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<p><strong>Pakistan</strong>: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday (October 30) announced various initiatives to support minorities in the state as she participated in the Diwali celebrations held at 90-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam.</p> <p>Maryam Nawaz also revealed that she had written a letter to the CM of India’s Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann to undertake joint efforts to eliminate smog. She urged citizens to view the issue of smog as a humanitarian concern instead of a political one as she expressed her determination to safeguard the rights of minorities.</p> <p>During the ceremony, CM Maryam Nawaz announced issuance of special cards for the minority communities, and the setting-up of a Minority Virtual… Read More »Pakistan’s Maryam Nawaz Participates In Diwali Celebrations, Calls for ‘Smog Diplomacy’ With India

Paralysed, unable to fly or even waddle, a shoveller sits helpless in the sand at the edge of Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake. At some distance another bird — a black-winged stilt — sips water, its leg awkwardly placed and incapable of motion. These birds appear to be affected by a kind of paralysis, clear symptoms of avian botulism which has sent alarm bells ringing at the famous Sambhar salt lake of Rajasthan  “On October 26, unusual mortality in birds was reported,” said Dr Bhawani Singh Rathore, director of animal husbandry. “In 2019, there had been cases of avian botulism that acquired epidemic proportions. Area teams rushed to Sambhar lake and with the help of NGOs and other… Read More »Contagious Bird Disease Strikes At Rajasthan Sambhar Lake

Paralysed, unable to fly or even waddle, a shoveller sits helpless in the sand at the edge of Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake. At some distance another bird — a black-winged stilt — sips water, its leg awkwardly placed and incapable of motion. These birds appear to be affected by a kind of paralysis, clear symptoms of avian botulism which has sent alarm bells ringing at the famous Sambhar salt lake of Rajasthan    “On October 26, unusual mortality in birds was reported,” said Dr Bhawani Singh Rathore, director of animal husbandry. “In 2019, there had been cases of avian botulism that acquired epidemic proportions. Area teams rushed to Sambhar lake and with the help of NGOs… Read More »Contagious Bird Disease Strikes At Rajasthan Sambhar Lake

<p>Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will be on an official visit to Algeria from Thursday to deepen ties between India and Algeria in the realm of defence cooperation.&nbsp;</p> <p>Chauhan’s visit, from October 31 to November 4, highlights the growing engagement between the two nations, which share a commitment towards strengthening diplomatic and military cooperation.</p> <p>During the visit, General Chauhan is scheduled to call on the General of Army Said Chanegriha, Chief of Staff of the People&rsquo;s National Army, and engage in wide-ranging discussions with senior officials from the Ministry of National Defence (MoND) of Algeria.&nbsp;</p> <p>”The discussions would focus on enhancing military cooperation, with emphasis on securing strategic interests, capacity building, training,… Read More »CDS Gen Anil Chauhan To Visit Algeria From Thursday To Bolster Strategic Defence Partnership

Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India on November 11, but his parents wanted him to be a Charted Accountant. They believed a legal career was full of challenges and hardship, sources close to him said. But Sanjiv Khanna chose to embrace the law, inspired by his uncle, Supreme Court’s Justice HR Khanna. “He always considered his uncle an ideal and used to keenly follow his work,” sources told NDTV. And that involved not only the law. “Justice HR Khanna used to polish not only his shoes but also that of other family members. He used to wash his own clothes as well,” sources said. Sanjiv Khanna… Read More »Parents Of Sanjiv Khanna, Next Chief Justice Of India, Wanted Him To Be Chartered Accountant