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Nepal's lower house passes new map which includes India's Kalapani, Lipulekh

New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Nepal's lower houses of Parliament on June 13 passed a controversial bill which validate country's claim on Indian territory. The lower house passed an amendment to redraw the new map including Indian area of Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura in the constitution of the country. Nepal's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shivamaya Tumbahangphe had tabled the bill for discussions in the Parliament on May 31 to update the country's map and amend the Constitution. On May 20, Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli asserted that Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal and vowed to "reclaim" them from India through political and diplomatic efforts, as his Cabinet endorsed a new political map showing the three areas as Nepalese territory.

Every American must receive equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement: President Trump

Washington DC (US), June 06 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on injustice with George Floyd said that every american must receive equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement regardless of race, colour, and gender. He said, "We all saw what happened last week, we can't let that happen. Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying, 'this is a great thing that's happening for our country.' This is a great day for him, for everybody, in terms of equality."

COVID-19: 'Tremendous progress is being made on vaccines', says President Trump

Washington DC (US), June 05 (ANI): As the world continues to battle with coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump informed that tremendous progress is being made on vaccines. "We had a meeting on vaccines yesterday, we are doing incredibly well. We can have some very positive surprises. Tremendous progress is being made on vaccines. In fact, we are ready to go in terms of transportation and logistics. We have over 2 million ready to go, if it checks out for safety," said US President.

President Trump signs executive order aimed at regulating social media platforms

Washington DC (USA), May 29 (ANI): President of United States of America, Donald Trump, on May 28 signed an executive order aimed at increasing the ability of the government to regulate social media platforms. "I am today signing executive order to uphold the free speech and rights of American people. My executive order calls for new regulations under Section 230 of Communications Decency Act, to make social media company that engage in censoring on any political content will not be able to keep up their liability shield," said US President.

Vande Bharat Mission: Indian national at Muscat airport thanks Indian Embassy

Muscat (Oman), May 18 (ANI): Fourth flight from Oman under Vande Bharat Mission, IX 818 is scheduled to depart for Hyderabad on May 18. Indian nationals thanked authorities for repatriation process. "We are in Muscat and my mother-in-law has medical issue and thus we wanted to go to India. We approached Indian Embassy and they helped us," said stranded Indian in Muscat. Government of India 2nd phase of Vande Bharat Mission started on May 16 to repatriate Indians from foreign countries.

Regional leader accuses GB govt. of exploiting COVID-19 crisis

Gilgit-Baltistan (PoK), May 18 (ANI): The lockdown triggered by the spread of coronavirus has severely affected the lives of people in illegally occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, but the administration is least concerned about their worries. Even at this time of crises, it is busy filling its coffers and is doing nothing for the betterment of healthcare sector in the region. Recently, while addressing a press conference, the president of Pakistan People's Party of Gilgit-Baltistan Chapter, Advocate Amjad Hussain criticized the government of illegally occupied Gilgit-Baltistan for its failure to provide relief to the lockdown-affected people. He alleged that government is announcing development projects rather than focusing on containing the pandemic. He even lamented on the lack of testing facilities for the coronavirus pandemic. Amjad Hussain also pointed towards the corrupt practices of the Gilgit-Baltistan administration amid COVID-19 pandemic. The administration has withdrawn 20 crores fr

Nepal extends coronavirus lockdown till June 2

Kathmandu (Nepal), May 18 (ANI): Nepal on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown by two weeks till June 2. Spokesperson for Nepal government, YubaRaj Khatiwada, announced extension of coronavirus lockdown as one of the decisions which was made after the cabinet meeting. The decision was taken during the high-level coordination committee for the prevention and control of COVID-19 under the convenorship of country's Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrael. During the lockdown, the Nepali government suspended ground and air transport, shut down most shops and industries while relaxing it for certain industries and service sectors, particularly related to essential food items, medical items and construction sectors. The decision comes after Nepal reported its first two deaths from the deadly virus.

Spoke to PM Modi, sending 'a lot' of ventilators to India: US President

Washington DC (USA), May 16 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that it is sending many ventilators to India to help the country combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump told reporters on May 15. "We are sending a lot of ventilators to India. I spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and we are sending quite a few ventilators to India. We have a tremendous supply of ventilators," Trump said at the White House. "India has been so great, your PM has been a very good friend of mine. We are working with India too, we have a tremendous Indian population in the US and many of the people you are talking about are working on the vaccine too, great scientists and researchers," he added.

Vande Bharat Mission: 158 Indians boarded Air India's repatriation flight from Dhaka

Dhaka (Bangladesh), May 14 (ANI): Indian citizens boarded Air India's repatriation flight from Dhaka. The flight to Chennai carrying 158 Indian nationals took off at 11:20 AM at its scheduled time. One of the passengers said, "Kudos to Indian embassy and the people working here. They have done a remarkable job."

Pashtun activist accuses Pakistan of unleashing brutality at the behest of anti-terror operations

Geneva (Switzerland), May 13 (ANI): A Pashtun activist has accused Pakistan army for human rights violations in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. Arbab Sohrab Saadat Jabarkhail, who hails from Peshawar and is now living in London, told ANI that their lives have been destroyed. The plight of Pashtuns of Pakistan runs deep and is rooted in a series of unfortunate historical events that has led to systematic discrimination of their ethnic group. Discrimination along with violent oppressions has severed the condition of Pashtuns who are helplessly fighting for their rights for a couple of decades. They are targeted by the Pakistan Army in the name of counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban and have sustained irreparable damages for none of their mistakes. Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a movement for the rights of Pashtuns demands a truth and reconciliation commission to address claims of extrajudicial killings and missing persons. The movement also claims that the military suppo

"United we Fight": ICCR's musical rendition to fight COVID-19

Kathmandu (Nepal), May 13 (ANI): Bringing together composers, musicians and singers from across India, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations has unveiled a musical creation "United we Fight". It carries with it the message of hope, joy, resilience, fighting spirit and never say die attitude of all in our collective fight against COVID 19.This virus has had a huge impact on humanity cutting across all boundaries, physical and social, of nations, caste, class, colour, religion and belief systems bringing the world to its knees. The Embassy further stated that the song is dedicated to world by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India. United we stand, steadfastly helping, assisting, sharing knowledge, cooperating and coordinating with each other, cutting across boundaries fighting as ONE force against the Corona virus, the release stated. It further appealed the people to light a candle, cheer the frontline workers, donate for the needy, spare time for the elderly, be available

Traders in Gilgit's NLI market protest against discrimination amid lockdown

Gilgit Baltistan, May 12, 2020: - Shopkeepers in NLI market held protest against the discrimination by local administration amid lock down in the occupied Gilgit Baltistan. They blamed the authorities for allowing shops in other markets to remain open with designated time, but their shops are closed for over a month. Named after 'The Northern Light Infantry' or NLI regiment of Pakistan army, the market is where one can find Chinese goods from clothes to calculators.

Vande Bharat Mission: Special flight carrying Indian nationals from Chicago to take off shortly

Chicago (USA), May 12 (ANI): Over 300 Indian nationals reached Chicago airport to board special flight to India under Vande Bharat Mission on May 12. Special relief flight will take off shortly. Keeping in mind coronavirus situation, screening of passengers is being held at airport. Vande Bharat Mission is started by Indian government to bring home over 14,000 stranded Indians from foreign nations.

First batch of 88 ICU nurses from India reach UAE to combat COVID-19

Dubai (UAE), May 11 (ANI): Aster DM Healthcare has brought the first batch of 88 ICU nurses from India to support the UAE's ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, with support from the Indian Consulate and UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Aster has selected 60 nurses trained in critical care, who were working at Aster's quaternary care hospitals in India who would be joining the UAE government's forces to manage the COVID-19 care facilities in Dubai. The UAE government along with Health Authority have set-up a 3000 bed field hospital in Dubai World Trade Centre to treat mild to moderate cases. This is a part of Dubai Government's proactive measure to build capacity to treat patients in case an upsurge of Covid-19 cases takes place.

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Magar carrying Indian nationals departs from Male

Male (Maldives), May 10 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship 'Magar' departed from Male port in Maldives for India with stranded Indian nationals on board amid the coronavirus pandemic. India has launched 'Operation Samudra Setu' to bring back its citizens who are stuck in foreign countries amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with the help of the Indian Navy. This is the 2nd batch of Indian nationals which is coming back to the country. The first batch has already arrived at Kochi harbour from INS Jalashwa earlier today.

Operation Samudra Setu: 2nd batch of stranded Indians board INS Magar in Maldives

Male (Maldives), May 10 (ANI): The second batch of Indian nationals who will be brought back from the Maldives under Operation Samudra Setu, boarded INS Magar on May 10. Adequate arrangements have been made for the passengers. The first batch on May 10 has already arrived at Kochi harbour from INS Jalashwa. Indian government has launched Operation Samudra Setu to bring back stranded Indians from abroad with the help of Indian Navy.

Watch: Pregnant woman onboard INS Jalashwa thanks Indian Navy for evacuating her from Maldives

Onboard, May 10 (ANI): In a self made video, a pregnant woman onboard INS Jalashwa thanked Indian Navy for evacuating her from Male, Maldives. INS Jalashwa arrived at Kochi Harbour on May 10 bringing back 698 Indian nationals. According to the Indian Navy, there were 19 pregnant women among the 698 Indian nationals. The evacuation is a part of Indian government's program to evacuate Indians stranded abroad. The programme named 'Samudra Setu' by Indian Navy entails to bring back around two thousand Indians in ships from Maldives.

Many hospitals report deaths but don't send summaries: Satyendar Jain on discrepancies in COVID-19 deaths

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on May 10 said that many hospitals report deaths but don't send summaries. "We have directed all hospitals to send detailed summaries within 24 hours of the occurrence of deaths," he said.

COVID-19: Ghaziabad Police stop migrant workers coming from Delhi amid lockdown

Ghaziabad (UP), May 10 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, several migrant workers from Delhi walking along NH-9 towards different districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been stopped by police in Ghaziabad on May 10. According to migrant workers, they don't have money left with them to feed themselves or to pay the house rent.

Watch: Indian nationals disembark from INS Jalashwa at Kochi harbor under Operation Samudra Setu

Kochi (Kerala), May 10 (ANI): As many as 698 Indian nationals disembarked from INS Jalashwa on May 10 at the Kochi harbor. They were brought back onboard the ship from Maldives's Male under the Operation Samudra Setu. Earlier today, INS Jalashwa arrived at Kochi Harbour. As informed by Indian Navy, there were 19 pregnant women among the 698 Indian nationals. The evacuation is a part of Indian government's program to evacuate Indians stranded abroad. The programme named 'Samudra Setu' by Indian Navy entails to bring back around two thousand Indians in ships from Maldives.