Pakistan's upper house on Thursday approved a set of legislation that limits some key powers of the Supreme Court’s chief justice. The Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill 2023 was passed with 60 votes in favor, while the bill was opposed by 19 senators from the main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the religiopolitical Jamaat-e-Islami, who called it "unconstitutional."

Pakistan's Senate passes bill to limit top judge's power

Li Qiang is china’s new premier. Xi Jinping nominated li qing during the ongoing annual meeting of china's rubber-stamp parliament. As premier, li qiang will manage the world's second-largest economy. 63-year-old li qing is a close ally of xi jinping and served as his chief of staff between 2004 and 2007. Back then, xi Jinping was the provincial party secretary of eastern china's Zhejiang province. The incoming premier is widely perceived to be pragmatic and business-friendly. The Chinese economy is still emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. Weak global demand for exports, lingering u.S. Tariff hikes, a shrinking workforce, and an aging population have compounded economic woes. Li Qiang will take office amid rising tensions with the west. The u.S. Is moving to block Beijing's access to key technologies. Many global companies are diversifying supply chains to hedge their china exposure. China's economy grew just 3% last year.

China appoints Xi Jinping loyalist as new Premier | Biggest government reshuffle in a decade

There are protests outside schools in Tehran. People are protesting against their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over the reports of 'Poisoning' in multiple girls school.

Parents protest against supreme leader in Iran over reports of 'Poisoning'

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Licence of the prominent public think-tank Centre for Policy Research, citing non-compliance of FCRA norms.

Indian Govt suspends FCRA Licence of think-tank CPR for violating laws

Indian government has made concerted efforts to spread awareness about cybercrime. It has also taken several steps for its prevention. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also launched twitter handle ‘@CyberDost' to share information about prevention of cybercrime.

In fight against cybercrime, Indian govt makes strenuous efforts to spread awareness

In a letter to Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reiterated the commitment to send essential supplies to Tamils living in crisis-stricken Sri Lanka.

In letter to Indian EAM Jaishankar, TN govt reiterates commitment to send essentials to Lankan Tamils

India's Foreign Secretary, Harsh V Shringla, told the media on Thursday that 4,000 Indians had fled Ukraine in the last few days while speaking about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

4,000 Indians left Ukraine recently: Govt on Russia-Ukraine war

Several opposition parties in the Business Advisory Committee meeting that took place early on Monday afternoon chaired by the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, objected to the government presenting paperless Union Budget and Economic Survey.

Indian Budget 2022: Opposition raises objection to govt's presentation of paperless Budget

The Ukraine-Russia tensions continue to rise unabatedly. Now, the UK government has claimed that Russia looks to replace government of Ukraine with a pro-Moscow administration.

Russia looks to replace Ukraine govt with pro-Moscow administration, claims UK

Lord Agnew, a Treasury and Cabinet Office minister, abruptly resigned from Boris Johnson's government on Monday afternoon in the House of Lords, claiming that the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy had shown "lamentable" oversight of COVID loan schemes, resulting in large amounts of fraud.

UK anti-fraud minister resigns over govt’s ‘lamentable’ record in tackling COVID-19 fraud

Nepal government on Sunday urged India to stop the road construction in Lipulekh area and asserted that it is committed to resolve the border issues on the basis of evidences and through diplomatic channels.

Nepal govt urges India to stop construction at Lipulekh border

More than 16 tourists have been killed in their vehicles after heavy snowfall in Murree, Pakistan. The federal government of the country has called in the army and other civil-armed forces for rescue operations.

Pak heavy snowfall: Over 16 get killed, but not due to 'cold', claims official; govt deploys army

India's Union Health Ministry said today that 200 cases of the novel Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in India so far. According to the most recent statement, 77 of the 200 patients have recovered from the viral infection.

Omicron gradually spreads in India: 200 cases detected so far, says govt

If reports are to be believed, the phones of around 11 employees of US State Department were hacked with the help of NSO Group’s technology. The spyware of the Israel's most infamous hacker-for-hire company was used against employees, who are located in Uganda.

11 US govt employees’ phones hacked using NSO Group’s spyware, say reports

Sri Lanka is experiencing nationwide power outage on Friday even as the government has vowed to investigate the recent cuts in several parts of the country. Ministry of Power said that the power disruption is mainly due to a breakdown in transmission lines.

In dark? Sri Lanka faces nationwide power outage as govt looks to probe recent cuts

According to new bill in UK parliament, people can be stripped of their British citizenship without a prior warning. Under a proposed rule change, it has been quietly added to the nationality and borders bill.

In UK, new bill empowers British govt to remove citizenship without notice

In an interesting twist, Pakistan government has amended the bill in the last minute and removed the castration clause. The development comes on the recommendation of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), country’s law minister told journalist Adeel Warraich for his Youtube channel.

Pak govt removes castration clause from rape law in last-minute cold feet

With Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev in mind, the Indian government has finally decided to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday.

Indian govt to reopen Kartarpur corridor tomorrow, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

A Change.org petition against the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to melt temple gold has gone past 40,000 signatures and is gaining further traction. According to the petition, which is addressed to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and officials under him, the secular government does not have any role to decide, which jewels are to be melted.

Online petition against India's TN govt move to melt temple gold gains traction

Haiti's already fragile government faces a serious new crisis after one of the island nation's increasingly brazen criminal gangs kidnapped a large US and Canadian missionary group.

US, Canadian missionaries' abduction poses latest test for a Haiti government in turmoil

With an aim to ensure power plants have enough feedstock to generate electricity, the central government pressed all resources at its command on Sunday. The move comes as states from Delhi to Andhra Pradesh have sent warnings of a developing power crisis due to coal shortage.

To avert power crisis, Indian govt scrambles all resources as coal shortage looms

The Ministry says that these incentives and disincentives combined are aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to discard their old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways releases a list of incentives, disincentives under the vehicle scrapping policy

UK petrol stations are still running out of fuel, a retailers' group warned on Thursday, contradicting government claims that a spate of panic-buying is ebbing. Queues continued to build at refuelling stations, especially in London and southern England, including at one site in Hampshire where a transport truck carrying a military helicopter was sighted.

UK fuel industry denies government claims crisis is easing

In a petition seeking directions to classify pregnant women and lactating mothers as “high-risk” category for Covid, Indian Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union government on Monday.

Indian SC asks for govt take on plea seeking priority jab for pregnant women

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