Rahul Gandhi received an exuberant welcome from his supporters and party members when he reached the airport at Jammu and Kashmir yesterday evening. He is visiting the place for two days with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. His car was even briefly stopped in celebration outside the airport, which caused trepidation among his security personnel. He was seen enjoying dinner yesterday at the famous Ahdoos restaurant and later, an ice crem parlour in Lal Chowk last night. The two leaders took no meetings yesterday, but will be holding talks today and tomorrow. Congress holds talks Kharge and Gandhi are said to…
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Son of prolific Democratic politician and attorney general late Robert Francis Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced, last year, his independent campaign to run for President. Kennedy is contemplating opting out of his Presidential candidacy and endorsing his now Republican rival, Donald J. Trump, said his running mate Nicole Shanahan in an interview on Tuesday. Kennedy was initially planning on competing through the Democratic ticket by challenging Biden; but decided to unaffiliate. The struggling Kennedy- Shanahan campaign On the Impact Theory podcast with Tom Bilyeu, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and attorney, Nicole Shanahan admitted that John Kennedy was vacillating between…
In a fresh attempt to broker peace and reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, an international team spearheaded by the U.S has been able to secure assent from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken had arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday for diplomatic meetings; this visit is Blinken’s ninth trip to Israel since the war ensued in October 2023. Possibly the “Last Opportunity” The U.S diplomat, in his 24-hour visit held talks with various Israeli officials, including the Prime Minister and the President. He insisted on how this is an important…
The horrifying incident of the alleged rape and murder of the 31-year-old at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College has left the country appalled and outraged. The heinous crime occurred on 9th August while the postgraduate trainee doctor was on duty; it has left many questioning the safety of doctors, especially women, in their workplace. Nationwide Protests The Indian Medical Association (IMA) called for protests across the country to demand justice for the victim. Medical students and practitioners everywhere have responded accordingly. Maharashtra has witnessed its youth protesting for the cause, with doctors gathering at the Azad Maidan. Students at the…
Hurricane Ernesto is expected to hit Bermuda this weekend after having trashed Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands on Wednesday. The hurricane will likely leave minacious flooding and perilous winds in its wake after passing over or near Bermuda on Saturday morning. Though only 11 out of 130 hurricanes have succeeding in hitting Bermuda since 1850, the archipelago is making extensive arrangements to minimize the repercussions of the storm. Ernesto is the third hurricane and the fifth storm that has been named in this hurricane season of the Atlantic. Hurricane forecast in Bermuda The U.S National Hurricane Centre declared…
A petition was filed in the Bombay High Court when a pregnant woman and her newborn lost their lives due to the alleged negligence on part of BMC run Sushma Swaraj Maternity Home in Bhandup. The High Court, on 14th August, directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to answer about the state of the government- run hospitals after a woman and her newborn infant died under the care of doctors at a maternity hospital in a suburban locality in Mumbai. Caesarean Section performed under phone flashlights On 29th April, 2024, 26-year-old Shaheedunissa Ansari went into labor and was brought to the…
Mohammed Abu al Qumsan, a father to newborn twins in Gaza, had gone out for some time to collect the birth certificates of his infants. He had their birth certificates in hand, only to return to the apartment they were residing in, to find that his entire family had been killed in an attack from Israel. Twins and their mother killed Muhammed Abu al Qumsan had welcomed his newborns into the world only on Saturday last weekend. He had been living in a flat in Deir Al Balah in central Gaza after being displaced from his home in northern Gaza.…
Md Touhid Hussain, the Foreign Affairs Adviser held the first diplomatic briefing of the recently established interim government of Bangladesh at the State guesthouse Padma on Monday. This meeting was attended by various foreign diplomats, including India’s High Commissioner (to Bangladesh)- Pranay Verma, and UN agencies. India urges Bangladesh to protect its minorities Our PM Narendra Modi sent best wishes after the Chief Advisor of Bangladeshi interim government was sworn in on Thursday. He also urged the Nobel Laureate to take swift and efficient measures to ensure the safety of the Hindu and other minorities in their country. Interim Government…
Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif’s victory sparked a widespread online gender- dispute. She was subjected to numerous hate comments and questions regarding her biological sex. The petition was filed on Friday after she won the gold medal in the finals against China’s Yang Liu. The gold-medalist was Algeria’s flag bearer in the Olympics Closing Ceremony yesterday. Where the rumors originated and amplified Rumors regarding her gender identity emerged after Italian Boxer, Angela Carini quit a mere 46 seconds into the match, after being the recipient of a firm punch to the nose; she broke into tears after the match ended. “I…
In a cross- border incursion on Tuesday, Ukraine attacked the Kursk region of Russia. This move is unprecedented as this is the biggest attack made by Ukraine on Russia since the Russia- Ukraine war began in February, 2022. Since then, there have been several other attacks near the Russian border. Kyiv’s attack on Russian Kursk The incursion started when Ukraine infiltrated the Russian border with almost 20 combat vehicles, 1000 soldiers and 11 tanks on Tuesday. The two forces have engaged in fighting in western Sudzha, 10 kilometres from the border. Sudzha is a pipeline (which passes through Ukraine, and…
