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India to resume commercial passenger flight operations from March 27

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2022

The international commercial flight operations were halted in March 2020, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic that swept the globe

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Taliban extends greetings to Afghan women on International Women’s Day, promise facilities in ‘light of Islam and accepted tradition’

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2022

The Taliban government in Afghanistan have issued a statement on International Women's Day, claiming they are committed to addressing the plight of Afghan women

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Russia declines to attend the hearing at the International Court of Justice on its invasion of Ukraine

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2022

Russia refused to attend an ICJ hearing on an Ukrainian application accusing Russia of conducting acts of genocide and moving provisional measures against the country in the top court

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A doctor refused to perform organ transplant because it was ‘haram’: French physician spills the beans on how Islamists are affecting the healthcare system

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2022

The former Charlie Hebdo columnist said that the situation is further aggravated by inaction against Islamic fundamentalists by the hospital management, out of the fear of being labelled 'racist'.

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USA: Al-Qaeda terrorist who wanted to participate in 9/11 attacks released for psychiatric treatment, Biden administration dropped legal challenge

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2022

The prisoner named al-Qahtani was trained by Islamist terror outfit Al-Qaeda and had tried to enter the United States unsuccessfully on August 4, 2001, to participate in the deadly 9/11 attacks.

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‘A direct conversation with President Zelenskyy may greatly assist the ongoing peace efforts’: PM Modi to Russian President Vladimir Putin

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2022

President Putin briefed PM Modi about measures taken to facilitate the evacuation of stranded Indians in Ukraine.

Media

As the Russia-Ukraine heats up, media lionises child soldiers carrying assault weapons: All you need to know

Dibakar Dutta - 7 March, 2022

The Daily Monitor and AFP did not pay heed to the fact that the disturbing images glorify the use of 'child soldiers' and increase their recruitment amidst the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

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