Following the first-ever International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) meeting last week, UN member states have endorsed a 13-page declaration to ramp up efforts on safe migration. The UN General Assembly has also been urged to endorse the declaration in the coming months. Safe migration policies that are rooted in the protection of migrants’ human and labor rights are key to building resilience against human trafficking and modern slavery. The IMRF last week was the first meeting reviewing the 2018 Global Compact on Migration, the first international agreement on migration. Since the adoption of the Global Compact, an estimated 15,000 migrants…
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Young Punjabi controversial singer and Congress leader Shubdeep Singh Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead near Mansa on Sunday. The 27-year-old was reportedly shot at at least 10 times near a temple in village Jhawahar Ke, and was declared brought dead at the Civil Hospital in Mansa. This comes a day after the security cover of Moose Wala was withdrawn. After Moose Wala’s death, people could be seen shouting slogans against the Punjab government at the Mansa hospital. Sidhu Moose Wala belonged to Moosa village near Mansa and was the voice of many superhit songs in the last few years.…
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu hailed former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK stalwart, Dr. M. Karunanidhi, as an iconic leader who strengthened the nation’s federal character. Unveiling the statue of Kalaignar Karunanidhi on the occasion of the 98th birth anniversary celebrations of the legendary DMK leader organised by the Government of Tamil Nadu at Omandurar Estates in Chennai, Naidu paid glowing tributes to Karunanidhi. He pointed out that he was among leaders who strengthened the country’s federal character. He added that in the process, the nation emerged as a strong ‘Team India’. He observed that Karunanidhi was among…
Strongly protesting comments made by OIC-IPHRC (Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission) for the court ruling against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, India termed it as “unacceptable”. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the world seeks “zero tolerance” against terrorism and urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) not to justify it in any manner. The OIC had stated: “The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expresses its deep concern over the pronouncement of life sentence for one of the most prominent Kashmiri leaders, Mr Yasin Malik, who has been leading a peaceful freedom struggle for many decades.” “The…
On the successful completion of 8 years of the NDA Government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that no wrongdoing has happened in the last 8 years which would have caused embarrassment for the people of the country. In these years, he said that service to the poor, ‘Sushasan’ and ‘Gareeb Kalyan’ were accorded the highest priority. He said that the mantra of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas Sabka Prayas gave a push for the nation’s development. He was speaking at the newly built Matushri K.D.P. Multispeciality Hospital in Atkot, Rajkot. Shree Patel Seva Samaj manages the hospital. Modi recalled that…
When we are celebrating the endless joy of cinema, how can we keep our young creative minds at bay! Yes, for the first time ever children under the age group of 18 are going to be part of 17th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), one of the oldest and largest film festivals for non-feature films in South Asia. Children will get a much-coveted opportunity to watch two of the master class animation films ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ and ‘Mighty Little Bheem: I love Taj Mahal’ at this 17th edition scheduled to be held from 27th May to 04th June 2022 in Mumbai. The entry for the…
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal advocated for an ecologically responsible economic growth in the South east Asian region. He was speaking at the Special Plenary session in the 3rd edition of NADI dialogue organised by Asian Confluence in Guwahati. Sonowal highlighted the time tested and historical ties that the Northeast India has built with the South east Asian countries along with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. The maritime routes via Ganga, Brahmaputra and Mekong have always played a pivotal role in building an economic rationale for the region to grow apart from other socio-cultural influences. The Minister also…
The Films Division complex, which also houses the National Museum of Indian Cinema is getting ready to host the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films. The opening ceremony of the weeklong biennial film festival will take place at the Nehru Centre, Worli, while all the festival screenings will happen in the Films Division Complex, which has state-of-the-art auditoriums. (auditoria). MIFF 2022 has got an overwhelming response from filmmakers across the world, receiving a whopping 808 film-entries from 30 countries. Out of these, 102 films will be screened under the Competition Category – 35 in international…
The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues met the Dalai Lama and Tibetan leadership, experienced Tibetan culture and sent a message to China about US support for Tibet during her trip to Dharamsala, India last week. Uzra Zeya visited Dharamsala May 18-19. The northern Indian town serves as the exile home of the Dalai Lama and headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration, which provides democratic governance for Tibetans living outside China’s illegal occupation of their country. In a meeting at his residence, Zeya told the Dalai Lama: “I bring greetings from our president and from the American people, and the best…
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the government to initiate a probe against former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede for “shoddy investigation” while probing the drugs-on-cruise case in which film star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested last year. Wankhede is an Indian Revenue Service officer and the finance ministry is the nodal authority to take the action against him. The government has asked the competent authority to take appropriate action against Wankhede for his alleged shoddy investigation in the ‘drugs-on-cruise’ case. The order came soon after the NCB gave a clean chit to Aryan in the case…