New Delhi, 29/12: G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to “urgently reverse” a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector, a joint statement said. The ministers said they were “gravely concerned that the Taliban’s reckless and dangerous order barring female employees of national and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from…
Uzbekistan, 29/12: Two months after Gambian authorities linked 70 paediatric deaths to cough syrups made in India, Uzbekistan has alleged that 18 children have died in the central Asian nation following the consumption of a syrup made by another Indian manufacturer. “To date, 18 out of 21 children with acute respiratory disease have…
New Delhi, 28/12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he would prefer to settle down in life with a partner who has a mix of qualities of both his mother Sonia Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi. In an interview to a YouTube channel during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, he termed his grandmother and former…
Mumbai, 28/12: The Competition Commission is understood to have issued demand notices to Google for its failure to pay within the stipulated time the penalties imposed on the internet major for anti-competitive practices, according to sources. Google has filed appeals before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the Competition Commission of…
Mumbai, ,28/12: Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, which brings the chief minister and council of ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman. The bill was passed without discussion as the opposition had staged a walkout over the alleged scam in the Teachers Entrance Test. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis…
New Delhi, 28/12: Congress leader KC Venugopal on Wednesday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on security breaches during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. In his letter, he accused the Delhi Police of failing to ensure security. He said that when the Yatra entered Delhi, the police failed to secure a perimeter around Rahul…
Kashmir, 28/12: At least three terrorists, travelling in a truck to Kashmir, were killed in a “chance encounter” here early Wednesday morning, police said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said the encounter with the terrorists took place around 7.30 am amid intense fog near Tawi Bridge in the Sidhra…
Kashmir, 27/12: As all political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have supported demands of Kashmiri Pandit and Dogra employees for “relocation” from Kashmir in view of targeted killings, the BJP has been forced to join the bandwagon despite Lt Governor Manoj Sinha “no work no pay” assertions. Following targeted killings of a few…
New Delhi, 27/12: The BJP on Tuesday dubbed the Gandhi family as “kattar paapi parivaar” and the “most corrupt family in Indian politics” as it cited the Rajasthan High Court’s rejection of Robert Vadra’s plea to quash a money laundering probe against him. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi…
UP, 27/12: The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) presidents will not be joining Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, when it begins early next month, but both leaders have extended their good wishes to Gandhi. RLD national convenor Anupam Mishra said, “We have received an invitation from the…
