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Protest breaks out in Lahore against illegal arrest of Gilgit-Baltistan activists

Lahore (Pakistan), Sep 16 (ANI): Protest broke out in Lahore against the illegal arrest of Gilgit-Baltistan activists, Asif Naji and Shabbir Mayar, on September 15. The protest saw hundreds of protestors taking to streets in wake of the illegal arrests of activists. They shouted anti-Pakistan slogans demanding their immediate release. The activists were arrested by law enforcement agencies under draconian Schedule IV of Anti Terrorism Act (ATA). The Act has repeatedly been misused to implicate the common citizens and stifle the occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The activists had become the prominent voices of the region who would lead movements of resistance against Islamabad oppression.

India-Serbia are on path of economic reforms: Venkaiah Naidu

Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 15 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic released commemorative stamps on Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda. Present at the event, Naidu said, "India-Serbia are on path of economic reforms to realise goal of socio-economic development of our people. India as one of the fastest growing major economies in world, presents opportunities for win-win partnership between Serbian and Indian entrepreneurs". He further added, "I thanked President Vucic for Serbia's unilateral decision to waive visa for short visits by Indians travelling to Serbia. India has also extended e-Visa facility to Serbian nationals. Our initiatives would further promote tourism and greater people-to-people contact".

India, Serbia jointly release commemorative stamps on Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda

Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 15 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic released commemorative stamps on Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda. Both the leaders also witnessed the signing of MoUs. The event took place in Serbia's Belgrade on Saturday. Venkaiah Naidu, who is on his visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania, arrived at Serbia Palace today. VP Naidu is on his 8-day visit to European nations.

Happy that Serbia, India jointly released commemorative stamps: Venkaiah Naidu

Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 15 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic released commemorative stamps on Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda. Present at the event, he said, "My visit to Serbia assumes special significance as both nations are celebrating 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations this year. Happy that Serbia and India Post have jointly released commemorative stamps on Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda to celebrate this". Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is on his visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania arrived at Serbia Palace today

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu meets President of Serbia

Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 15 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is on his visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania arrived at Serbia Palace today. He was received by Serbia President and also received guard of honour upon his arrival. Vice President held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in the Palace. VP Naidu is on his 8-day visit to European nations.

VP Venkaiah Naidu urges Indian businessmen in Serbia to invest in India

Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 15 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday (local time) interacted with Indian businessmen living in Serbia at Beograd Hall inside Hotel Hyatt Regency in Serbia's capital Belgrade. Vice President Naidu briefed the business delegates on the economic growth in India and urged them to invest in India. The business delegates who attended the event hailed the Vice President's visit to Serbia and address to the Indian corporate community living in Serbia.

Public-Private partnership is now the order of the day: Venkaiah Naidu

Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 14 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday (local time) interacted with Indian community living in Serbia at the Beograd Hall inside Hotel Hyatt Regency in Serbia's capital Belgrade. The Vice President said, "The country is also allowing foreign direct investment in most of the sectors. And then the country has also moved to the PPP model - Public-Private partnership. Earlier we were guided by one philosophy that government will do everything, and private sector is not allowed." "But now the situation has totally changed, Public-Private partnership is now the order of the day," Naidu added. Venkaiah Naidu arrived in Belgrade on Friday. VP Naidu is on a three-nation visit. After Serbia he will be visiting Malta and Romania. Naidu is on a weeklong trip from September 14 -21. He is scheduled to interact with the heads of states of all the three countries and witness the signing of several Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs).

Sindhi political activist slams Pakistan for human rights violations in Sindh

Geneva, Switzerland, Sep 15 (ANI): Dr Lakhu Luhana, General Secretary of World Sindhi Congress, slammed Pakistan for human rights violation in Sindh at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council at United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Talking on the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Human Rights of Sindhi People, Dr Lakhu Luhana said, "The construction of dams has been vehemently opposed by the people and legislators of three out of four provinces of Pakistan, that is, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa and Balochistan as well Pakistan administered Kashmir. Being the lower riparian, the vulnerability of Sindh and its people, is huge." Dr Luhana added, "The construction of mega dams such as Tarbela and Mangla and numerous canalsin the past against the wishes, demands and struggle of Sindhi people has brought a havoc. As a result, water flow to Sindh has decreased severely and as much as by 90% down Kotri barrage since 1970s." "The proposed and built mega water projects of P

Relationship with Russia is one of key pillars of India's foreign policy: EAM Swaraj

Moscow (Russia), Sep 14 (ANI): Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj attended Inter- Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation meeting in Moscow on Friday. While addressing the gathering, EAM Swaraj said, "India attaches its highest priority to its special privileged partnership with Russia. Our relationship with Russia is one of the key pillars of our foreign policy. Our government is committed to strengthening our partnership with Russia in all areas." The External Affairs Minister added, "I am happy to note that Russian investment in India till 2017 has reached $18 billion and India's total investment in Russia is over $13 billion. We have already crossed overall investment target of $30 billion which we had set for 2025."

EAM Swaraj meets Russian Dy PM Yury Borisov

Moscow (Russia), Sep 14 (ANI): Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov in Moscow. Both the dignitaries had a fruitful plenary session. EAM Swaraj is on a two-day visit to Russia. She will attend the 23rd meeting of the Inter- Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow.

EAM Sushma Swaraj meets her Russian counterpart

Moscow (Russia), Sep 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday. EAM Swaraj is on her two-day visit to Russia. She will attend 23rd meeting of the Inter- Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Russia's capital.

Shimizu Corporation contributes to clean up environment in Vietnam

Hanoi (Vietnam), Sep 13 (ANI): In Vietnam, there is still considerable amount of soil contaminated by the dioxin-containing defoliants sprayed by the U.S. Army during Vietnam War. There are 28 highly contaminated areas in Vietnam, including Da Nang, Bien Hoa, Phu Cat Air Bases that were former U.S. army bases. Japan's Shimizu Corporation announced start of verification testing project of field trial jointly with Vietnamese Government for full-scale soil washing for remediation of dioxin-contaminated soils. Soil washing is low-cost soil remediation technology that has low environmental impact. Shimizu's soil washing is expected to remove more than 90 percent of dioxin contaminants from soils and to restore close to 70 percent of the contaminated soil to a reusable condition. During verification testing, contaminated soil collected from around the air base will be run through its soil washing plant, with the goal of removing 95% of dioxin contaminants. Shimizu Corporation and the Vietnam

Malaysian chef wins World No.1 Sushi chef title

Tokyo (Japan), Sep 13 (ANI): "Sushi" is one of the typical dishes of "Washoku" (traditional Japanese food) which is registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. "Sushi" was born in Japan about two hundred years ago, when there was no refrigerator or ice. It evolves with the culture where raw food is safely cooked, and it is inherited along with its traditional preparing methods. Sushi, which originated in Japan, has spread all over the world and is now so loved that in some countries it is now even included in some countries local food. Sushi contest "World Sushi Cup 2018" was held in Tokyo. Only "Sushi Chefs" from countries other than Japan can compete. Sushi chefs from Brazil, France, Malaysia, and Philippines etc. are competing in the final session. In the contest, each sushi chef decides their theme and should serve sushi within the time limit of 40 minutes. With a cue to start, sushi chefs start to make sushi. Judges evaluate carefully taste and shape of each sus

Myanmar govt permits UN to probe Rohingya abuse

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Myanmar government granted permission to the United Nations (UN) inspection teams to assess dozens villages and townships in the country's Rakhine State, that were home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims till last year. A total of four teams from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) will spend two weeks in the northern state where the Rohingya Muslims were allegedly murdered and subjected to imprisonment and sexual violence at the hands of the Myanmar military. However, the country's military, who is known as the Tatmadaw, has repeatedly denied the mounting allegations. According to UN spokesman Aoife McDonnell, the Myanmar government gave UN teams permission to assess 23 individual villages and three other village wards at the weekend, while, the Inspectors began their initial work. Around 70,000 Rohingya fled the country and settled into Bangladesh, where they have sought refuge. Many of those who crossed the border have

Madhesi lawmaker demands PM Oli to deliver on Constitution amendment commitment

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sept 12 (ANI): Madhesi lawmaker Pramila Kumari, a member of Nepal's Upper House and the representative from the Federal Socialist Forum, demanded for fulfillment of commitments made by Prime Minister KP Oli to amend the constitution. Oli, in his quest for power, had promised to amend the constitution for the upliftment of communities such as Madhesis, Muslims, Dalits, women and the indigenous people, who lag behind in the Human Development Index. Kumari, while addressing the meeting of Upper House, also questioned Oli's intentions regarding the promises he had made and lamented his government's treatment of Madhesis as "non-citizens". Ever since Nepal promulgated its first ever federal parliament in September 2015, the Madhesi issue has been at the forefront of Nepal politics. Widespread protests in 2015 saw the Constitution being burnt by Madhesh-based parties and the bloodshed at that time led to deaths of over 100 protestors when KP Oli was in power. Last year, th

Reham Khan hits out at Pakistan govt over 'abduction' of Sindhis

Islamabad (Pakistan), Sep 12 (ANI): Reham Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that the Pakistan government has been mounted forced abductions of the Sindhi social activist and nationalists. Commenting on a video posted by Baloch Republican Party spokesman Sher Muhammad Bugti on Twitter, Khan explicitly said about the disappearances in Pakistan's Sindh province. She said, "The abduction of Sindhi social activists and Sindhi nationalists is a grave injustice. They should be treated as per the constitution and law of the state. The families of these disappeared people need closure as to whether they are alive or dead." Reham Khan is a Libyan-born British Pakistani journalist, who is often scoffed at in Pakistan for spilling beans about the country. She married Imran Khan in 2015 but the couple divorced within a year of their marriage. Her recently released biography whipped up a political storm in Pakistan. In the book, she wrote in detail about the behin

Reham Khan spills beans on 'abduction' of Sindhis

New Delhi, Sep 12 (ANI): Reham Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that the Pakistan government has been mounted forced abductions of the Sindhi social activist and nationalists. Commenting on a video posted by Baloch Republican Party spokesman Sher Muhammad Bugti on Twitter, Khan explicitly said about the disappearances in Pakistan's Sindh province. She said, "The abduction of Sindhi social activists and Sindhi nationalists is a grave injustice. They should be treated as per the constitution and law of the state. The families of these disappeared people need closure as to whether they are alive or dead."

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu attends 2nd World Hindu Congress in Chicago

Chicago (US), Sep 10 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu attended 2nd World Hindu Congress in Chicago on Sunday. VP Naidu is on a two-day visit to United States. The 2nd World Hindu Congress commenced on September 7. The event was held on the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's historic speech in Chicago.

India was known as 'Vishwa Guru': VP Naidu at 2nd World Hindu Congress

Chicago (US), Sep 10 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu addressed the gathering at 2nd World Hindu Congress in Chicago on Sunday. On the occasion he said that India was once known as 'Vishwa Guru' once upon a time. "People from all over the world used to come to India to get knowledge in Takshashila and Nalanda", said VP Naidu. "Ours is the country that has taught the world both the tolerance and acceptance", he added.

President Kovind pays floral tribute to Rabindranath Tagore in Prague

Prague (Czech Republic), Sep 09 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind visited Thakurova Park in Prague and paid floral tribute to statue of Rabindranath Tagore on Sunday. President Kovind reached Prague on the final leg of his three-nation visit. The President is on an eight-day three-nation tour to Cyprus, Bulgaria and Czech Republic.