Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was deeply shocked by the terrorist attacks in Israel and offered prayers for innocent victims and their families. “Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour,” he tweeted. “We stand firmly with the Government and people of Israel and extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks. The US unequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. There is never any justification for…
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Gunmen from Hamas carried out a deadly rampage in Israeli towns on Saturday, killing at least 300 Israelis, and abducting several others. This marked the deadliest day of violence in Israel since the Yom Kippur war half a century ago. In response, Israel launched devastating retaliatory strikes, resulting in over 230 casualties in Gaza. “We will take mighty vengeance for this wicked day,” PM Benjamin Netanyahu said. He characterised Hamas as an enemy that targets mothers, children, and the elderly in their homes, emphasising their brutality and disregard for human life. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden addressed the nation from…
It has been a historic turn for India in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, with the tally reaching 100 for the first time ever in the continental game. India has breached the historic 100-medal tally at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, with the women’s Kabaddi team clinching the gold, beating Taiwan 26-24. Earlier on Saturday morning, Indian archers moved India closer to the dream target as they brought home two gold medals, a silver and bronze. Indian compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam grabbed a hat-trick of gold, while Aditi Swami bagged a bronze. Soon after the women’s…
The Delhi Police, in an FIR filed under anti-terror law UAPA following allegations against news portal NewsClick, has alleged that a large amount of funds came from China in order to disrupt India’s sovereignty and cause disaffection against the country. The Delhi Police served a copy of the FIR to the portal on Friday, a day after a city court directed it to do so. According to the FIR, a copy of which is with PTI, Chinese telecom giants have floated thousands of shell companies in India. “In furtherance of this conspiracy to disrupt the sovereignty of India and cause disaffection…
Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. “The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the committee said in its citation. Mohammadi is one of Iran’s leading human rights activists, who has campaigned for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty. She is currently serving multiple sentences in Tehran’s Evin Prison amounting to about 12 years imprisonment, according to the Front Line…
An international survey carried out by the market research firm YouGov on behalf of the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation found that public sentiment in 13 of 15 countries covered in the study strongly approves of the creation of a world parliament. With the exception of two countries, respondents who “strongly” or “somewhat” approved of the notion significantly outweighed those who oppose it. It is often claimed that nationalism is on the rise again. But many people, often clear majorities, would support institutional moves towards building a global society. This poll confirms that they would endorse a global democracy that is…
By Nava J Thakuria Expressing concern over the recent arrest and raids of media office and residences of journalists in New Delhi, an Assam based scribe’s body urges Delhi police to clarify the reason behind the actions against media personnel in the last few days. Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) stated that no scribe should be harassed for his/her credible journalism, but the profession should not allow anyone to gather funds from foreign countries (precisely the enemy nation) to propagate anti-national activities. Media reports from the national capital reveal that the Delhi police recently raided the office of NewsClick (later sealed…
According to a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants, India’s e-tailing business is set to increase by 5-fold, from US$ 59 billion in 2022 to an anticipated US$ 300 billion by 2030, driven by value-seeking ‘mass’ customers. The report highlights the growing popularity of e-commerce in Tier 2 and beyond cities. This, together with an increasing number of ‘mass’ consumers and the rise of 3PL (third-party logistics) serviceability, is catalysing shipment quantities. As a result, these volumes are expected to climb faster than GMV growth. With the approaching festive season, an increase in eTailing activity is expected, putting 3PL into closer…
While the world waits to discuss – at the Dubai UN climate conference later this year — the issue of regulating the carbon market, a new investigation by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has blown the lid off this extremely furtive, cloaked-in-secrecy world of voluntary trade in carbon credits. The new report, titled Discredited: The voluntary carbon market in India, was released at a webinar on Thursday. Buying and selling of carbon credits is seen as an important way to combat climate change. In this, credits are assigned to projects that can reduce greenhouse gases. These credits, measured in tonne…
The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCMS) has concluded with agreement on a new Global Framework on Chemicals- for a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste. The global trade union delegation from Australia, Bangladesh, Germany, Mauritius, Romania, Singapore and the USA secured big wins for workers concerning the extraction, production, use, distribution and disposal of chemicals. Workers currently face risks that cause around one million work-related deaths worldwide every year, in an industry that is expected to double in size between 2017 and 2030. The agreement sets the agenda for the UN, governments, industry,…