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France, India call for end to suffering of Ukrainians
India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. India, which imports much of its military hardware from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between the West and...
Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said. The ban comes at a time when the country suffers from a devastating humanitarian crisis, with an acute shortage of food and other essential supplies. Before the Taliban takeover,...
Yediyurappa backs Bommai despite multiple scams
The BJP’s biggest leader in Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa, today attempted to firmly scotch the buzz about a change in leadership in the state, where elections are due next year. Yediyuruppa, the predecessor of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the top post, expressly said, “There won’t be a leadership change...
Husbands are not for sharing, says Allahabad High Court
No Indian woman can “share her husband” with anyone else and stay sane in such a case, the Allahabad High Court has observed, dismissing an appeal for discharge of a polygamous man, accused of abetting suicide by his “second” wife. Justice Rahul Chaturvedi made the observation while dismissing a...
India falls 8 places to 150 in World Press Freedom ranking
India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according to a report by a global media watchdog released on Tuesday. The ranking of India’s neighbours, except that of Nepal, have also slid down, with...
BJP diverting attention from economy, says Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today blamed the BJP for the recent communal incidents in the state, including yesterday’s violence in Jodhpur, which marred the Eid celebrations in the city. Curfew was declared in Jodhpur today following two consecutive days of communal clashes. “This is the agenda of the...
Case against Raj Thackeray over loudspeaker row
A police case has been filed against Raj Thackeray, the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, for delivering a provocative speech ahead of Eid demanding the removal of loudspeakers from mosques by May 3. The leaves of all police personnel have been cancelled in view of a possible law and...
2 MP tribals beaten to death for ‘killing’ cow
Two tribal men were beaten to death on suspicion of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district. Another was left injured by the attackers, which numbered some 20, the police said. The group of 20 men went to the home of the tribals and accused them of killing...
TN medical college dean removed over Sanskrit oath
The Dean of the government medical college in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai has been transferred and put on “compulsory wait” for allowing first-year students to take a controversial oath in Sanskrit instead of the traditional Hippocratic Oath. The state’s health authorities said that medical students had taken the English translation...
Uddhav accuses BJP of ‘deceiving’ his ‘gullible’ father
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said since he had seen the BJP deceive his “gullible” father and Sena founder Bal Thackeray, he himself was acting shrewdly with that party and cannot ignore the “games” it played in the guise of Hindutva. In a...
