New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) More world leaders called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strongly condemn the Pahalgam terror attack and express their support for India. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Netherlands PM Dick Schoof spoke to PM Modi today. On Thursday, PM Modi received phone calls from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
New Delhi: April 25 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission today condemned the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam and said the time has come to act against those indulging in terrorism directly or indirectly and hold them accountable. In a statement, it said it is expected that the State will take all necessary steps to…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu today left for Vatican City to attend the State Funeral of Pope Francis. She is accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju; Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, George Kurian; and Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the State of Punjab challenging the regular bail granted to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a high-profile drug case. A Bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s August…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) India today sent a consignment of medicines and vaccines for patients with Thalassemia and Sickle-Cell Disease, worth $2 million, on a request from Nepal. The MEA spokesperson said in a post on X, that the first tranche of 17,030 vials of Vaccines for Immunization of patients with Thalassemia was handed…
New Delhi, Apr 25, (UNI) The United Doctors Front (UDF) has moved the Supreme Court of India with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking urgent intervention into what it describes as “exploitative and inhuman” working conditions faced by resident doctors across medical colleges and teaching hospitals in the country. The PIL highlights widespread non-compliance with…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial court’s order issuing summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his controversial remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. However, the apex court issued a stern warning to the Leader of Opposition, cautioning him against making any further derogatory statements about national…
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) The body of a Nepalese man killed in the Pahalgam terror attack has been taken back to Nepal by his family, the Nepalese Ambassador in India Shankar P Sharma has said. In a post on X, the Ambassador also appreciated India for providing high-priority swift response to Nepal in helping…
Jerusalem, Apr 25 (UNI) An Israeli tank driver was killed by sniper fire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said in a statement on Thursday. The soldier, who served in the 79th Battalion of the “Machatz” Armored Brigade, was killed “during combat in northern Gaza,” the military said, adding that his family had been…
Moscow, Apr 25 (UNI) Russia is prepared to conclude an agreement on the settlement of the conflict with Ukraine, but certain provisions of the deal still require fine-tuning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on Thursday. “The statement by the (U.S.) president (Donald Trump) mentions a deal, and we are ready to…
