Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led the nation in bidding farewell to outgoing Vice President Venkaiah Naidu from his duties as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha - the Upper House of the Parliament. Lashing out at Opposition PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has termed the PTI's back-to-back public gatherings as "political stunts", and an attempt to divert attention from its theft following verdict in prohibited funding case. All Parties People's Rights Forum and various other socio-political organizations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir recently held a massive protest against frequent power cuts and unjust taxes in electricity bills. Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated. The Islamic State affiliate operating in Afghanistan since 2014 is seen as the country's most serious security challenge since the Taliban took control of the country in August last year. Bangladesh raised fuel prices by up to 51.7% with effect from Saturday, a move that will trim the country's subsidy burden but put more pressure on already high inflation. Nepal's House of Representatives on Sunday began a discussion on the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, nearly six months after its registration at the parliament secretariat. Thousands of Hindu devotees flocked temples of Hindu god of destruction Lord Shiva across India and offered prayers to celebrate the fourth and last Monday of the holy monsoon month of 'Shrawan'.
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