Former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday evening. He was 95. Badal was admitted to the Fortis Hospital on April 16 after he complained of breathing difficulties and shifted to the Medical ICU two days later as his respiratory condition worsened. “He had been on NIV (non-invasive ventilation) and HFNC (high-flow nasal cannula) support along with medical management. He was being managed under Prof (Dr) Digambar Behera along with the Pulmonology and critical care team supported by Cardiology,” the hospital said in a statement. “Despite…
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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against the former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia in connection to the excise policy scam case. Earlier on April 17, a special Delhi court had extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases lodged by the CBI and the ED respectively in the alleged excise scam. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has fixed May 12 as the date for arguments on points of cognizance of the chargesheet. CBI in the charge sheet has also named Butchi Babu, Arjun…
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) denounces the military clashes in Sudan between forces loyal to General Abdel Fattah, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and General Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), paramilitary goruop. The clashes have killed over 400 people, trapped thousands of others in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities, and gravely disrupted the daily lives of the normal, working people of Sudan. Since the military coup in April 2019 that ousted the long-standing autocratic ruler Omar Al Bashir, the military continues to illegally hold on to power and attack protesters and trade…
“Water crisis in India is not due to lack of water but primarily because of mismanagement of water resources,” said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union minister for housing and urban affairs and petroleum and natural gas. He was speaking at the 2023 Policy and Practice Forum (earlier known as SFD Week), an international gathering of water, wastewater and sanitation management stakeholders and experts convened by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) from April 25-27, 2023, at CSE’s residential facility, the Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute. “As far as energy is concerned, we have a very well laid out plan for green…
By Nava J Thakuria Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) expresses its dismay over the hastiness shown by the Supreme Court of India on debates in recognizing the right to marriage among same sex persons, transgenders, queers, etc. The VHP’s legal cell during its two-day national convention at Ayodhya argued that instead of catering to the pending backlog of cases and undertaking crucial reforms to ensure access to justice and resolving issues affecting the credibility of judiciary and critical judicial time, the precious space is being used for fanciful issues. A resolution unanimously passed in the convention stated that there is no grave urgency to decide and determine the case related to same sex marriage, when the country is still facing several…
About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan as the government’s operation to evacuate its nationals from the war-hit country is under way, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday. The rescue mission has been named ‘Operation Kaveri’. “Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way,” Jaishankar tweeted. “Our ships and aircraft are set to bring them back home. Committed to assist all our brethren in Sudan,” he said. The government on Sunday said that the naval ship, INS Sumedha has already reached Port Sudan…
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in association of department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan is organizing G20 Tourism Expo in Jaipur from 23rd to 25th April 2023. In line with India’s G20 Presidency coinciding with celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Amrit Kaal, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is attempting to develop India’s Tourism Sector on a mission mode under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Elaborating the same,Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India said that India plans to develop 50 new tourism destinations across the country and envisages making 59 new air…
Home Minister Amit Shah has vowed to dethrone K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government in Telangana. While addressing Vijay Sankalp Saba at Chevella, Shah asserted that the countdown for the BRS government has begun and BJP will not stop until the present regime is dethroned. BJP veteran on Sunday was addressing a public meeting titled ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’ at Chevella. Shah further said that if BJP wrests power from BRS and forms a government in Telangana, then reservations for Muslims will be removed. His remark came in view of elections that are due in the southern state later this year. “The…
Women’s bodies must not be held captive to government policies or “alarmist narratives” concerning population growth, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) said in major new report published on Wednesday. In its 2023 State of World Population report, UNFPA said that while reaching the milestone of eight billion people on Earth was a reminder of “our unprecedented gains”, concerns over the number were “causing anxiety, and driving more governments to try to influence fertility rates.” However, the agency notes that thriving and inclusive societies can be built, regardless of population size, if countries are prepared to radically rethink…
The International Press Institute (IPI) and IMS announced Mexican investigative journalist Carmen Aristegui as the recipient of the 2023 World Press Freedom Hero award. The award honours Aristegui’s decades of fearless reporting on corruption in Mexico regardless of the government in power, and her unyielding commitment to critical journalism in the face of targeted efforts to silence her. For her vigorous watchdog journalism, Aristegui has been subject to a range of abuses at the hands of the Mexican state and other powerful actors, including smear campaigns and politically motivated firings. She and her family were illegally targeted with Pegasus surveillance…