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Miracle of music from Africa to Iran, from Iran to India

Miracle of music from Africa to Iran, from Iran to India

By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: More than half a century ago, a man in the south of Iran sang a local song. This song referred to the people who came to Iran from the African island of Zanzibar several centuries ago. A few years later, an Iranian pop singer sang this song again. This piece was […]

4-party MOU signed to promote health, happiness, peace for disadvantaged people

4-party MOU signed to promote health, happiness, peace for disadvantaged people

By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association KOLKATA, India – A four-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed to promote health, happiness and peace for the mankind, especially the disadvantaged people, including refugees, orphans, the disabled and the elderly in a ceremony in Kolkata, India on February 8, 2024. The four parties are the […]

The Indian Farmer Protests: An overview of the world’s biggest sit-down protest happening in India right now

The Indian Farmer Protests: An overview of the world’s biggest sit-down protest happening in India right now

  By Gunjeet Sra* NEW DELHI: On June 3, 2020, the Indian government announced that it would be introducing new agricultural ordinances in favour of farmers. The Agricultural Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar called them a “a historic-step in unlocking the vastly regulated agricultural markets in the country.”  A month later, protests against the said ordinances began […]

COVID-19 pandemic and India

COVID-19 pandemic and India

By Pramod Mathur India <Spotfilm> CEO, AJA Senior member NEW DELHI: An Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit was convened on March 26, 2020. The aim was to discuss challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and forge a coordinated global response. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had a telephonic conversation with the Chair, The Crown Prince of […]

What kind of future awaits Modinomics 2020?

What kind of future awaits Modinomics 2020?

By Peter Jaegeul Song Staff Reporter at Asia N Seoul: Narendra Modi began his second term as prime minister with a series of enormous reforms. In a rapid process, he did not hesitate to embark on tackling the long-pending issues, including ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, making cuts […]

India offers 300 tertiary scholarships for Malaysian students

India offers 300 tertiary scholarships for Malaysian students

Paris: The government of India is offering full scholarships to 300 Malaysian students to pursue their tertiary studies. Malaysia’s Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the matter was conveyed to him by India’s Human Resource Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank when they met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 40th Session of the […]

Pakistan formally opens Kartarpur Corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims

Pakistan formally opens Kartarpur Corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor at a colourful ceremony on Saturday in Narowal area near Indian border, paving the way for Sikh pilgrims to visit Darbar Baba Guru Nanak, one of their religion’s holiest sites in Pakistan without needing a visa. “I congratulate the Sikh […]

Pakistan, India sign Kartarpur Corridor agreement for Sikh Pilgrims

Pakistan, India sign Kartarpur Corridor agreement for Sikh Pilgrims

  By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistan and India signed the Kartarpur Corridor agreement at zero line of Pakistan-India Narowal border in Punjab province on Thursday. “The corridor will be open from dawn to dusk. Pilgrims travelling in the morning will have to return the same day,” Dr. Faisal, Foreign Office spokesman, said while […]

Foreign Diplomats visit Line of Control (LoC)  

Foreign Diplomats visit Line of Control (LoC)  

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The foreign diplomatic corps visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir, on Tuesday to take stock of situation in the sectors hit by the Indian troops firing on Saturday and Sunday. Director-General, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor […]

Pakistan hands over body of drowned BSF soldier to India

Pakistan hands over body of drowned BSF soldier to India

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistani authorities handed over the body of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier to the Indian officials, an Inter-Service Public Relations press statement has said. According to the Army’s media cell, Indian BSF soldier Sub-Inspector Paritosh Mondal had drowned while crossing a canal named as ‘Aik Nullah’ along […]

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