Andromeda star, the oil tanker enroute from Primorsk, Russia, to Vadinar India, was attacked on 27 April 2024 in the Red Sea. Missiles hit the ship and damages were reported by the ship’s master, the British security firm Ambrey Said. Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said the Panama-flagged ship was British owned, but data suggests it was recently sold. Its current owner is Seychelles-registered. The GuardianThe Iran backed Houthi militants have launched repeated drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea area in a show of support for Palestinian fighting Israel in the Gaza war. The militant group targets the ship’s…
Author: Shristi.Mishra
Shristi.Mishra
Hey, I am Shristi Mishra, a political science student at the University of Delhi with a strong academic focus on international relations and geopolitics. Throughout my studies, I have developed a keen interest in the interplay between legal frameworks and global affairs in shaping international dynamics. Beyond the classroom, I have honed my skills as a critical thinker and effective communicator and an accomplished debater and public speaker. Additionally, my passion for writing has led me to explore various creative avenues, from authoring an article for UNESCO to creating a compendium of guidelines and practices by MeitY. An avid reader with a penchant for writing am looking forward to exploring both the road taken and the one that's not. Voicing my perspective on the affairs of the world.
Delhi HC Shows Reformative Approach, Quashes FIR Against Man in Lieu of Traffic Assistance The honourable High Court of Delhi took a reformative stance in a recent judgement in the case Vikas Bohsat VS State of NCT & ANR where the court quashed the First Information Report FIR on the accused under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code and provides a restorative solution to the situation by ordering the accused…
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India permitted the medical termination of a 28-week pregnancy for a 14-year-old rape survivor on Monday, April 22nd, 2024. The apex court exercised its extraordinary power granted under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution to do “complete justice.” The First Information Report (FIR) of this case was registered on March 20 i.e. after the 24 week limit permissible for abortion. The FIR has recorded offences under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Ofences Act (POSCO). The bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice…
Yale University is under fire after one of its student journalists was viciously attacked during a pro-Palestinian rally on Saturday evening. Sahar Tartak, the editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press publication, was surrounded by a hostile group of protesters who subjected her to anti-Semitic taunts and threats before one individual struck her directly in the eye with a Palestinian flag staff. According to Tartak’s own account to the New York Post, she was encircled by hundreds of aggressive demonstrators making obscene gestures as she attempted to cover the event organized by pro-Palestinian student activists. Despite identifying herself as a member…
