Jaishankar, Gideon Sa’ar talk amid ceasefire talks between Hamas-Israel

Jaishankar, Gideon Sa’ar talk amid ceasefire talks between Hamas-Israel

Thursday, 19 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

S Jaishankar, minister of external affairs, on Wednesday held a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar amid signs of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. There have been flurry of diplomatic engagements in the last few days for the proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal...

NDMC approves key proposals aimed at improving urban infrastructure

Thursday, 19 December 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday approved several key proposals aimed at improving urban infrastructure and enhancing services for citizens including the establishment of the Urban Art & Culture Forum and the introduction of an Intelligent Integrated Parking System during the Council Meeting.   The Council, presided over by New...

BJP seeks clarity from BJD over MP’s questions to President Murmu over Manipur, Sambhal, Odisha

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Bhubaneswar

Odisha's ruling BJP on Tuesday sought a reply from BJD president Naveen Patnaik on his party MP Sulata Deo's statement in Rajya Sabha "targeting" President Droupadi Murmu. Deo, while participating in the discussion on the 'Glorious journey of 75 years of the Constitution of India' in the Rajya Sabha on Monday...

President highlights women's role in medicine at AIIMS convocation

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Amaravati

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the rising participation of women in the medical profession and their significant contributions demonstrate that India is becoming a truly developed society. Addressing the first convocation of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) at Mangalagiri near here, she said relentless promotion of holistic...

Protests in Kerala over man's death in wild elephant attack, locals demand action

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Kochi

Kuttampuzha, a forest-fringe village here, witnessed a protest by local people over the death of a man who was trampled to death by a wild elephant. The deceased man, Eldose (40), a native of Knachery here, met with the tragic end on Monday night while he was walking home after reaching...

Yogi criticises Priyanka’s bag contrasts with Indian labour in Israel

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the Winter Session of the state Assembly, criticising her for carrying a bag with Palestine written on it. He contrasted her action with the State government's efforts to send skilled...

TMC leader highlights condition of Muslims in West Bengal, calls for qualitative development

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and a former IPS officer Humayun Kabir has said that the condition of the Muslims particularly in West Bengal was worse than even the members of Scheduled Castes. "I not a votary of quantitative growth. Rather, I favour qualitative development of Muslims. I think the condition of...

Opposition walks out of Maharashtra Assembly over custodial death

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

The Opposition staged a walk out from the State Assembly after Speaker Rahul Narwekar refused to allow an immediate discussion on the recent custodial death of Somnath Surevanshi at Parbhani and the alleged murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and slammed the Devendra Fadnavis government for human rights violations and police...

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