Bangladeshi ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges in court
Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday (November 18, 2024) accused of “enabling massacres”, with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina.Dozens of Hasina’s allies have been taken into custody since her regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more […]
Global South hit by food, fuel, fertiliser crisis due to conflicts: PM Modi at G-20 Summit
The countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel, and fertiliser crisis caused by global conflicts, and the G-20 must give primacy to their concerns and priorities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday (November 18, 2024). In an address on the first day of the G-20 summit, Mr. Modi […]
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting With Indonesia, Portugal At G20 Sidelines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meeting with Indonesia and Portugal at the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brazil. PM Modi along with the Indian contingent, including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his contingent. PM Modi highlighted that their talks were focused on improving ties in […]
Germany To Send 4,000 AI Drones To Ukraine, Rejects Long-Range Missiles
Germany on Monday said that it was delivering 4,000 AI-guided drones to Ukraine, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood by a decision not to send Kyiv long-range Taurus missiles. Scholz has faced renewed pressure to hand the weapons system over to Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden gave Kyiv the green light to use US missiles […]
“Wanders Off…”: Russian Media Mocks Biden For Avoiding Ukraine Question
US President Joe Biden, who is in Brazil to attend the G-20 Summit, announced a multimillion-dollar plan to “reforest the Amazon” on Sunday. Biden held a press conference in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s Manaus, where he talked about conservation and the investments his administration has made in clean energy infrastructure. But, the US president […]
‘True!’: Trump confirms he will use military for mass deportation
US President-elect Donald Trump (File photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President-elect and MAGA supremo Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that his administration will declare a national emergency and use military assets in a mass deportation program to “reverse the Biden invasion.”Trump responded with a single-word response (“True!”) to a week-old post from a rightwing […]
SpaceX’s Falcon-9 places India’s Gsat-20 in orbit; satellite to boost comms infra
BENGALURU: SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket early Tuesday lifted off smoothly from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and placed India’s Gsat-20 or Gsat-N2, a high-throughput satellite that is designed to elevate communication infrastructure into a desired orbit.The launch happened at 12.01 as planned, the satellite separated some 34 minutes thereafter, and was then placed in […]
NCP-SP leader Anil Deshmukh injured after stones pelted at his car
NEW DELHI: Anil Deshmukh, the former Maharashtra home minister and NCP (SP) leader, was left with injuries when his car was pelted with stones in Nagpur district on Monday night. According to police reports, the attack occurred around 8 pm near Belphata, on the Jalalkheda Road near Katol, when some unidentified individuals threw stones at […]
India Highlights 4 Key Aspects Of Climate Action At COP29
India made a significant intervention on Monday during the ‘2024 Annual High-level Ministerial Roundtable on pre-2030 Ambition’ at the COP29 UN Climate Change Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, emphasising four critical aspects of global climate action. India underscored the importance of addressing four key areas in global climate action: scaling up innovative actions and technology transfer, […]
‘I want justice for my daughter’, says mother of murder victim Harshita Brella
‘I want justice for my daughter’, says mother of murder victim Harshita Brella Harshita Brella was the subject of a domestic violence protection order in the months before her death, police confirmed The mother of a woman who police say was murdered before her body was left in a car boot in east London has […]
Delhi’s Hazardous Air Quality Key Focus At COP29
Delhi’s hazardous air quality was a key focus at COP29, as experts warned about the health risks of air pollution and called for immediate global action. Aarti Khosla, Director of Climate Trends, says that Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) had reached dangerous levels, with some areas recording particulate pollution above 1,000 microgram per cubic metre. […]
Ecuador Declares National Emergency Over Forest Fires, Water Shortage
Ecuador on Monday declared a national emergency due to water shortages, drought and forest fires that have razed more than 10,000 hectares in the south of the country so far this month. The state of emergency, approved by the environment ministry, will be in place for 60 days, the country’s SNGR emergency management secretariat said […]