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Pakistan: Muslim clerics issue fatwa against women’s participation in elections; calls campaigning by them against Sharia

OpIndia Staff -
A group of Islamic clerics in Pakistan issued a religious edict banning women from participating in election canvassing.
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Canada: Khalistani protesters create a ruckus outside the Indian embassy in Vancouver on Republic Day, raise inflammatory slogans against India, PM Modi

Shraddha Pandey -
Khalistani elements protesting in Vancouver on Republic Day made inflammatory speeches against India and PM Modi.
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UK-based National Secular Society removes mention of Jews while sharing message on Holocaust Memorial Day

OpIndia Staff -
A user on X wrote, "Glad that you’re marking the day. Concerned, as a member, that you felt the need to erase Jewish victims from your memorial. Any explanation?"
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Gilgit-Baltistan economy paralysed as the region comes to a standstill amid massive protests against hikes in subsidised wheat prices and power outages

OpIndia Staff -
Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have been staging protests against hike in subsidised wheat price and massive power outages in the region. 
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Canada working back toward a healthier relationship with India, India cooperating with Nijjar murder probe: Retired Canadian NSA Jody Thomas

OpIndia Staff -
Jody Thomas, who retired as Canadian NSA on 26 January, said that India is cooperating in Nijjar murder probe and India-Canada relation is improving
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Sharia-ruled Saudi Arabia marks historic shift: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman allows liquor sale in the kingdom after 72-year ban

OpIndia Staff -
The historic moment was marked with the opening of the first liquor store in Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter, available exclusively to non-Muslim foreign diplomats.
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Baloch activists say Pakistan government’s ‘Death’ squads have left Baloch mothers helpless

ANI -
BYC and other rights organizations alleged that Pakistan's military institutions are behind the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of innocent Baloch people in Balochistan.
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United Nations Agency’s staff involved in 7th October terrorist attack on Israel: UNRWA terminates contracts of accused employees after Israel’s charge

OpIndia Staff -
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in his statement, "I have decided to immediately terminate the contracts of these staff members and launch an investigation."
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Newly-opened restaurant in Amman named ‘October 7’, after the date when Hamas terrorists unleashed a brutal attack on Israel in 2023

OpIndia Staff -
The name was reportedly chosen as part of a competition launched on Facebook. The winner was meant to be identified as part of the contest process and awarded a gold ring for suggesting "October 7" as the owner's top choice.
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‘India under Modi has an independent foreign policy, not easy in today’s world’: Russian President Putin

ANI -
He further said that Russia can rely on India and its leadership because it is assured that New Delhi won't play 'games' against them on the international stage.
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