New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) Ahead of the nationwide civil defence mock drill on Wednesday, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday convened a meeting with senior officials here to assess the preparedness of the exercise, as tensions between India and Pakistan continues to escalate. The government will conduct the mock drill across 244 categorised…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) In a significant observation during the hearing of a case concerning OBC reservations in Maharashtra’s local body elections, Supreme Court Judge Justice Surya Kant on Tuesday likened the reservation system in India ‘to a train journey where those already seated are reluctant to let others in’. The remark came from…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday made three suggestions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on caste enumeration in the upcoming census one of which is removing the 50 per cent ceiling on reservation. In a letter to PM Modi, which Khrage had posted on his social media handle X said,…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Kerala High Court’s decision that had annulled the election of CPI(M) legislator A Raja from the Devikulam Assembly constituency in the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. A bench comprising justices AS Oka and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah allowed the appeal filed by Raja challenging…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) In a landmark step towards transparency, the judges of the Supreme Court have begun declaring their personal assets on the official court website. This decision was made unanimously in a full court meeting held on April 1. As of Monday night, the declared assets of 21 out of 33 sitting…
United Nations/New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said it pains him to see relations between India and Pakistan “reach a boiling point” and urged both countries to avoid a military confrontation that could easily spin out of control. In his address to the media, the UN Secretary General also strongly…
United Nations/New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) The UN Security Council discussed the rising tensions between India and Pakistan at close-door consultations yesterday, during which the members refused to accept the “false flag” narrative peddled by Pakistan and asked whether the Lashkar-e-Taiba was likely to be involved in the Pahalgam terror attack. The UNSC members, at…
Islamabad, May 6 (UNI) After India stopped the flow of the Chenab River into Pakistan, the river level has reduced manifold leaving Islamabad parched. Pakistan has accused India of engaging in a “water war” in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 tourists were killed. On Monday, India stopped flow of…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed him on the prevailing situation following tension with Pakistan post Pahalgam terror attack. This was the second meeting of Doval with the Prime Minister and lasted around 40 minutes. It comes a day after Union Home…
New life after 3 weeks of ventilator support Bhopal: AIIMS Bhopal has achieved a significant medical milestone by successfully performing a complex surgery on a low birth weight newborn suffering from Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)—a serious congenital defect. The condition was diagnosed antenatally in the seventh month of pregnancy as a critical case. Following expert…
