New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) In a dramatic courtroom moment on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally addressed the Supreme Court, alleging that her State was being “selectively targeted” through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of elections. The Supreme Court subsequently issued notice to the Election Commission of India…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Lok Sabha proceedings on Wednesday were repeatedly disrupted by vociferous protests from Opposition members over the suspension of eight MPs, leading to adjournments first till 12 noon, then 2 pm, and yet again till 5 pm, underscoring escalating tensions during the Budget session. As the House convened, Opposition MPs raised…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court collegium has (on Tuesday) invoked Article 224A of the Constitution to re-appoint five retired judges of the Allahabad High Court as ad-hoc judges for a period of two years, in a move aimed at addressing the heavy pendency of criminal cases. The collegium comprising Chief Justice of…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday at 5 pm, a day after eight opposition MPs were suspended following repeated disruptions in the House. The Lok Sabha witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday, with proceedings…
Shreyasi Rana New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) For more than six decades, Nepal has operated under an unusual contradiction: it actively courts foreign capital at home while prohibiting its own private sector from investing abroad. That asymmetry, rooted in the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of 1962, made sense in a post-monarchy, inward-looking developmental state….
Athens, Feb 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) As many as fifteen migrants died off the coast of the Greek island of Chios after their boat collided with a coast guard vessel, Greek media reported. The boat carrying migrants was trying to approach Chios in order to let the people disembark, the Greek Kathimerini newspaper reported on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee is set to appear in person before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 4, in Courtroom No. 1, before a Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, in connection with a plea challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
Varanasi, Feb 4 (UNI) Notorious contract killer Banarasi Yadav, accused of carrying out a high-profile murder for a contract amount, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) late Tuesday night. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the STF team cordoned off Banarasi Yadav on Choubepur Road. An inspector warned him…
Copenhagen, Feb 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) A Danish court has sentenced two Swedish citizens to 12 and 14 years in prison for detonating grenades near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Danish media reported. In October 2025, the Danish prosecutor’s office charged two Swedish citizens with committing a terrorist attack by detonating grenades near the Israeli embassy in…
Moscow, Feb 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Japan and Bangladesh signed an agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. “On February 3 (same day local time), in Dhaka, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. SAIDA Shinichi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and Lieutenant General…
