Maharashtra: Polling for local bodies marred by clashes & bogus voting claims
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) The polling for the first phase of 264 nagar parishads and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra on Tuesday was marred by incidents ranging from allegations of bogus voting claims and clashes outside booths between the rival factions — Shiv Sena and BJP, and Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). An FIR […]
Rajasthan reduced to ‘Union Territory’: LoP Jully on CM Sharma’s 24 visits to Delhi
Jaipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Rajasthan Leader of the Opposition, Tika Ram Jully, has strongly criticised Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s frequent visits to Delhi and expressed concern over what he described as the weakening administrative autonomy of the state. Attacking the BJP government, Jully said that Rajasthan has been reduced to an “unofficial Union Territory,” […]
Indian, Philippines Coast Guards hold first annual bilateral meeting to boost maritime synergy
Manila, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) held their first annual bilateral meeting in Manila on Tuesday, under the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on August 22, 2023. According to a Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement, “both sides reviewed recent ship visits, professional exchanges […]
Union Carbide’s toxic waste incinerated, final relief yet to come after 41 years of Bhopal gas tragedy
Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) In the past 41 years of the world’s largest chemical disaster, better known as ‘Bhopal Gas Tragedy’, what major relief for the people of the ‘City of Lakes’ came when 358 metric tons of toxic waste of defunct Union Carbide plant was eventually shifted to Pithampur on January 1 this year. […]
European leaders reject Russia-Ukraine peace deal shaped without Ukrainians, Europeans
Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders rejected any Ukraine peace deal negotiated “without Ukrainians and Europeans.” Macron said Monday that any “peace plan” concerning the Russia-Ukraine conflict could only be finalized with both Ukraine and Europe involved in negotiations, Xinhua news agency reported. Macron made […]
UN chief proposes creating common administrative platform to improve efficiency, reduce costs
United Nations, Dec 2 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed the creation of a common administrative platform to provide administrative services to UN Secretariat entities located in each duty station as an effort to improve efficiency and reduce costs across the UN system. Its creation would begin with the New York and Bangkok stations, Guterres […]
US decision to exclude SA from 2026 G20 Summit sparks fear of North-South divide: Report
Johannesburg, Dec 2 (IANS) With tensions rising between Washington and Pretoria, potential mediators, such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and South Korea, must step in to push for reconciliation and failure to do so could push the G20 towards a North-South divide, a report said on Tuesday. The US, slated to chair the […]
Canada concludes negotiations to join EU’s Security Action for Europe
Ottawa, Dec 2 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the conclusion of negotiations for Canada’s participation in the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE). In a news release from the prime minister’s official website, on Monday, Carney said Canada and the EU will work to swiftly ratify the bilateral SAFE agreement with the goal […]
German Chancellor Merz voices against ‘dictated peace’ over Ukraine
Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany stands against any “dictated peace” over the heads of Ukraine. Merz made the remarks on Monday during a joint press conference with visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Berlin, Xinhua news agecny reported. “No decision about Ukraine and Europe without Ukrainians and without Europeans,” […]
Op Sagar Bandhu: NDRF rescues pregnant woman in Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo, Dec 2 (IANS) A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued a nine-month pregnant woman in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam district and moved her to a safer location as rescue and relief operations intensify across the island nation following the havoc caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The woman, after being safely evacuated, was given an immediate […]
