Bengaluru, Sep 14 (PTI) Terming 'Hindi Diwas' celebration as an "underhand method" to impose the language on people speaking other languages, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday demanded its cancellation.
In a series of tweets on a day on which Hindi Diwas is celebrated, the former Chief Minister warned against "imposition" of the language, and said the cordial nature of Kannadigas should not be construed as their weakness.
Beijing, Sep 14 (AP/PTI) China's Defense Ministry on Sunday blasted a critical U.S. report on the country's military ambitions, saying it is the U.S. instead that poses the biggest threat to the international order and world peace.
The statement follows the September 2 release of the annual Defense Department report to Congress on Chinese military developments and goals that it said would have serious implications for U.S. national interests and the security of the international rules-based order.
NEW DELHI (AP) — After a five-month absence, Indian lawmakers returned to Parliament on Monday with the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the nosediving economy and simmering tensions with China setting the stage for a turbulent session.
The 18-day session comes as coronavirus infections in India surge faster than anywhere else in the world. The more than 92,000 new cases added Monday raised India’s totals past 4.8 million. More than 79,700 people have died.
13 Sep 2020; MEMO: Jordan announced today that necessary steps to achieve a fair peace should come from Israel after Bahrain and Israel announced a normalisation deal, Anadolu Agency reports.
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Israel should stop procedures to undermine the two-state solution and end its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.
13 Sep 2020; MEMO: The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Germany, France and the UK to stand against “US economic terrorism” if they want “full implementation of the nuclear agreement”.
Zarif tweeted: “Iran rejects nuclear weapons for religious and strategic reasons,” noting that they are “much more important than any deal”.
13 Sep 2020; MEMO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday said he considered the normalisation agreement between Israel and Bahrain a step toward peace in the region, Anadolu Agency reports.
13 Sep 2020; MEMO: Recalling France’s massacres in Algeria and Rwanda, the Turkish president said the French president “cannot lecture us on humanity”, Anadolu Agency reported.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks came at a symposium held on Democracy and Freedom Island against coup.
In a direct reference to President Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan said “You [Macron] have no knowledge of history. You do not know the history of France.”
13 Sep 2020; MEMO: The United Nations (UN) announced on Thursday that it closed down 70 per cent of life-saving reproductive health programmes at the start of September due to lack of funds, the UN Population Fund in Yemen (UNFPA) reported.
Nagpur, Sep 12 (PTI) A Nagpur resident was booked after his 23-year-old wife allegedly committed suicide after being tortured for dowry, police said on Saturday.
Megha Dhande ended her life by consuming poison on Friday and her husband Amit has been charged under sections 498(a), 306 and 304(a) of Indian Penal Code, an official said.
"On the basis of a complaint given by Megha's sister, we have booked Amit for abetment of suicide and dowry harassment. Further probe is underway," he added.
12 Sep 2020; MEMO: Israel soldiers installed loudspeakers over the northern and western walls of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The speaker system allows Israeli forces to further disturb and violate Muslim worshippers in the mosque by making announcements and instructions to those in the compound.
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