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Is OIC silently endorsing the suppression of Uyghur Muslims?

The presence of Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi as ‘special guest’ in the 48 th  Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Pakistan on 22 and 23 March, comes at the time when more than a million Uyghur Muslims are in concentration camps in China. The Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang are facing “genocide” and cultural aggression from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wang not only used this occasion to push CCP’s narrative of how well Muslim minorities in China are treated, but also  said , “China and the Islamic world both enjoy a profound history, seek similar values, and share historic missions”.  Wang  also thanked the Muslim world for its unwavering support at the United Nations and assured US $400 billion as investment in different projects in Muslim countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Following on the heels of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution, recognising ‘Islamophobia’ as a global threat, Islamophobia rem

Cyber crime losses rise to Rs 63 crore in FY20-21: Indian Govt

  The extent of loss due to cyber crime, which is frauds related to ATM/Debit Card, Credit Card and Internet Banking, based on the date of reported by public and private banks, has increased to Rs 63.40 crore in FY20-21 from Rs 58.61 crore in FY19-20, the government informed Parliament on Monday. New Delhi: The extent of loss due to  cyber crime , which is frauds related to ATM/Debit Card, Credit Card and  Internet Banking , based on the date of reported by public and private  banks , has increased to Rs 63.40 crore in FY20-21 from Rs 58.61 crore in FY19-20, the government informed  Parliament  on Monday. In case of financial fraud related to cards and internet banking, the  RBI  has issued instructions providing for zero liability of a customer, if she or he informs the bank regarding an unauthorized electronic transaction within three working days of receipt of information in respect of the transaction from the bank and for the bank to credit the amount involved in such transaction t