The International Press Institute (IPI) global network denounces the decision by Turkish authorities to transfer the murder trial of slain Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia – a move that is all but certain to ensure those responsible for his brutal killing will continue to elude justice. It calls once again on the international community to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for Khashoggi’s murder and to bring the rampant epidemic of impunity for attacks against journalists to an end. The decision to transfer the trial – which was requested by Turkish prosecutors, approved by Turkey’s justice minister, and confirmed by a Turkish…
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The Indian community is the most important pillar of growing India-Netherlands bilateral relations and serves as a bridge between not just India and the Netherlands, but between India and Europe, said the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. He was addressing the members of Indian community and Friends of India at a reception hosted by the Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, Mrs. Reenat Sandhu in Amsterdam. He said that today, the Indian community in the Netherlands is the largest Indian origin diaspora in mainland Europe with more than 200,000 members of Hindustani-Surinami community and more than 60,000 Indian professionals and students. The President noted…
On the occasion of the World Health Day, the Ministry of Ayush organised a Yoga Utsav at the iconic 15 August ground at Red Fort on Thursday. The event was also kickstarted the 75 days countdown to the International Day of Yoga (IDY). The event was graced by the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla as the Chief Guest. The event saw active participation from many Union Ministers, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors of various countries, Yoga gurus, senior officials and volunteers as they performed Common Yoga Protocol (CYP). Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, G Kishan Reddy, Bhupender Yadav, Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajkumar…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the third positive indigenisation list of 101 items, comprising major equipment/platforms, in New Delhi on Thursday. The list, notified by Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence (MoD), lays special focus on equipment/systems, which are being developed and likely to translate into firm orders in next five years. These weapons and platforms are planned to be indigenised progressively with effect from December 2022 to December 2027. These 101 items will, henceforth, be procured from local sources as per provisions of Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020. This development follows issue of first list (101) and second…
Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah said that today, in the field of disaster response in the world, we are standing on an equal footing and even ahead in many areas. Attending the Annual Conference on Capacity Building for Disaster Response – 2022 organized by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the Chief Guest in New Delhi, he said with a holistic integrated approach, NDMA headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, SDMAs headed by all Chief Ministers, disaster management has been taken to the ground with confidence by the Central and State Governments. Before the nineties, he said, we had a…
Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that percentage of women in R&D is 16.6% among total number of scientists working in S&T organizations. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Dr Jitendra Singh said, according to the latest report on ‘Research & Development Statistics’ of National Science & Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS), Department of Science and Technology, there are 56,747 women scientists directly engaged in R&D activities out of total 3.42 lakh R&D personnel at various Research & Development (R&D) establishments. The total number of women working in the institutions of…
World Health Day today India’s India’s doctor- population ratio is 1:834, assuming 80 per cent availability of registered allopathic doctors and 565,000 Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha and homeopathic doctors, Mansukh Mandaviya, Union minister of health and family welfare told the Rajya Sabha April 5, 2022. There are 1,301,319 allopathic doctors registered with state medical councils and the National Medical Commission as of November 2021. There are 289,000 registered dentists and 1.3 million allied and healthcare professionals in the country. There are 3.3 million registered nursing personnel according to Indian Nursing Council records. This includes 2,340,501 registered nurses and midwives and 1,000,805 nurse associates. The nurse-population ratio in the country at present…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has extended his greetings on World Health Day and prayed for everyone’s good health and wellness. He expressed his gratitude to all those associated with the health sector. He said that Ayushman Bharat and PM Jan Aushadhi schemes are playing vital role to ensure the good quality and affordable healthcare to our citizens. He also said that in the last 8 years, the medical education sector has seen rapid transformations. Several new medical colleges have come up. He informed that Government of India is making efforts to enable study of medicine in local languages which will…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has appreciated the healthy discussion in Parliament over the last few days on Ukraine issue and Operation Ganga. He expressed his gratitude to all Members of Parliament who enriched the discussion with their views. He also said that it is our collective duty to take care for the safety and well-being of our fellow citizens in adverse situations. In a thread of tweets, the Prime Minister said; “Over the last few days Parliament has witnessed a healthy discussion on the situation in Ukraine and India’s efforts to bring back our citizens through Operation Ganga. I am…
Imagine one day, you don’t hear from your husband, or your child. That day turns into a year, a year turns into five years. And still nothing. In Australia and around the world, this is the reality that Uyghurs know all too well. In June 2021, Amnesty International released a report on crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. The report documented a “dystopian hellscape” where the Chinese government has detained over one million people. Among those detained are people like Mirzat, an Australian permanent resident, who was about to fly to Australia with his wife when police turned up at their…