Hemant Soren backs opposition candidate for Vice-President

Ranchi, Aug 30 (UNI) Opposition Vice-Presidential candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy (Retd) today sought support from Jharkhand parties, casting his candidacy as a moral appeal to conscience and institutional dignity rather than a numbers game. Reddy, backed by the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc, is pitted against the BJP-led NDA’s nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan. In…

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Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country faces backlash over US migrant deal

Kampala, Aug 29 (UNI) Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s largest refugee population. “The whole scheme stinks” without parliamentary oversight, Mathias Mpuuga, until recently the leader of the opposition in Uganda’s…

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Priyanka warns people against vote theft by BJP

Madhubani (Bihar), Aug 26 ( UNI) Congress general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today warned people against the attempts of theft of their votes by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it may end up in taking away the very basis of their citizenship and right to various welfare schemes and employment. Addressing…

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India, Fiji resolve to cooperate for free, open Indo-Pacific, strongly condemn Pahalgam attack, terrorism

New Delhi, Aug 25 (UNI) India and Fiji today underscored the importance of a free, open, secure and inclusive Indo-Pacific region and announced their intent to collaborate on strengthening regional maritime security, contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. A Joint Statement issued after delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting…

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