Senior advocate Pitambar Acharya appointed new Advocate General of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) Senior advocate Pitambar Acharya has been appointed the new Advocate General of Odisha, the law department said in a notification on Friday. “In pursuance of Clause (1) of Article 165 of the Constitution, the Governor of Odisha is pleased to appoint Pitambar Acharya, Senior Advocate, High Court of Orissa, as the […]
Africa faces shortage of 15 million teachers: African Union official
Accra, July 20 (IANS) Africa faces a deficit of 15 million in the supply of teachers, which hinders the continent’s development, a senior African Union (AU) official said. Mohammed Belhocine, the AU commissioner for education, science, technology and innovation, made the remarks at a press briefing at the ongoing 45th Ordinary Session of the Executive […]
UN calls for global support as half of Namibians face hunger crisis
Windhoek, July 20 (IANS) The United Nations has called for immediate international support as nearly half of Namibia’s population faces severe food insecurity due to a drought caused by El Nino. Speaking at a press briefing in the Namibian capital of Windhoek on Friday, Reena Ghelani, UN assistant secretary-general and climate crisis coordinator for the […]
Egypt, Arab League embrace ICJ’s call to end Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories
Cairo, July 20 (IANS) Egypt and the Arab League welcomed the call of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to end Israel’s “unlawful” presence in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement, Egypt’s foreign ministry called upon all international parties to uphold and implement the ICJ’s advisory opinion, emphasising the need to facilitate the Palestinian […]
India, Bhutan review implementation modalities & cooperation in diverse areas of development partnership
Thimpu, July 20 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday co-chaired the 3rd Development Cooperation Talks of the 13th Five Year Plan (FYP) with his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden and reviewed implementation modalities and cooperation in diverse areas of development partnership of the two countries. Highlighting the significant development projects carried out throughout […]
Over 300 Indian students return home as anti-quota protests in Bangladesh heat up
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Over 300 Indian students in Bangladesh were forced to return home as the anti-quota protests, that have led to students and security forces clashing, resulted in the killing of at least 104 and injuring over 2,500 people so far. The neighbouring nation has been witnessing widespread protests for weeks over […]
Canadian PM announces change of cabinet
Ottawa, July 20 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a change to the cabinet. According to a news release from the prime minister’s office, Trudeau named Steven MacKinnon as Canada’s new minister of labour and seniors, filling a vacancy left by outgoing minister Seamus O’Regan, Xinhua news agency reported. MacKinnon was sworn in to […]
S. Korean medical professors warn of boycotting junior doctors’ training
Seoul, July 20 (IANS) Some medical professors vowed on Saturday to boycott training programmes for junior doctors in protest of the government’s push for accepting the resignations of striking trainees and the medical school admission quota hikes. Professors of the radiology department at Catholic University of Korea said in a statement that they will not […]
Teenager arrested after man fatally stabbed in Sydney
Sydney, July 20 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in Sydney’s inner-west on Saturday, local police said. Australia’s New South Wales Police said on Saturday that emergency services were called to a home on Spring Street, Concord, at about 12:30 a.m. local time following reports a man […]
Torrential rain alerts issued in S. Korea
Seoul, July 20 (IANS) Heavy rain alerts were issued across southern regions in South Korea on Saturday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued heavy rain alerts for some areas in North and South Jeolla provinces, including the city of Gwangju, as the rainfall is forecast to exceed 60 millimetres over a three-hour period or 110 […]
