts and posts. It was praised as an important litigation by several free speech authorities. It was the first time a social network business had sued the government over one of its frequently lambasted, capricious, and ambiguous material takedown orders. The Karnataka High Court dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit last week and fined the corporation 5 million rupees ($61,000; £48,000) for disobeying the challenged orders for more than a year. One estimate places the number of Twitter users in India at around 24 million. Many experts on digital…

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Putin’s Claims Paved Way for War Crime Prosecution - Asiana Times

According to specialists in international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to put an end to the Wagner group’s coup may have made it simpler to try him by an international court and the Russian state for war crimes that were perpetrated by the mercenary fighters. Putin claimed that the Russian government had “fully funded” the mercenaries following the rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. He said that till May 2024 Wagner warriors received more than 86 billion rubles. Philippe Sands KC, professor of law at UCL and the author of East West Street, in a statement to The Observer, said…

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Rahul Gandhi Meets Victims of Violence in Manipur - Asiana Times

Rahul Gandhi, the head of India’s opposition, has visited with individuals impacted by the violence that has enveloped the state of Manipur in the region’s northeast. According to the party, the Congress leader spoke with affected families and visited relief shelters in Moirang town on Friday. On Thursday, Mr. Gandhi, who is in the state on a two-day visit, also went to a relief camp in the Churachandpur area. He arrived there by helicopter when the authorities stopped his convoy due to security reasons. In the state capital of Imphal, Mr Gandhi is set to meet with representatives of civil…

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White House on Obama's remarks during Modi's visit - Asiana Times

Although the administration of Joe Biden holds Barack Obama in the highest regard, a senior administration official has stated that there was no coordination with the White House over his remarks on India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. However, the senior administration official stated in an exclusive interview with HT that Biden brought up “every kind of issue” with Modi, adding that Modi dealt with Biden in a respectful and dignified manner. In response to an online backlash in India against a Wall Street Journal reporter who questioned Modi, he continued that the administration believes in a free and…

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Mumbai Bakra Controversy Before Eid-Ul-Adha - Asiana Times

After one of the Muslim households in society on Mira Road in Mumbai brought two goats a day before Bakrid (Eid-Ul-Adha), a huge uproar broke out in Maharashtra’s capital city. The society members unexpectedly refused the Muslim family’s request to bring the goats into the society’s boundaries and declared that they wouldn’t permit any sort of animal butchering within the community’s boundaries. The incident happened at the JP Infra society, where a family had purchased two goats in preparation for the forthcoming Bakrid or Bakra Eid, also known as Eid al-Adha. The decision, however, did not sit well with some…

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Self-Exiled Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan? - Asiana Times

The changes are followed by an election law amendment and the former prime minister’s release from a 37-year-old bribery prosecution by a Pakistani court. Rapid developments involving Nawaz Sharif portend a significant upheaval in Pakistani politics as the former prime minister is anticipated to return from exile. There are many rumours that Nawaz Sharif would run for prime minister in the elections of 2024. Since November 2019, Sharif has been residing in London after a court permitted him to do so for medical reasons. Nawaz Sharif was removed from the position of Prime Minister of Pakistan by the Pakistan Supreme…

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Kejriwal Demands Saxena's Resignation Over Pragati Maidan Robbery - Asiana Times

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, sought the resignation of Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday after a video appeared showing armed men stopping a car in a busy tunnel and stealing from its passengers at gunpoint. The anonymous individuals are shown in the video stopping a car in the Pragati Maidan tunnel in the middle of the city and robbing its passengers while threatening them with a gun. The Delhi Police reported that a delivery agent along with his associate got robbed under threat a gun, who was carrying cash of around Rs. 2 lakhs, and a…

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Eisteddfod Director Slams Coverage of Welsh Language Rule - Asiana Times

A National Eisteddfod director referred to news reports about the organisation’s decision to prevent a bilingual rapper from performing at the festival as “clickbait”. According to chief executive Betsan Moses use of the term “ban” to explain the festival’s action of rejecting Sage Todz from performing is misleading. Journalism can be misleading at times. Due to the excessive amount of English in his songs, Todz was informed that he could not perform at the event this year. According to festival guidelines, all performances must be in Welsh. Sage Todz: A rapper who speaks both English and Welsh will not participate…

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Biden's Son Paid Prostitutes $18,000 using Tax Money - Asiana Times

Hunter Biden deducted tens of thousands of dollars from the tax amount to pay a prostitute and sex club. By including payments to his erotic parties as company expenditures, Hunter Biden has been able to avoid paying a significant amount of money on taxes. According to a New York Post article, he used thousands of dollars in tax deductions to pay for a prostitute and a sex club. The Whistleblowers: The whistleblower said that Biden illegally excluded those costs from his 2018 taxes. Furthermore, payments made to prostitutes and sex clubs similar to those reported may have violated federal sex trafficking statutes if…

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