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Phnom Penh, July 1 (IANS) Political parties in Cambodia on Saturday began a three-week campaign for the general election scheduled to be held on July 23.A total of 18political parties will contest in the election for the 125-seat National Assembly, which will see more than 9.7 million people cast their ballots, according to the National Election Committee (NEC).Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), attended a rally held at the Diamond Island in capital Phnom Penh,reports Xinhua news agency.Addressing the rally, Hun Sen said the forthcoming election is a historical and important…

Jakarta, July 1 (IANS) At least one person was killed, nine others were injured and more than 100 houses destroyed after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, officials said on Saturday.A statement issued by the provincial disaster management authority said the fatality was reported from Bantul district, while nine injured were from Bantul, Gunung Kidul, Sleman and Kulon Progo, reports Xinhua news agency.The earthquake struck at 7.57 p.m. on Friday night, with its epicentre located at 86 km northwest of Bantul and a depth of 25 km under the seabed, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.The tremors…

New York, July 1 (IANS) Much of New York State will continue to be under air quality health advisory on Saturday due to smoke from the raging wildfires in Canada.According to a statement by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the whole state had been under the advisory from Wednesday to Friday due to impacts of haze and smoke, reports Xinhua news agency.The air quality was ranked as unhealthy or unhealthy for sensitive groups on Friday with air quality index (AQI) value topping 160 in New York City.”Individuals sensitive to poor air quality, including the elderly and the…

Lahore, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz urged that the $3 billion pact signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should be the country’s last loan programme with the global lender.The staff-level agreement is on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, which is subject to approval by the lender’s executive board, the IMF said on Friday.The long-awaited decision comes after an eight-month delay and offers some respite to Pakistan, which is battling an acute balance of payments crisis and falling foreign exchange reserves, Dawn reported.On Friday, Sharif said it was not a “moment of pride but a moment of contemplation”,…

New York, July 1 (IANS) A former Pfizer statistician and his accomplice, both hailing from India, have been charged with insider trading by the US financial regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The SEC’s complaint, filed in a district court in New York, charged Amit Dagar and Atul Bhiwapurkar with violating the anti-fraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5. Dagar and and his close friend and business partner, Bhiwapurkar, participated in an insider trading scheme in November 2021 to reap illicit profits from options trading based on inside information about the…

“I apologise as your King and as part of the government,” the King said on Saturday in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. “And these apologies are intensely experienced by me with heart and soul.””Of all forms of lack of freedom, slavery is the most hurtful, the most degrading,” the King added. “We carry with us the horror of the slavery past. The consequences can still be felt today in racism in our society.”The King also mentioned the role of the royal family in slavery, which is under investigation since December last year, Xinhua news agency reported.”But today, on this day of…

Hasaranga was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Hasaranga’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the second offence in 24 months, taking his number of demerit points to two.The incident occurred after Hasaranga was dismissed when on return to the pavilion, he hit the boundary skirtings with his bat in an aggressive manner.Hasaranga admitted the offence and accepted the…

The Prime Minister made the announcement during an event organised in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district to mark the culmination of five ‘yatras’ that were launched by the state BJP on June 22. Prime Minister Modi was supposed to address the programme on June 27, however, it was cancelled due to bad weather conditions. Titled as ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Gaurav Yatras’, it was launched to pay homage and remember the struggle of the 16th century legendary Gondwana kingdom queen Rani Durgavati. The five yatras, which covered remotest villages of tribal-dominated parts of the state, culminated in Shahdol on June 27. Prime…

The accused, identified as Abhijit Sarkar (56), was teaching a 12-year-old girl at her home when he allegedly molested her and threatened her to remain quiet.After learning about the incident from their daughter, the girl’s parents lodged a police complaint against Sarkar.Sarkar has reportedly been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Meanwhile, the victim has been sent for medical inspection and counselling.–IANStdr/arm

Setalvad was asked to “surrender immediately” by the Gujarat High Court on in a case linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots after rejecting her bail plea earlier on Saturday.The Supreme Court gave her interim protection in a decision that came at 10 p.m. on Saturday .Justices Abhay S. Oka and Prashant Kumar Mishra, who first heard the matter in a special hearing, urged the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, to assign the case to a larger bench as the two judges were unable to agree on a decision.Setalvad has been on interim bail since September last year, but she…