Pakistan to hold elections in last week of January
The announcement comes a day after the election commission said it had scheduled a meeting with political parties next month to discuss the code of conduct for general elections.
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Korean Parliament passes arrest motion against opposition leader, dismissal motion against PM
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Women’s Reservation Bill clears Rajya Sabha, set to become law after President’s signature
However, it will not be implemented immediately as 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies can be granted only after the delimitation exercise.
Thaksin has role to play in government after prison term, says Thai PM Srettha
He also pointed to the ex-leader’s huge popularity. “He was, and probably still is, the most popular prime minister in the history of Thai politics,” PM Srettha said.
Indonesia pushes for downstreaming, Global South rights at UN Sustainable Goals summit
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Time has come for a female UN chief: PM Hasina
PM Hasina also said that women must be in a leadership position, so that they can influence decisions to make positive impacts in the lives of other women.
Nepal’s teachers take to streets to protest school education bill
The protest has affected the studies of seven million students in 34,000 schools, of which 6,000 are private. Over 20 pe rcent of the students are enrolled in private schools.
Cash, assets seized and frozen in S’pore’s worst money laundering case now worth over $2.4 billion
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Philippines is No. 1 in digital illiteracy, No. 2 in online child abuse
Undersecretary for Connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Upskilling Jeffrey Ian Dy said the data is now “being updated”, since the last report was from 2019.
PM Modi appeals to parliamentarians to get rid of outdated laws
Underlining the importance of current times when “Indian aspirations were at an all-time high in a thousand years,” PM Modi also said framing new laws and getting rid of…