Five years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 million Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco

Afghanistan only country where girls formally barred from secondary, higher education, Unesco says An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education, five years after the Taliban returned to power, according to a report by Unesco.Unesco said Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally barred from…

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Trump’s catering caper had a Clinton precedent

Trump’s secret Turkey exit echoes a 26-year-old Clinton decoy operation in Pakistan. TOI correspondent from Washington: The catering caper may have been new. The presidential decoy was not.Some 26 years before US President Donald Trump was secretly spirited out of Turkey aboard a smaller military aircraft while an Air Force One filled with reporters and…

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CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke hints at fresh protest plans

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a new phase of protests soon NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has hinted at a fresh phase of the party’s protest campaign, saying that “Season 2” of its “Jantar-Mantar” movement will begin soon.“Many people were commenting on Instagram about when Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’…

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Sports ministry suspends Table Tennis Federation of India recognition over governance issues

NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Wednesday suspended the recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), citing governance issues within the national body.The ministry also asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up an ad-hoc committee to oversee the administration of table tennis in the country until a proper governance structure is…

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