The Asian Chronicle

IRAN UPDATE Volume 6, Issue 4  |   March 20, 2018     CHRI's update on the latest human rights developments in Iran   Spotlight A message from CHRI's Executive Director Hadi Ghaemi Today marks the beginning of the New Year in Iran—“Nowruz” or “new day” in English. Looking back, it’s easy to see that last year marked the start of a new era of civil disobedience in the Islamic Republic. Women removed their headscarves in public and waved them like flags in silent protest against the compulsory hijab, farmers turned their backs in unison against their Friday prayer leader to protest disastrous environmental policies, and labor rights activists appropriated a common Islamic greeting, “peace be upon you,” by shouting “peace be upon the oppressor” at demonstrations. Not only did we witness different methods of protest, we also saw different segments of society demanding to be heard, with women, workers and young people at the forefront. Things are chan

WATCH THIS-TAC'S First video report in regard to the surprise  visit of Delhi's Dy CM-Manish Sisodia......

WATCH THIS-TAC'S First video report in regard to the surprise  visit of Delhi's Dy CM-Manish Sisodia......

WATCH THIS-TAC'S First video report in regard to the surprise  visit of Delhi's Dy CM-Manish Sisodia......

Press Information Bureau Government of India ======================================= ======================================= •President of India inaugurates festival of innovation and entrepreneurship; says we must build an ecosystem for converting innovations into enterprises •Sardar Patel was an embodiment of Indian culture: Vice President •Prime Minister’s congratulatory call to President Putin on latter’s victory in the Presidential elections •DG WTO calls on PM •First India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction inaugurated •All India Civil Services Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Best Physique Tournament to be organised from 23rd -26th March •Several initiatives like IMPRINT, GIAN, HEFA, NAD etc. taken to promote Quality Education •Government has taken several measures to increase employability among fresh graduates •Increasing enrolment in Higher Education •Central RTE Rules amended to include reference on learning outcomes •Saksham Scholarshi