Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August, a grave human rights crisis has been unfolding, especially for women and girls. Many governments have spoken out against the abuses; the Taliban’s March 23 decision to continue their ban on girls’ secondary schooling may be the first time a rights violation prompted near simultaneous condemnation from the European Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and 16 female foreign ministers. Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Afghan women and girls are watching their rights vanish before their eyes. They need more from the world than…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
The EASE Next program’s EASE 5.0 ‘Common reforms agenda’, developed for Public Sector Banks (PSBs), was launched via video-conferencing by Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, in New Delhi on June 8. The event was virtually attended by Managing Directors, CEOs, and other senior executives of Public Sector Banks. PSBs will continue to invest in new-age capabilities and deepen ongoing reforms under EASE 5.0 to respond to evolving customer needs, changing competition, and the technological environment. EASE 5.0 will prioritise digital customer experience and integrated and inclusive banking, focusing on small businesses and agriculture. Simultaneously, each PSB will develop a bank-specific…
The Lukashenko regime’s crackdown on independent trade unions has intensified, with the country’s attorney general petitioning the Supreme Court to terminate the activities of several union organisations and seeking to criminalise legitimate trade union activities. More than 20 union leaders were detained in late April, and security forces have been systematically harassing unionists. The latest move is aimed at the ITUC-affiliated BKDP trade union centre, and its constituent members – the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP), the Union of Radio and Electronics Workers (REP), the Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB) and the Free Trade Union of Metalworkers (SPM). Leaders…
The presidential election will be held on July 18, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday. Accompanied by Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey, Rajiv Kumar told reporters that the polling would be held on July 18 in Parliament and in assemblies across the country and the counting of votes would be held in Delhi on July 21. “The ECI has fixed the schedule for the election of the office of the President of India. The notification for the election will be issued on June 15, the last date for nomination is scheduled for June 29, while the polls to…
There are 41 Indian universities in the QS World University Rankings 2023, up from 35 last year, with seven institutes making their debut. The Indian Institute of Science (155th globally) Bengaluru has moved up 31 places since last year to secure the first spot among the Indian institutes, followed by IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi, making up the trio in the top 200. India has also performed well in research, with IISc ranking first in the world in the ‘citations per faculty’ (CpF) statistic, which higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds uses to assess the impact of university-produced research. IIT Guwahati…
In Sunzha, Ingushetia, representatives of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation raided the apartment where woman human rights defender and journalist Isabella Evloeva, is officially registered, on June 7. The apartment belongs to her elderly parents. This raid is part of a continued state-sponsored criminal persecution against Isabella Evloeva, who is now being charged with two counts of “public circulation of fake information on the deployment of the Russian army and the state bodies’ execution of its powers.” Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation suggests that, if charged, a woman human rights defender may face up…
India and Vietnam signed a Vision Agreement to broaden the “scope and scale” of defence ties by 2030, as well as a logistics support arrangement that allows the forces of the two countries to use each other’s facilities for supply repair and replenishment. The signing of the two documents came after Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh, had “fruitful” talks in Hanoi with Vietnam’s Minister of Defence, General Phan Van Giang. This wass seen as a major step forward in India-Vietnam strategic ties, as both countries are concerned about China’s growing influence in the South China Sea. Both Ministers also agreed…
The cabinet committee on economic affairs approved the increase in minimum support price (MSP) for 17 mandated kharif crops for marketing season 2022-23. The MSP for paddy has been increased by Rs 100 per quintal. Union minister Anurag Thakur said the government increased MSP of kharif crops to ensure remunerative prices to growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification. The increase in MSP is in line with the Union budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 50 per cent over the all-India weighted average cost of production, aiming at reasonably fair remuneration…
The visiting Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal, Mahendra Rai Yadav, held a meeting with the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar. During the meeting, Tomar assured all possible cooperation from India’s side to Nepal. Also, the two countries agreed to expeditiously finalize a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for agricultural cooperation so that rapid progress can be made on various bilateral agricultural issues. Welcoming the Nepalese delegation to the bilateral meeting, Tomar said that India and Nepal enjoy close and friendly relations, which are clearly manifested in the age-old historical and cultural ties,…
Accusing the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government of miserably failing to protect the law and order in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party reiterated its demand for handing over the case of minor girl’s rape in the heart of Hyderabad to Central Bureau Investigation (CBI). Speaking to reporters, BJP national general secretaryand in-charge of Telangana affairs Tarun Chugh alleged that the law and order situation in the state had completely deteriorated and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had totally failed in preventing murders and atrocities on women. “There is a virtual jungle raj in the state. There is no justice to the…