A three-and-a-half-year-old kindergarten student was allegedly raped repeatedly in Bikaner by her school bus conductor, who apparently warned her against speaking about it as “her parents would die and she would be left alone”. Madanlal (34) has been arrested. Two others, driver Kamal and a female bus assistant, Pooja, are under the scanner as...
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused TMC MP Mahua Moitra of accepting cash and gifts in exchange for asking questions in Parliament. Dubey has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla requesting an inquiry committee to investigate the allegations. Moitra responded by claiming she was being targeted for raising concerns about favoritism towards the...
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A new report by the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) reveals that India, Indonesia, the UK, and Switzerland are the only major economies on track to meet their Paris Agreement goals by 2030. The report highlights a disparity in climate action, with major economies failing to account for their historical emissions or differentiate efforts between...
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Talks between the Samajwadi Party and Congress regarding seat-sharing for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls have reportedly failed. The two parties are now in contention for at least five assembly seats. The situation may impact their seat-sharing negotiations for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.
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Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence” and the Israeli government must “cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said. Wang’s remarks, made on a call to his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday, came as Israel appeared poised for...
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The joint declaration at the 9th G20 Nations’ Speakers Conference was adopted despite objections from Indonesia and other countries. They wanted to condemn Israel’s attacks on Gaza and human rights violations. The Indonesian House of Representatives speaker, Puan Maharani, objected to the absence of the Palestinian issue in the joint statement. However, Lok Sabha...
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NASA scientists visiting the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters for the Chandrayaan-3 mission were impressed by the sophisticated technologies developed by Indian space scientists at a low cost. The delegation expressed interest in purchasing these technologies. ISRO Chairman S Somanath spoke about the advancements made by India in space technology and emphasized that...
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Representatives of the Rajasthan state election commission are facing opposition from certain communities who do not want their women members to use mobile apps and social media due to the “stigma attached to it.” The state government had distributed smartphones to women residents before the assembly elections.
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