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Mediation training programme launched at Andhra Pradesh High Court

Mediation training programme launched at Andhra Pradesh High Court ## Andhra Pradesh High Court Enhances Dispute Resolution with New Mediation Training Initiative **Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh** – In a significant step towards fostering a more efficient and amicable justice system, the High Court... read more »

Thailands Bhumjaithai set for coalition ...

Thailands Bhumjaithai set for coalition talks after surprise election win

Thailands Bhumjaithai set for coalition talks after surprise election win **Bhumjaithai Poised for Coalition Leadership Following Thai Election Upset** Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s political landscape is undergoing a significant realignment following a surprising election outcome that has... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Japans firebrand prime minister pulls of...

Japans firebrand prime minister pulls off victory in snap election

Japans firebrand prime minister pulls off victory in snap election **Takaichi Secures Decisive Mandate in snap Election, Signaling Shift in Japanese Politics** Tokyo, Japan – In a significant political development, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has secured a... read more »

Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai s...

Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison ### Hong Kong Media Mogul Receives Lengthy Prison Term Amidst Crackdown on Dissent **Hong Kong, [Date]** – Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and a British national, has... read more »

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Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »

End 'sharp words' over Ukraine, Putin tells EU leaders

End ‘sharp words’ over Ukraine, Putin ...

Kiev – Russia’s President on Tuesday called for European leaders to end their criticism over Ukraine’s decision to delay a key EU... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media... read more »

Iran ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future o...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear... read more »

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