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South Africa to end captive lion industry, rhino horn and ivory trade

11:28 pm May 6, 2021

Johannesburg: In a major policy move, the South African government has decided to end its multimillion-dollar lion-breeding industry, which supplies cubs for tourism, lions for trophy hunting and bones for traditional medicine. It also decided to halt further trade in rhino horns and ivories. Though the policy is yet to be made into law, if […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Yemen rebels admit tear gas behind fire at migrant detention

11:39 pm March 20, 2021

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday broke their silence on the cause of a fire that tore through a detention centre for migrants earlier this month, killing at least 45 people, mostly Ethiopian migrants. The rebels acknowledged that guards fired three tear gas canisters into a crowded hangar in the capital, Sanaa, trying to end a protest by the migrants. […]

I’m sure global pharma industry will support India’s WTO proposal of IP waiver for COVID-19: Goyal

11:46 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday expressed hope that global pharmaceutical industry will show ”big heart” and support India’s proposal in the WTO for relaxing certain provisions in a multilateral agreement on intellectual property with a view to containing the pandemic. In October 2020, India and South Africa submitted a proposal suggesting a waiver for all WTO […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Cabinet approves trade pact between India, Mauritius

5:45 pm February 17, 2021

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, a kind of a free trade pact, between India and Mauritius which is aimed at liberalising norms to boost two-way commerce. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Analysis: Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome

8:00 pm February 7, 2021

Washington: This matters. The outcome may seem preordained in the unprecedented second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Democrats prosecuting the former president for inciting a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol will struggle to persuade at least 17 Republicans to convict Trump and bar him from office. Forty-five of the 50 Republican senators backed a bid last month to dismiss the trial, essentially telegraphing how […]

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