theeducationwire

Khan: Toshakhana case: Pakistan court summons Imran on March 30, anti-corruption watchdog sends notice to wife – Times of India

by
Khan: Toshakhana case: Pakistan court summons Imran on March 30, anti-corruption watchdog sends notice to wife - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and ousted prime minister Imran Khan was summoned on Monday to appear in the district and sessions court of Islamabad on March 30 in Toshakhana corruption case while his third wife Bushra Bibi was summoned by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog, according to local media reports.According to The Express Tribune … Read more

Russia ties further extension of grain deal to lifting of restrictions – Times of India

by
Russia ties further extension of grain deal to lifting of restrictions - Times of India

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it would not agree in May to the renewal of a deal allowing for the export of grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports unless issues around the Swift financial messaging system are resolved and other restrictions are lifted. In a statement posted on its website, the Russian foreign ministry said … Read more

UN chief: Rich nations must achieve net zero carbon quicker, by 2040 – Times of India

by
UN chief: Rich nations must achieve net zero carbon quicker, by 2040 - Times of India

PARIS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on wealthy countries Monday to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, mostly from 2050 now, in order to “defuse the climate time bomb.”Introducing a capstone report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the impacts and trajectory of global … Read more

Russia opens criminal probe into ICC after Putin arrest warrant – Times of India

by
Russia opens criminal probe into ICC after Putin arrest warrant - Times of India

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday that it had opened a criminal investigation into International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan after the court based in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.“The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Ahmad Khan” and several ICC … Read more

Pushpa Kamal: Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins vote of confidence – Times of India

by
Pushpa Kamal: Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins vote of confidence - Times of India

KATHMANDU: Nepal‘s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda‘ on Monday secured a vote of confidence in parliament, winning the second floor test within three months after the formation of the new government.Prime Minister Prachanda secured 172 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives. Other 89 lawmakers voted against him whereas one abstained.Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, … Read more

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin – Times of India

by
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin - Times of India

MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin as fighting in Ukraine grinds on.China and Russia have described Xi’s trip as part of efforts to further deepen their “no-limits friendship.”The Kremlin has welcomed China’s peace plan for Ukraine … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Joe Biden call – Times of India

by
Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Joe Biden call - Times of India

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a softening on Monday of his hard-right government’s judicial overhaul plan, an apparent bid to calm more than two months of nationwide protests and misgivings voiced by Western allies.The announcement followed a call on Netanyahu by U.S. President Joe Biden to seek compromise and consensus in the constitutional … Read more

China says ICC should avoid ‘double standards’ after Putin warrant – Times of India

by
China says ICC should avoid 'double standards' after Putin warrant - Times of India

BEIJING: China on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to avoid what it called ‘double standards’ and respect immunity for heads of state, after the tribunal issued an arrest warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges.The court should “uphold an objective and impartial stance” and “respect the immunity of heads of … Read more

Nine Chinese nationals killed in Central African Republic – Times of India

by
Nine Chinese nationals killed in Central African Republic - Times of India

BAMBARI, Central African Republic: Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China’s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished.The attack by “armed men” happened at about 5:00 am near Bambari, said the central town’s mayor Abel Matchipata.Matchipata told … Read more

Emmanuel Macron faces vote of no confidence amid protest over reform plan – Times of India

by
Emmanuel Macron faces vote of no confidence amid protest over reform plan - Times of India

Emmanuel Macron’s government will face two confidence votes as soon as Monday amid anger over the French president’s decision to bypass the legislature in pushing through his unpopular pension reform that will boost the minimum retirement age to 64 from 62.If a no-confidence motion gets a majority of votes — an unlikely scenario — the … Read more