Spread the love File photo Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief.The United Nations says three in four people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs amid widespread unemployment, a struggling healthcare system and shrinking international aid. It estimates that 4.7...
Kerala portfolios: CM Satheesan keeps 35 ministries, including finance; Chennithala gets home
Spread the love Thiruvananthapuram: Newly sworn-in Kerala Minister Ramesh Chennithala being congratulated by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the swearing-in ceremony of the state government, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kerala governor Rajendra Arlekar on Wednesday approved the portfolio allocation recommended by chief minister VD Satheesan, the Lok Bhavan said, two days after the Congress-led United Democratic...
42 aircraft, over $29 billion: What Trump’s Iran operation cost the US military
Spread the love Photo credit: X/@Tasnimnews_Fa At least 42 US military aircraft, including fighter jets, refuelling planes and drones, were lost or damaged during Donald Trump’s mega militray mission Operation Epic Fury launched against Iran on February 28, according to an official report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).The MAGA supremo’s military action pushed Tehran into fury, triggering swift retaliation...
Parle gets a ‘Melody’ boost: Shares rise 5%, hit upper circuit — but there’s a twist
Spread the love Parle Industries shares surged 5% on Tuesday and hit the upper circuit limit. During intraday trading on the BSE, the stock advanced 5% to Rs 5.25 as investors appeared to respond to the viral “Melody” exchange involving PM Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. However, interestingly the listed company that witnessed the rally is not...
‘Not a pandemic emergency’: WHO warns of high local Ebola risk, says global threat is low
Spread the love AP file photo WHO on Wednesday said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighbouring Uganda remains high at the national and regional levels, though the global risk is currently considered low.WHO also said that the Ebola outbreak does not currently meet the threshold to be declared a pandemic even as the agency warned that...
Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab & more states sizzle in heatwave: What’s fuelling temperature spike
Spread the love (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Several parts of India remained in the grip of an intense heatwave on Wednesday with temperatures soaring far above seasonal averages and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning that severe heat conditions are likely to continue across North-West and Central India over the next few days.The weather department issued orange alerts for Delhi,...
‘Frustration manifesting in his temperament’: BJP attacks Rahul over ‘traitor’ remark on PM
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were “traitors” who had worked to “sell India”.BJP president Natin Nabin termed Rahul’s statement “regrettable” and said his continuous electoral defeats and...
‘What’s wrong with it?’ On caste census, SC says govt should know the numbers
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challeging the Centre’s decision to hold caste enumeration as a part of the upcoming Census saying that there was “nothing wrong with it.“A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, justice Joymalya Bagchi and justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a PIL which argued that “plenty of...
From Teesta to border fencing: How BJP’s Bengal win could affect India-Bangladesh ties
Spread the love Suvendu Adhikari; Narendra Modi; Tarique Rahman The recent West Bengal assembly elections received widespread coverage in Bangladesh, as did the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) historic landslide victory, which brought the party to power for the first time in the strategically important eastern border state.The BJP’s success marks the first time since 2014 — when the Narendra Modi...
‘Economic storm brewing & …’: Rahul takes ‘nautanki’ swipe at PM ‘s gift to Meloni
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a sharp swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting toffees to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni during his visit to Rome.In a social media post on X, Rahul said the Prime Minister was “laughing and filming reels” while farmers, youth, women, workers...
