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He fought to save jungles in Honduras; now his killing haunts environmental defenders
Seven bullets pounded into Juan Lopez outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon.
Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes, authorities announced on Friday.
7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting transfers to other jails fought police with guns and knives, authorities said.
Australia: One dead, two injured in shooting in Melbourne
One man died and two more were injured after a shooting in Melbourne, the capital city of Australia's state of Victoria.
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
In the days since Assad's fall, dozens of Syrians have been killed in acts of revenge, according to activists and experts who monitor Syria, but the extent of the reprisals has been limited
North Korea slams South Korea-US-Japan talks on Indo-Pacific as 'insult' to peace
North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the US and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an \"insult\" to peace.
A compelling case for pragmatism
When Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Macau, the world's gambling capital, the air was thick with anticipation.
CHARGE OF FORGERY
STORY OF ALLEGED STOLEN DRAFTS
Reason, not rhetoric, must drive ONOE
The BJP-led NDA government has made a momentous move by introducing the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill in Parliament this week.
French Horror
The Indian rupee has breached the significant psychological barrier of 85 against the US dollar, marking an all-time low amid a confluence of domestic and global pressures.
Planet's future
The rapid growth of human civilization -in the number of people, the power of technology, and the global economy - is colliding with approaching limits to the supply of natural resources on which billions of lives depend. our consumption patterns are mocking Earth's resources. Humanity's footprint already exceeds the planet's regenerative capacity by 50 per cent
The Poor Need Direct Support To Cope With Economic Anxieties
Since Covid, everyday economic anxiety leading to a pessimistic mood has been a reality in Bangladesh.
French Horror
The conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot and his co-defendants in one of the most disturbing rape trials in recent history has sparked both widespread outrage and urgent conversations about the gaps in legal and societal frameworks regarding sexual violence.
Maha's ailing public health infra, manpower shortage come under fire in CAG report
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report has made scathing observations on Maharashtra's public health infrastructure, saying that it was overburdened due to shortage of health care institutions, as a result of which they catered to a population in excess of the norms laid down in the Indian Public Health Standards.
Toll in Bhankrota tanker fire rises to 14
With three more succumbing to injuries overnight, the death toll in LPG gas tanker caused fire in Bhankrota on outskirts of Jaipur on Friday has gone up to 14.
Dalit activist Somnath Suryawanshi's death in police custody rocks Maha Assembly
The six-day Winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly concluded in Nagpur on Saturday, but not before the death of a Dalit Ambedkarite activist Somnath Suryawanshi in police custody rocked the house, coinciding with several protests in various places in Maharashtra, against the BJP-dominated Mahayuti government's alleged bias against Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India.
India, Russia to enhance cooperation to combat radicalisation, terror financing
India and Russia have pledged to enhance cooperation to address problems of radicalisation as well as terror financing.
Ministers yet to get portfolios even as Maha Assembly session ends
A month after the BJP-led Mahayuti came to power, the tug of war over portfolios is still on
Injured BJP MPs shifted out of ICU: RML
Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital Medical Superintendent, Dr Ajay Shukla on Saturday informed that injured BJP MPs- Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput have been shifted out of ICU.
BSP to hold nationwide protest against Amit Shah's statement on Ambedkar on 24 December
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has announced a nationwide protest on 24 December to oppose the statement of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Dr B R Ambedkar in the Parliament.
Chhattisgarh govt's probe into ₹660 crore reagents procurement
Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal (photo) has ordered an Economic Offences Wing (EOW) investigation into alleged irregularities in the procurement of reagents and medical equipment worth ₹660 crore by the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation (CGMSC).
Parbhani Dalit man's death in judicial custody: Rahul Gandhi to meet kin on Monday
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Parbhani on Monday to meet the family of a Dalit youth who died under mysterious circumstances while in judicial custody last week, officials said here on Saturday.
Demand for open trial in Kerala actress abduction case turned down
A court in Kerala's Ernakulam on Saturday turned down the demand by a popular Kerala actress, who survived a sexual assault in 2017, seeking to conduct the remaining proceedings of the case in open court.
Warrant of arrest issued against Robin Uthappa in PF case
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) functioning under the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India has written a letter to the Bengaluru police seeking assistance in issuing an arrest warrant against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa, sources confirmed on Saturday.
BRS MLAs will resign if Congress proves 24-hour power claim: KTR
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K. T. Rama Rao on Saturday told the Telangana State Assembly that all BRS MLAs will resign if the Congress government proves that it is supplying 24-hour electricity to farmers or that it has waived loans of all farmers.
T'gana CM slams Allu Arjun over stampede
The matter was raised in the Assembly by AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi
Congress to hold nationwide protest against Shah's remarks on Ambedkar
The Congress on Saturday announced plans to hold a nationwide protest over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar on 24 December.
GST Council defers rate-cut decision on health insurance premiums
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday deferred the decision on rate cuts on life and health insurance premiums, as some more technicalities need to be ironed out.
PM in Kuwait to deepen ties with Gulf nation
This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Kuwait
Purbanehaliya Lok Mahotsav brings together over 400 artists from across state
More than 400 artists and artisans from various states of India participated in the three-day 'Purbanchaliya Lok Mahotsav', organised by the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) at Srijani Shilpagram in Shantiniketan, which concluded today.