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Manama, : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet extended its congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, to Bahrain’s citizens and residents, and to the Arab and Islamic nations on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed’s date of birth. The Cabinet affirmed the importance of the values and principles of Islam to society, which are based on compassion, peace, tolerance, and co-existence. To mark World Tourism Day, the Cabinet expressed its pride in the efforts of Bahrain’s workforce…

Manama : Bader Hood Al Mahmoud, Acting Undersecretary for Port and Maritime Affairs, received the winning companies of the Mina’ai (My Seaport) Award in its first edition for the year 2022/2023. The award is part of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ efforts to encourage companies of port services and maritime transport to comply with international standards, laws and legislation related to the organisation and operation of ports and jetties in the Kingdom. Al Mahmoud thanked the companies participating in the initiative, stressing the importance of joint cooperation between the public and the private sectors to consolidate best practices that…

Manama : Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al Asfoor, Minister of Social Development and Dr. Mohammad Ali Bahzad, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular and Administrative Affairs, attended the reception hosted by the Nepalese embassy to Bahrain marking Nepal’s Constitution Day.  https://youtu.be/phDvX-9Dhw8?si=ujg4b5VdLRb0rI0E Dr. Bahzad congratulated Tirtha Raj Wagle, ambassador of Nepal to Bahrain, lauding the Bahraini-Nepali relations and its development at all levels. He stressed the importance of promoting relations to benefit both countries and people, wishing the government and people of Nepal further progress and prosperity.

Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray faction had knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court after the Speaker dragged his feet in deciding on disqualification of lawmakers who aligned with the Shinde group.On September 18, a bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud remarked that the Speaker has to abide by the dignity of the apex court and directed him to hear the pleas within a period of one week.A Constitution Bench judgment in May had directed that the Maharashtra Speaker “must decide disqualification petitions in a reasonable time” against Shiv Sena MLAs, including Shinde, who were accused of anti-party activities. On…

The incident was reported from the Luchibadi locality under the University police station in the district.The victim has been identified as Archana Kumari, the daughter of Suraj Mahto. She was found inside the house with her throat slit. The family members of the deceased are absconding.The incident came to light after some local residents spotted that the house was locked and became suspicious. After they informed the police, the latter broke the door open and found the body of the girl lying in a pool of blood with her throat slit.Amit Kumar, SDPO of Darbhanga Sadar, said: “After preliminary investigation,…

Pro-India Sikh leader Ripudaman Singh Malik was killed in Canada’s Surrey in 2022 and sources said his murder was orchestrated by Hardip Singh Nijjar, who was recently killed by rivals. However, Canadian agencies never initiated any probe against Nijjar or any Khalistani operatives, they said.Incidents of defacing of temples in the recent past were also discussed in the meeting.The officials also discussed how Khalistani supporters were openly intimidating Indian diplomats in Canada and as per them, this was clear cut violation of Vienna Convention.Other topics of discussions included the subtle support for Khalistani separatists, resulting in the exclusion of moderate,…

The US economy could face a “long, slow grind” as huge debts take their toll. There has been $8 trillion in new federal spending since 2021.”Many nations have come to regret massive stimulus campaigns, as the resulting debts weighed on growth,” UK’s Financial Times reported.Americas “mini growth miracle” spurred by trillions of dollars in government spend may turn out to be a burden on the US economy eventually.According to the Rockefeller International chair the US economy’s resilience against aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve was indeed surprising.The foundation however warned the spurt in federal spending — and debt –…

Shukla has probably paid the price for a shameful incident that took place in Sidhi a couple of months back, which sparked a nation-wide outrage after a video of one of his supporters, Pravesh Shukla, urinating on a tribal man named Dashmat Rawat’s face went viral on social media.The incident had not just given the opposition Congress fodder to corner the BJP on the issue of atrocities against tribals, it had also forced Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to go into a damage control mode in view of the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.By replacing Shukla by Pathak in…

Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, GOC of Army’s Srinagar headquartered Chinar Corps and Dilbag Singh, DGP (J&K) co-chaired the meeting.Officials said that the meeting reviewed the security situation and the course of action to enhance the counter infiltration and counter-terrorism grid.The meeting was held in Srinagar’s Badami Bagh cantonment area in the headquarters of the Chinar Corps.The meeting assumes significance as it was held after the Kokernag encounter in which one Col and a Major of the army and one deputy superintendent of police were killed in an encounter with the terrorists.Kokernag operation continued for 7 days when finally the two…

According to the Nagaland government officials, the ‘Teach Tool’ serves as a crucial diagnostic instrument to gain a comprehensive understanding of current teaching practices and the quality of education within classrooms.This initiative is part of the New Education Policy-The Lighthouse (NECTAR) Project, with Leadership for Equity (LFE) serving as the technical agency. They are supporting the Nagaland School Education Department and the World Bank in introducing the ‘Teach Tool’ in the northeastern state.The baseline observation data collected through the ‘Teach Tool’ will be instrumental in designing relevant and effective learning opportunities for teachers in the state.A 10-day training programme for…