Beijing, May 21 (IANS) Although China’s Social Assistance Law reflects broader welfare ambitions, it raises serious concerns about whether a system without an active civil society can adequately address the vulnerabilities of communities overlooked by the authorities.
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) As many as seven children died from symptoms similar to measles in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8 am on Thursday, raising the death toll since March 15 to 488, local media reported.
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), May 21 (IANS) Padma Shri awardee and progressive farmer Ramsaran Verma on Thursday expressed happiness over Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving the highest honour of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the 'Agricola Medal' for 2026, and said the recognition also belongs to the country's farmers, agricultural scientists and India's farmer-centric policies.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) US Ambassador Sergio Gor on Thursday expressed immense confidence regarding the finalisation of a landmark bilateral trade deal between Washington and New Delhi in the "coming weeks and months".
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Two school children lost their lives on Thursday, after a quadcopter drone struck a hilly area of Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, local media reported.
Cape Town, May 21 (IANS) India’s action on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) seeks to protect its legitimate interests in the Indus Basin and should not be viewed as aggression, a report has highlighted.
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Thursday wrote to the Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, expressing grave concerns over the structural and persistent discrimination, harassment and violence against the Ahmadiyya community in the province.
Quetta, May 21 (IANS) Students of the University of Balochistan sub-campus held a protest in Mastung district of Pakistan's Balochistan province against delay in the distribution of the laptops under Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme and the prolonged internet disruption in the area, local media reported.
Kabul, May 21 (IANS) The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed “grave concern” over a new Taliban family law regulation on Thursday. According to UNAMA, the law published by the ruling Taliban’s Ministry of Justice on May 14 codifies laws governing judicial separation grounds for women. It said that the law operates in a “deeply unequal framework”, where women must pursue complex and restrictive judicial procedures while men retain the unilateral right to divorce.
Valsad (Gujarat), May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gesture of gifting Gujarat's famous Kesar mangoes to the UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his visit to the West Asian country has sparked excitement and pride among farmers in Gujarat, especially in Valsad district.
