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'Is there no other competent person', Supreme Court to Centre on ED Director's extension
A bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, "is there no competent person in the entire agency and can one person be so indispensable?" The bench, also comprising justices Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol, queried Mehta, "What will happen to the agency post-2023 when he does retire?" The top court, in a 2021 judgment.
'Govt is positive', Centre to SC on social benefits for same-sex couples
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that in the context of last hearing, the issue was human concerns and the discussion was something that could be done administratively and he has taken instructions.
No breakthrough in sight as India joins UN and global powers in Doha to resolve the Afghanistan issue
The UN said that the aim of the meet was to "reinvigorate international engagement around key issues, such as human rights, in particular women's and girls' rights, inclusive governance, countering terrorism and drug trafficking. The meeting is intended to achieve a common understanding within the international community on how to engage with the Taliban on these issues".
Biden's popularity shot up in India in 2022
The US leadership's popularity in India should have cratered instead. But it went up by 11 percentage points over 2021 to 49 per cent in 2022, in a poll of 137 countries by Gallup, which polled the world on the leadership of the US, Germany, Russia and China. India was only 11 of the countries where the Biden administration saw an approval.
Around 2,300 Indian citizens brought back from Sudan: S Jaishankar
Giving an update on Operation Kaveri, foreign minister S Jaishankar said in a tweet that a C-130J Indian Airforce aircraft landed in Delhi with 40 passengers. With this flight, around 2,300 people have reached India, he informed further. More than 500 people have been killed in Sudan, ever since fights broke out between the country's army and paramilitary forces from April 14 onwards.
Benjamin Netanyahu likely to visit India by end of 2023: Envoy
"We can expect the Prime Minister of Israel to visit India by the end of this year... India and Israel have wonderful ties in all fields, it is based on people to people element," the Ambassador said. Both the countries are also observing 30 years of diplomatic relations this year.
754 more Indians brought back from Sudan, total tally stands at 1,360
While 392 people arrived in New Delhi in a C-17 Indian Air Force aircraft, another batch of 362 Indians were brought to Bengaluru. With this, the total number of Indians who have been brought back from the troubled African nation, is now 1,360, as per official data.
SCO Defence Ministers' meet: Rajnath holds bilateral talks with Russian counterpart
Rajnath Singh and Sergei Shoigu held wide-ranging discussions on several issues of bilateral cooperation, including defence and industrial partnerships. The two ministers also discussed the participation of Russia's defence industry in the 'Make in India' initiative, and ways to further accelerate it.
Operation Kaveri: 326 Indians arrive in Jeddah from Sudan en route to India
This is the 10th batch of evacuees, who arrived in Jeddah on the Indian Navy warship INS Tarkash. Earlier in the day, a batch of 362 Indians evacuated from Sudan, took off on a flight bound for Bengaluru from Jeddah. Many of them belonged to Karnataka's Hakki Pikki tribe. Minister of state for external affair V. Muraleedharan.
8 Indian Navy officers in Qatar's custody on spy charges face potential death sentence: Pakistan media
The Express Tribune report claims that the officers are accused of spying for Israel. The accused have been identified as working for the India's intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and were reportedly caught carrying out espionage activities in Qatar, the report further claimed.
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