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Nepal President refuses to approve citizenship bill

Nepal President refuses to approve citizenship bill

Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari has refused to assent to the Citizenship Bill. The bill was re-passed by both the houses of Parliament and sent for the assent of the President. After which the chances of a deepening constitutional crisis in the country have increased. According to the constitution, if ...

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IMF releases over $1 Billion bailout fund Pakistan

IMF releases over $1 Billion bailout fund Pakistan

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board of Directors on Monday approved the resumption of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. With this, the cash-strapped country will get USD 1.17 billion as the 7th and 8th installments. This is big relief news for the neighboring country which is facing the ...

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Hindu sweeper arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan

Hindu sweeper arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan

A Hindu sweeper has been arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy in Pakistan’s Hyderabad city. Earlier, an extremist organization had staged a series of protests against the sweeper and accused him of burning a page of a religious book. According to the report, the extremist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protested in front ...

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FBI seizes top secret documents from Donald Trump’s house

FBI seizes top secret documents from Donald Trump's house

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recovered some top secret government documents from former US President Donald Trump’s residence in the US state of Florida. The US Justice Department said Friday that FBI agents searched Trump’s home in Florida this week, confiscating some confidential documents. These documents were related ...

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Iraqi protesters storm parliament for the second time in a week

Iraqi protesters storm parliament for the second time in a week

Hundreds of demonstrators again stormed the parliament building in Baghdad for the second time on Saturday in protest against the prime minister’s nomination. Most of these protesters were supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr. Earlier on Wednesday, hundreds of protesters stormed the parliament in Baghdad. According to media reports, protesters entered the Parliament ...

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