India slips to 111th on Global Hunger Index 2023; lags behind neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh

New Delhi, 12/10: India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023 with the country reporting the highest child wasting rate at 18.7 per cent The index was released on Thursday. India ranked 107th out of 121 countries in 2022. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and…

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Bilkis Bano gang-rape case: SC asks Centre, Gujarat to place record related to remission granted to convicts

New Delhi, 12/10: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Gujarat and central governments to produce the original records, as it reserved its judgement on a plea challenging the remission granted to convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder of family members during Gujrat riots in 2002. A bench of Justices B V…

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At least 4 dead, 70 injured as Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derails near Bihar’s Buxar

New Delhi, 12/10: At least four passengers died and 70 others injured when six coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar’s Buxar district on Wednesday night, officials said. The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other…

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India launches Operation Ajay to bring back citizens amid Israel-Hamas war

New Delhi, 12/10: India on Wednesday announced launching ‘Operation Ajay’ to facilitate the return from Israel of those Indians who wish to come back home as a series of brazen attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants over the weekend triggered fresh tensions in the region. Israel has already mounted a massive military offensive to…

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