Daily Archives: April 17, 2025
India, G4 partners say no to religion-based UNSC seat allocation
UNITED NATIONS: India has called out attempts to introduce new parameters such as religion and faith as the basis for representation in...
India’s disaster management shifts focus, reduces mortality rates
NEW DELHI: Rajendra Singh, Member and Head of Department at the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said that the mortality rate owing...
Couples marrying against parents’ wishes can’t claim police protection as right: Allahabad High Court
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has observed that couples who marry of their own will against the wishes of their parents cannot...
Will Muslims also find place on Hindu boards, SC asks Centre
NEW DELHI: Amid violent protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act-2025 in West Bengal and other states, the Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed...
Chhattisgarh police arrest 14 for betting on IPL via Mahadev app
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh police have arrested 14 people from several states for allegedly accepting bets on the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL)...
Justice Gavai to be next CJI, will take oath on May 14
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended to the Centre to appoint Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the senior-most...
Pakistan: JUI-F chief denounces Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s proposed mines and minerals bill
KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman criticised the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government's proposed mines and minerals bill, terming it "unacceptable" and a...
Over 3k Palestinian children admitted for acute malnutrition, UN report states
UNITED NATIONS: The UN's humanitarian affairs agency's (OCHA) on Thursday updated on the situation in Gaza amid severe food shortages due to...
US: California Governor, Attorney file lawsuit to end Trump’s tariffs
CALIFORNIA: California Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging United States President Donald...
Gaza ‘annexation’ part of military strategy: Israel Defence Minister Katz
TEL AVIV: Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has affirmed that Gaza's annexation was part of a military strategy and troops will remain...