Assam govt extends Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in 4 districts for 6 months

March 29, 2024 7:11 PM

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Assam govt extends Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in 4 districts for 6 months

The Assam government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, in four districts of the state for six months starting from 1st of April. Issuing a notification, the Home and Political Department said that the 'Disturbed Area' tag under the AFSPA has been extended in areas covering Tinsukia...

Anurag Thakur addresses Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up event in Lucknow

March 29, 2024 6:05 PM

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Anurag Thakur addresses Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up event in Lucknow

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur addressed the Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up event in Lucknow on Saturday. Speaking on the event, Mr Thakur said that from sports to space, infrastructure development, manufacturing and science to startups, it is India’s decade. Acknowledgin...

Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM to contest on 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

March 29, 2024 5:57 PM

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Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM to contest on 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

Asaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest on 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. State President of AIMIM Akhatarul Iman announced that the party will field candidates from Patliputra, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Valmiki Nagar and Madhubani parliamentary constituencies. &n...

Russia vetoes UN panel’s mandate to monitor North Korea sanctions

March 29, 2024 7:08 PM

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Russia vetoes UN panel’s mandate to monitor North Korea sanctions

Russia has vetoed a United Nations Expert Panel that has been monitoring sanctions against North Korea. Moscow's decision to quash the renewal of the panel came after the expert committee last week was said to have been probing Russia's alleged purchase of North Korean weapons like ballistic missile...

ICJ orders Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza

March 29, 2024 5:48 PM

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ICJ orders Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza

In the wake of Israel's ongoing counteroffensive in Gaza, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Jerusalem to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza to avert a famine. The decision was taken unanimously by the ICJ amid a warning that famine could hit Gaza within weeks. The famine ...

Sam Bankman Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX collapse

March 29, 2024 5:59 PM

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Sam Bankman Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX collapse

In USA, former Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a major fraud case linked to the collapse of FTX. He was found guilty of stealing 8 billion US dollars from the customers. The court also imposed an 11 billion dollar forfeiture order and author...