New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) India continues its steady rise on the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday. With an HDI value increasing from 0.676 in 2022 to 0.685 in 2023, India remains in the…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to personally congratulate him on his and his party’s election victory. He also invited him to India for the Quad summit and bilateral summit later this year. In a post on X, the PM said: “Spoke with my…
Mumbai, May 6 (UNI) Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field against their opponents in the ongoing IPL clash on Monday evening. Speaking at the toss, GT skipper Shubman Gill said, “We will bowl first. I don’t think the wicket will change much. Got to have a total on the board and then…
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…
