Month: September 2024

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong | The Vietnamese doctor honoured by the Magsaysay

September 12, 2024 admin

Along with the many horrors of the Vietnam War, there has been a particularly noxious one: the lingering effects of the notorious herbicide Agent Orange, which has caused severe deformity, miscarriages, cancer and other diseases in soliders of the war as well as Vietnamese civilians. Civil society organisations in Vietnam have long fought to bring…

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Phuntsho Karma | Who is Bhutan’s latest Magsaysay awardee?

September 12, 2024 admin

A Bhutanese thought leader with a profound understanding of Bhutanese tradition and an Oxford-educated scholar who seeks to bring Bhutan into the 21st century in a mindful and culturally sensitive way. These are merely two of the many descriptions mentioned by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in its citation for Phuntsho Karma, one of its…

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Phuntsho Karma | Who is Bhutan’s latest Magsaysay awardee?

September 12, 2024 admin

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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Madhya Pradesh Army Officers Attacked, Woman Friend Raped:

September 12, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP on Thursday over the assault of two Army officers, and the gang-rape of their female friend, in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore this week. Mr Gandhi said the horrific incident was “enough to shame the entire society”…

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Indian batsmen adapt to overseas batting conditions very well: Ricky Ponting ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

September 12, 2024 admin

Ricky Ponting talks about the Indian batting strength ahead of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting showered praise on the Indian batters and said that they adapt to the overseas batting conditions very well. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series…

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Watch: Typhoon Yagi sweeps Vietnam; death toll rises

September 12, 2024 admin

In Vietnam’s Phu Tho province, a steel bridge over the engorged Red River collapsed on September 9th, as the region faced the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi. A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed a lorry plunging into the river The number of people dead after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern…

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Opposition vs BJP After PM Visits Chief Justice’s Home For Ganesh Puja

September 12, 2024 admin

PM Modi visited Chief Justice of India’s residence yesterday on the occasion of Ganesh Puja New Delhi: A massive political row has erupted over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the residence of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on the occasion of Ganesh Puja. A section of Opposition leaders have criticised the meeting, one…

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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital

September 12, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. File | Photo Credit: AP Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital in the early hours of Thursday (September 12, 2024), according to a media report. The 79-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson arrived at the Evercare Hospital…

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Watch: Rahul Gandhi: Israel’s violence is harming them more than helping them

September 12, 2024 admin

Watch: Rahul Gandhi: Israel’s violence is harming them more than helping them Source link

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Enforcement Directorate Mumbai attaches assets worth ₹43.52 crore in bank fraud case linking Ushdev International

September 12, 2024 admin

The Enforcement Directorate has attached the properties under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 | Photo Credit: X/@dir_ed “The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of Mumbai zonal office has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties amounting to ₹43.52 crore on September 10, 2024,” officials from the ED said in a press statement on…

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