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Five Proteas stars have put the Indian Premier League (IPL) before representing their country in two Tests against Bangladesh later this month. READ | IPL AUCTION: STUPID MONEY PAID FOR SOME VERY AVERAGE PLAYERS Proteas Test skipper Dean Elgar – who does not have an IPL contract – said on his arrival from New Zealand that the choice between Test duty and the IPL will test the loyalty of his players. As it turns out, none of those players have elected to play for South Africa and miss out on the riches on offer at the IPL. As a result, the…

On Wednesday night, the Tories published its ‘Inclusion Britain’ strategy containing 70 actions to tackle racial disparities. The strategy was developed in response to the controversial race review published last year. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)The Government agrees with the controversial race review’s finding that institutional racism does not exist in the UK, it has emerged in a new strategy published this evening. Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch echoed conclusions made by Dr Tony Sewell in the landmark race report that Britain is “no longer” rigged against ethnic minorities. In a 97-page report titled ‘Inclusive Britain: the government’s response to the…

Indonesia Action sought against Protestant pastor for calling on religious affairs minister to remove 300 verses from Quran Reverend Abraham Ben Moses was jailed for four years in 2018 for blasphemy. (Photo: Facebook) Indonesia’s government and top Muslim clerical body have demanded police take action against a Protestant pastor for insulting Islam after he allegedly urged the religious affairs minister to remove 300 verses from the Quran.Reverend Abraham Ben Moses, 57, who has previously served a prison term for blasphemy, was also critical of what was being taught in Islamic schools and calls to prayer over mosque loudspeakers.The preacher made…

Pakistan: Imran Khan seeks ‘sea of support’ Islamabad, March 17 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan exhorted the people to stand with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad on March 27, against what he called “the three thieves” to tell the world that they are against the “hypocrites and the allies of the United States”, Dawn reported on Thursday. Khan said this while addressing a huge gathering in a Saidu Sharif ground, where he was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, Senator Faisal Javed, Minister for Communications Murad Saeed and all lawmakers…

In the case of bilateral relations, there were two issues that caused some annoyance between them. The first was the demarcation of the sea-boundary between them. It is a matter of satisfaction that the matter was settled peacefully by the 1982 International Tribunal of the Sea Convention in March 2012. As Myanmar and Bangladesh, both share the Bay of Bengal area and 271km long border, Myanmar and Bangladesh both can take part in tackling nontraditional security threats in the Bay of Bengal such as tackling piracy, illegal drug dealing, human trafficking, environmental degradation, countering terrorists in the region.  The second…

In a speech that went viral on Facebook, during an annual waz mahfil at the Aulianagar Madrasa ground in Charkadia Union, union parishad Chairman Maulana Khaled Saifullah, imposed a number of Islamic restrictions on girls including restrictions on using mobile phones and wearing the burqa mandatorily. The Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) is strongly protesting against such arrogant statements, reads a press release. According to media reports, on 11, 12 and 13 February 2022, at an annual waz mahfil at Aulianagar Madrasa ground in Charkadia Union, UP Chairman Maulana Khaled Saifullah imposed various restrictions on girls and even threatened to…

Having defeated Nepal 7-0 on Tuesday, India will look to continue to excel when it faces Bangladesh on Saturday.Lynda Kom was a chief contributor to India’s success against Nepal, scoring a brace. Looking ahead to the team’s next assignment, she said, “It was a great result but the job is not done yet. We want to have another good performance in our next match against Bangladesh and continue the same going ahead. I was really happy that I could help the team by scoring two goals, but I want to continue that form and score many more as well.”Captain Shikly…

Reuters 16 March, 2022, 12:25 pm Last modified: 16 March, 2022, 12:38 pm FILE PHOTO: Hijab-wearing students arrive to attend classes as a policewoman stands guard outside a government girls school after the recent hijab ban, in Udupi town in the southern state of Karnataka, India, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria/File Photo”> FILE PHOTO: Hijab-wearing students arrive to attend classes as a policewoman stands guard outside a government girls school after the recent hijab ban, in Udupi town in the southern state of Karnataka, India, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria/File Photo Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the…

Islamabad: Cases of Hindu children being sold like sheep and goats are continuously coming to the fore from Sindh province of Pakistan. The Twitter handle of Voice of Pakistan Minority has put the atrocities on Hindus in front of the world. In this, the Pakistan Police is also said to be involved with the accused.   This is heartbreaking. This proves that authorities too are involved in atrocities meted out on religious minorities. #Hindu people were being sold out like animals in Sindh.#PlightOfPakistanMinorities https://t.co/0Ffsz6qKgh — Voice of Pakistan Minority (@voice_minority) March 15, 2022 It is written in the tweet…

On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court ruled that the hijab is not a part of the “essential religious practices” of Islam. Soon after, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urged students to accept the verdict and focus on their education. This is yet another extension of India’s majoritarian politics, an aggressive strategy to claim the Hindu way of life is superior and impose it on others. The homogenisation of religious pluralities is an essential element of the Hindutva project.In schools, uniforms and uniformity play a vital role in undermining class, caste, and racial differences. In the case of sports teams and…

High ranking Fidesz officials and pundits appeared unable to call Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” as the opposition demanded that the country choose between Europe and “the East” at Tuesday’s national celebrations. Thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in Budapest on Tuesday (15 March) to mark the start of the 1848 uprising against the Habsburg rule, which ended with a brutal Russian Tsarist putdown. This year, Moscow’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine dominated the speeches ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 3 April. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said Hungary did not regret its continuous blockade of Ukraine-NATO Commission talks…

The protest will take place at Lifford Bridge on SaturdayIt will take place on Saturday ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which falls on Monday.Ahead of the demonstration the NWMF said: “While the border might be invisible for many, current Common Travel Area (CTA) regulations create a very hard border for some.”Refugees, asylum seekers and many other migrants are excluded from free movement across the border to access healthcare, work, or to visit friends and family. This invisible – racist – border on the island of Ireland has a profoundly negative impact on Black and…