WHO Southeast Asia members to meet to nominate its regional director, to discuss health issues Context Health Ministers and senior officials from the World Health Organization‘s Southeast Asia member countries will gather in New Delhi next week to discuss priority health issues and nominate the […]
Centre defends UNGA abstention What is the situation in Gaza? Gaza is a 140-square-mile enclave located between Israel and Egypt. It is home to about 2 million Palestinians, making it one of the world’s most densely populated areas. Gaza’s situation is dire: Humanitarian crisis: The […]
Shelling by Pak. Triggers Scare in Jammu’s Arnia Context Uneasy silence and panic reigned in communities along the zero line in Jammu’s Arnia sector after an eight-hour firefight between Indian and Pakistani troops threatened the 2021 ceasefire pact. What do we know about the Indo-Pakistan […]
SC allows surrogacy, strikes down rule banning the use of donor gametes Context The Supreme Court has protected a woman’s right to parenting despite her suffering from a unique physical ailment by halting the implementation of a statute that threatened to derail her ambitions of […]
Eight former Navy officers get death penalty in Qatar Context In an alleged case of espionage, a local court in Doha sentenced eight former Indian Navy men who worked for a company in Doha to death on Thursday. The Indian government expressed surprise at the […]
The time has come for India to declare Hamas a terrorist group: Israel Ambassador Context Indian officials should designate Hamas as a terrorist organization, Israeli Ambassador Naor Gilon stated here on Wednesday. During a media event, Mr Gilon stated that the Israeli economy would not […]
Did not violate diplomatic norms, India tells Canada Context In response to Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, who accused India of breaking diplomatic protocol by requesting a reduction in the number of Canadian diplomats posted in India, the Ministry of External Affairs declared on Friday […]
Centre notifies appointment of 17 judges across 8 HCs Context On Wednesday, the Center announced the appointment of 17 judges to eight different High Courts and the transfer of 16 judges to various other High Courts, including the Manipur High Court’s acting Chief Justice. Days […]
U.S. and China chafe at India’s curbs on laptop, PC imports Context During a World Trade Organization (WTO) conference, an official stated that the United States, China, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei expressed concerns over India’s decision to impose import restrictions on laptops and PCs. […]
SC divided on allowing unmarried couples to adopt children jointly Context Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ruled that Regulation 5(3) of the Adoption Regulations, which prohibits unmarried partners from potentially becoming adoptive parents, violates the fundamental rights of homosexual couples and goes beyond the bounds of […]