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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister, is scheduled to meet with Li Shangfu, his Chinese counterpart, before the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting on Friday. Li will be visiting Delhi for the first time after the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020. The SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting will address topics related to regional peace and security, counterterrorism initiatives within the SCO, and promoting effective multilateralism. Additionally, the meeting between Singh and Li could potentially cover the resolution of issues along the Line of Actual Control, reported The Indian Express. India and China's 18th high-level military talks took place last week at Chushul-Moldo in eastern Ladakh, focusing on strategies to avoid border confrontations and establish confidence-building measures for the upcoming months. Singh will meet with defence ministers from participating countries on 27-28 April to discuss defence-related and mutual interest matters. The SCO...

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights issued a notice to Mondelez International, India after allegations that Bournvita has high sugar content that could be harmful to children. NCPCR demands Bournvita to withdraw 'misleading' ads over high sugar content. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to Mondelez International, India – the company that makes Bournvita – to withdraw all misleading advertisements, packaging and labels after allegations that it has a high sugar content that could be harmful to children. In its notice on Wednesday, the NCPCR has said that it has taken cognizance of the matter under Section 13(1)(j) of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act after having received a complaint that alleges that Bournvita, which promotes itself as a health powder/health drink that promotes a child’s growth and development, “contains a high percentage of sugar” and substances which could cause “har...

Sources said that a villager has reportedly admitted to having provided logistics, including food and shelter, to the terrorists who attacked the Army vehicle on April 20, killing 5 soldiers.   The Army truck that was ambushed on Thursday, leaving five soldiers dead. In a major breakthrough in the investigation into the terror attack on an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on April 20, a villager has reportedly admitted to having provided logistical support to the terrorists for nearly two-three months. While senior police and security forces officers remained tight-lipped about the development, sources said the villager was one of the nearly 60 people picked up for questioning after the terror attack on the Bhimber Gali-Surankote-Poonch Road that killed five soldiers and injured another. Sources said that the terrorists who attacked the Army vehicle reportedly stayed at the villager’s house initially and later moved into the Bhatta Durian forests. The vil...

Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh walked free from Bihar jail, a move which was mandated following the amendment of the prison rules by Bihar govt Uma Devi, wife of former IAS officer G Krishnaiah. Objecting to the release of Anand Mohan Singh from Bihar's Saharsa jail, the widow of slain District Magistrate G Krishnaiah who was murdered by the gangster-turned-politician, on Thursday appealed to President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ask Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to send him to jail. This comes after Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh walked free from Bihar's Saharsa jail early Thursday morning, a move which was mandated following the amendment of the prison rules by the Bihar government allowing the release of 27 convicts including him. Speaking to ANI, Uma Devi, wife of late Gopalganj DM G Krishnaiah, said, "I appeal to the President and the PM to intervene in this matter and ask CM Nitish Kumar to send him (Anand Mohan...

Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Parmeshwar and DK Shivakumar filed an FIR against Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly making "provocative statements, promoting enmity and hatred and maligning opposition". Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Dr Parmeshwar and DK Shivakumar at Bengaluru's High Grounds Police Station. Senior Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Dr Parmeshwar, and DK Shivakumar have filed a police complaint in Bengaluru's High Grounds Police Station against Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah and organisers of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally for making provocative statements, promoting enmity and hatred and maligning opposition. Citing Shah’s riots if Congress comes to power remark, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said, “Action should be taken according to law. If a common man had done it, he would have been arrested. The Union Home Minister cannot say if Congress comes to power there will be communal riots. He...

According to Sinha, one can reschedule the flight with a precondition that it does not affect the bookings of other applicants. For representational purposes RANCHI: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to boost medical transport facilities to higher medical centers in emergency-like situations, the Jharkhand government will roll out air ambulance service from April 28. According to officials, the ambulance will be ready within two hours of booking and it will be equipped with emergency equipment and doctors. “This is first of its kind initiative taken by any state in the country. The air ambulance service will be launched by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on April 28,” said Civil Aviation Director (Operations) Captain S P Sinha. Keeping the safety of patients in mind, the air ambulance will have a multi-engine facility to avoid any glitches during the transportation of patients. According to Sinha, one can reschedule the flight with a precondition that it does not affect the bookings of oth...

In the capital Khartoum, 61 per cent of health facilities are closed, and only 16 per cent are operating as normal. Many patients with chronic diseases are unable to access the health facilities. The Sudanese doctors' union says 13 hospitals nationwide have been shelled and 19 others evacuated since fighting began.  WHO on Wednesday said the bloodshed seen over the past 10 days in Sudan, where people have already suffered so much in recent years, is heartbreaking. In a media briefing, the director general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the ceasefire agreed between the parties. We urge all parties to fully respect it"," he said. Already, the violence has taken a terrible toll on health. On top of the number of deaths and injuries caused by the conflict itself, WHO expects there will be many more deaths due to outbreaks, lack of access to food and water, and disruptions to essential health services, including immunization, Tedros sa...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier on Wednesday announced that they would be hosting the next Quad Leaders Summit in Sydney. (From L) Australian PM Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, PM Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida during the Quad summit in Tokyo, May 24, 2022. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Sydney on May 24 to attend the Quad Leaders Summit. The PM will join US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from Australia and Japan at the summit that is expected to focus on implications of the Ukraine conflict and the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier on Wednesday announced that they would be hosting the next Quad Leaders Summit in Sydney. This will be the first Quad Summit in Australia and the third in-person Summit. “This will be an opportunity for Australia to help shape the region we all want to live in,” said PM Albanese. “Thank you PM Albanese for hosting the Quad ...

The current location of Anand Mohan Singh, who has served 15 years in jail for abetting the murder of an IAS officer in 1994, is not known.                   Ex Bihar MP's Surprise Dawn Release From Jail Amid Prison Rule Change Row  Patna: Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh walked out of jail in the early hours today amid a huge row over the Bihar government's prison rule change that cleared the path for his release. The current location of Singh, who has served 15 years in jail for abetting the murder of an IAS officer in 1994, is not known. His son and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Chetan Anand is unreachable on phone and the family's house in Saharsa is locked. The gangster-turned-politician was initially to be released around 7 am. But the sudden change of plan was reportedly made to avoid the media. Singh was out on a 15-day parole for his son's wedding. During the break, he spoke to media. He returned to jail only yesterday....

Writer E Jean Carroll told the jury on Wednesday that Donald Trump raped her nearly 30 years ago and when she wrote about it, he lied.  E Jean Carroll departs Manhattan federal court in New York City, US, April 25, 2023. A writer explained in graphic detail on Wednesday how Donald Trump allegedly raped her nearly 30 years ago, at a civil trial to determine whether the former US president assaulted her and then lied about it. "I'm here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he lied and said it didn't happen," E Jean Carroll told jurors in federal court in Manhattan. "He lied and shattered my reputation, and I'm here to try and get my life back." Carroll, 79, a former Elle magazine advice columnist, is seeking unspecified damages from Trump, 76, who leads the Republican field in the 2024 presidential campaign. Her lawsuit concerns an alleged encounter in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996, wher...