National “The entire community will be grieving these young people’s loss.” A heavily damaged vehicle is seen off a road in Tishomingo, Okla., following a two-vehicle collision in which six teenage students were killed. NewsNation KFOR via AP By Vimal Patel, New York Times Service March 23, 2022 | 8:50 AM Six high school students…Continue Reading
At a time when New Delhi is still to confirm a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, India Wednesday “rejected” what it said were “uncalled for” comments he made while referring to Jammu and Kashmir at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad. It reminded the leadership in Beijing that…Continue Reading
In a ruling that could help shape the debate on marital rape, the Karnataka High Court Wednesday refused to quash rape charges filed by a wife against her husband, defying the exception in law, and, instead, called on lawmakers to hear the “voices of silence.” “A man is a man; an act is an act;…Continue Reading
FOREIGN SECRETARY Harsh Vardhan Shringla reached New York, hours before the UN General Assembly and the Security Council were expected to vote on draft resolutions on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine early on Thursday. Shringla, who participated in the Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States on Wednesday,…Continue Reading
After paying tribute to party ideologue Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary on Wednesday, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the people of Uttar Pradesh have “given a mandate to the party for continuing the struggle for them, and that the party will do so from sadan to sadak”. Speaking with reporters in Lucknow…Continue Reading
A parliamentary standing committee has expressed concern that in several large states, less than 40 per cent of rural households have a functional household tap connection (FHTC). The committee also expressed disappointment regarding under-utilisation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) funds, saying this would deprive targeted beneficiaries of access to safe and clean potable water at…Continue Reading
A general view of the site of a bombing at a shopping centre as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. (Image: Reuters)Russia calls for “more substantial” talksAFP ParisLast Updated:March 23, 2022, 23:38 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades.We look back on…Continue Reading
Zelenskiy frames the fight against Russia as a struggle to defend the European ideals for which Ukrainians staged two revolutions in the past two decades. (Credits: Screengrab from Reuters video)Zelensky has won standing ovations in parliaments across the West with a series of impassioned addresses from wartime Kyiv tailored to each audienceAFP ParisLast Updated:March 23,…Continue Reading
A view shows cars and a building of a hospital destroyed by an aviation strike amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Mariupol, Ukraine. (File photo/Reuters)Russia describes its invasion as a “special military operation” and only admitted more than a week into the attack that some conscripts were taking part in UkraineAFP KyivLast Updated:March 23, 2022,…Continue Reading
Pakistan PM Imran Khan. (Image: Reuters)Imran Khan also said it was wrong to consistently attack and criticise the army as a powerful military was crucial for Pakistan. PTI Last Updated:March 23, 2022, 23:00 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said he will not resign at any cost and claimed to have a…Continue Reading
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