Controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar faces a dismissal from the elite civil services as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has found that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the Examination Rules by faking her identity by way of changing her name, her father`s & mother`s name, her photograph/ signature, her email ID,…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during the Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters. File | Photo Credit: AP Turkey and Niger agreed to boost cooperation on energy, mining, intelligence and defence, after the West African nation asked Western military personnel to leave and terminated the mining contracts of many Western countries. Also Read: Niger…
On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected to hear a request from two of the 11 prisoners in the Bilkis Bano case, who were challenging the January 8 ruling that invalidated their remission. A panel of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar dismissed the plea as “absolutely misconceived” and questioned how it could sit in appeal…
So Sung-uk and Kim Yong-min react during a press conference after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, in Seoul, South Korea, July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s top court ruled on July 18 that same-sex couples are eligible to…
For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. His longevity is due to a mixture of harshly silencing all dissent, reverting to Soviet-style economic controls and methods and cozying up to Russia, even as he sometimes flirted with the West. Mr. Lukashenko…
Washington has been working to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter what it sees as a growing threat from China, its main strategic rival. | Photo Credit: Photo credit: X/@StateDept The United States opened an embassy in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on July 18, the latest U.S. move in a…
Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech describing in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Mr. Trump told the packed convention hall as thousands of people listened…
Donald Trump, defiant and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on July 18 at the Republican National Convention in a speech that largely ignored his most divisive plans and focused instead on uniting his party — and the nation — just five days after an assassination attempt that could have ended his life. The 78-year-old…
A North Korean flag flutters in the wind near the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. South Korea said on July 19, 2024, it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea said on July 19 it…
This photograph shows the Eiffel Tower, decorated with the Olympic rings for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, on July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of French security forces locked down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week. The…
