Afghanistan has criticized Pakistan for its treatment of Afghan refugees, calling the decision to expel them “unilateral” and urging Pakistan not to use force or seize their properties. The interim defense minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Muhammad Yaqub Mujahid, warned that the situation could seriously damage relations between the two countries. Pakistan, however, has opened...
Read MoreAfter initially stating that he would remain as Karnataka CM for a full term, Siddaramaiah has now said he will abide by the decision of the high command on his tenure. This comes as three other politicians have expressed their willingness to be CM, leading to speculation about a leadership change. Siddaramaiah has called...
Read MoreBJP MP Nishikant Dubey has continued his attack on Mahua Moitra in the “cash for query” case, questioning a Congress leader’s defense of her. Dubey raises concerns about an outsider having access to sensitive documents through a member’s account on the parliamentary portal. He also highlights Moitra’s role in the standing committee on IT,...
Read MoreIndia’s Minister of State for IT and Electronics, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has stated that artificial intelligence (AI) should not be demonized and that India will work towards creating an early regulatory framework around it. He emphasized the need for a global consensus on managing challenges related to AI, such as job impact, privacy, weaponization, and...
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi has encouraged companies to tap into India’s food diversity and meet the increasing demand for packaged food due to rapid urbanisation. He highlighted the growth of the food processing sector, which attracted Rs 50,000 crore in foreign direct investment over the last nine years and saw a 150% increase in...
Read MorePM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak discussed the urgent need to deescalate tensions in West Asia and strongly condemned attacks by Hamas on Israel during a telephone conversation between the two leaders on Friday. A spokesperson for Downing Street said the leaders emphasised that Hamas did not represent the Palestinian people...
Read MoreQuota activist Manoj Jarange said on Friday that the deadline to meet the demand for Maratha reservation was December 24, and not January 2 next year as announced by the Maharashtra government on Thursday. State housing minister Atul Save, who was part of the delegation that met Jarange-Patil before he withdrew his fast, said,...
Read MoreA 15-year-old girl studying in Class 9 died of cardiac arrest while entering the examination hall of her school in Amreli town, Gujarat, on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sakshi Rajosara, a native of Jasdan taluka in Rajkot. She collapsed in the classroom of Shantaba Gajera School in the morning.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection to two journalists who were summoned by Gujarat police for their article alleging stock manipulation by the Adani group and directed the police not to take any coercive action against them.
Read MoreGhazi Hamad, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, has unabashedly championed the October 7 terror attack. And he has promised similar future assaults with the goal of annihilating Israel. The surprise attack “was just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth,” he told a Lebanese TV channel in...
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