The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, lawyer of Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi, to file a fresh affidavit clarifying his stand on the alleged comments …
Contempt plea: SC asks Raga to file fresh affidavit Read More
Samikhsya Bureau If the polling for the Patakura assembly seat is not held as scheduled, then it will be a double whammy for the Bharatiya Janata Party there. Mainly …
Cyclone Fani may not come to deter Bijoy Mohapatra from a good fight and win too Read More
Although United Nations Regional Commissions have been in existence for more than 70 years, for the first time ever, each one is currently headed by a woman designated by Secretary-General …
Women at helm of every UN Regional Commission is a step towards achieving gender parity by 2030 Read More
New Zealand police located a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition at a vacant address on Newcastle Street in Christchurch, a police statement said on Tuesday. A 33-year-old …
Suspicious items found in New Zealand’s Christchurch, one arrested Read More
The White House ordered new restrictions on asylum-seeking Central American families at the southern border including charging them to file their claims and barring them from working in US. On …
Trump calls for new restrictions on US asylum seekers Read More
The Odisha government on Tuesday sounded high alert to all coastal districts and decided to dispatch the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams …
Coastal districts in Odisha on high alert as cyclonic storm FANI likely to make land fall near Puri coast Read More
The UN is “continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards …
Israel-Palestine conflict: UN efforts undermine by lack of political progress Read More
Deaths caused by infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria will skyrocket over the next two decades, along with huge economic costs, without immediate, ambitious and coordinated action, the UN World Health Organisation …
UN, global health agencies sound alarm on drug-resistant infections to reduce ‘staggering number’ of future deaths Read More
US aircraft maker Boeing has carried out additional test flights with 737 MAX aircraft with updated software as part of preparations for certification, the company’s statement on Tuesday. “Boeing continues …
Boeing conducts additional 737 MAX test flights with new software Read More
Justice can be hard to come by in countries hit by conflict. To ensure that communities can settle disputes, and see criminals lawfully punished, UN peacekeeping missions support mobile courts, …
UN peacekeeping missions support mobile courts to bring justice to people in world’s conflict zones Read More