Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., centre, greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after their meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Washington’s top diplomat and defence chief announced $500 million in new military funding on July…
The civil services aspirants, who are protesting outside Rau`s IAS coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar on Tuesday, went on an indefinite hunger strike, demanding action in connection with the case of the deaths of three students. According to the PTI report, one of the protesting students said that ten aspirants have started an indefinite…
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved the Budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024-25. The Budget for J&K and relevant appropriation bills were passed by a voice vote. Replying to the debate on the general budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the fiscal deficit of the central government is proposed to…
Bushra Bibi, left, with her husband and Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran, right. File | Photo Credit: AP Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been named as a suspect in 11 cases, including the attack on the army headquarters on May 9 last year, the Rawalpindi district police…
The Congress urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday not to regard an interaction of farmer leaders with the media after they met Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament premises last week as a violation of decorum, and cited past instances of women filmstars and others interacting with reporters after the women`s…
The death toll in the Kerala landslide rose to 63 and around 116 people were injured in the landslides that hit the Meppadi area of Wayanad, the Kerala Revenue Minister`s office said on Tuesday. Given the situation, a total of three camps have been set up in Wayanad. 12 people are undergoing treatment in Kalpetta…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint in Nagpur court against three jewellery firms and their promoters, including former MP Ishwarlal Jain and his son and former MLC Manish Jain, in connection with a multi-crore bank fraud case. According to the PTI report, the central probe agency filed the prosecution complaint on July…
Representational image of the flag of the United Arab Emirates [File] | Photo Credit: AP The United Arab Emirates scuttled meetings this month between U.S. Congressional staffers and G42 after U.S. lawmakers raised concerns the Emirati AI firm could transfer powerful U.S. AI technology to China, according to a congressional spokesperson. The UAE Ambassador to…
From scratch: A Yazidi returnee, stands amid the wreckage of his destroyed family house in the village of Dugure in Sinjar, Iraq. | Photo Credit: AP When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that…
Across Sudan, survivors have reported debilitating physical injuries as a result of sexual assault, including by several fighters at once. File | Photo Credit: AP Sudan’s warring parties have committed widespread sexual violence against women and girls aged between nine and 60, and prevented survivors from accessing healthcare in the capital, Human Rights Watch said…
