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Work-related gender gaps persist but solutions are clear – new ILO report
International Women’s Day
Work-related gender gaps have not seen any meaningful improvement for 20 years, but a new ILO report says that the path to progress is clear.
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Why I Support Tulsi Gabbard as the next US President
We stand at interesting and rather daunting crossroads in global and domestic politics. The impact of the US General Election 2020 will be global and vast and will be scrutinized by all the nations of the world. The current President of the United State, Donald Trump, will run as the Republican nominee. What we do not know is, who will be the candidate on the opposite side. The social media is the modern day news carrier and so far we know that the following candidates have announced their intention to run for Presidency for certain: Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro, Kamal Harris, and Tulsi Gabbard, among others to come. Of them the three are women and one is a “woman of color”. This spread of gender and ethnic identity is indeed quite spectacular.
Why is Afghanistan batting for India in this round of India-Pakistan hostilities?
So deep is the mistrust against Pakistan amongst Afghans that some even doubt the authenticity of supports of restraint.
Photo: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP
Pakistan to lodge U.N. complaint against India for ‘eco-terrorism’ forest bombing
Image:Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR)/Handout
In a first India strikes terror camps inside Pakistani territory
First air strike inside Pakistan since 1971, 1000 kgs of bombs dropped
Image: Flicr (For representation only)
UNSC strongly condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ Pulwama attack
UN Security Council issues statement on Pulwama, calls for holding perpetrators of terrorism accountable and to bring them to justice
Photo: AP
Saudi Crown Prince to pay first state visit to India
India to host HRH Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on his first state visit here amidst heightened tensions with neighbour Pakistan.
Crown Prince’s visit expected to give fillip bilateral relations and Suadi investments to India
Photo: Twitter / @narendramodi
Hindi to become official language in Abu Dhabi courts
Hindi is all set to become the third official language which will be used in Abu Dhabi courts. This was reported by several UAE media outlets. Arabic and English are the other two languages used in Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. According to The National this comes as part of a move designed to improve access to justice, according to the UAE newspaper The National.