INDIA
Amartya Sen approaches court against eviction notice from Visva-Bharati University
The university authorities accuse Sen of illegally occupying the land within the varsity campus at Bolpur Santiniketan in the district. The eviction notice was issued on April 20 asking the globally acclaimed economist to vacate the "disputed" 13 decimals of land by May 6. Sen is currently in the US. On Friday, Sen's counsel Gorachand Chakraborty informed media persons that an appeal against the eviction notice has already been filed at the district court of Suri in Birbhum district and the first hearing in the matter will be on May 15.
Issues at LAC need to be resolved in accordance with existing agreements, Rajnath to Chinese counterpart
In their meet, which came a day before the SCO Defence Ministers meet - which India, as the Chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023, is hosting, the two ministers had frank discussions about developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations.
Centre monitoring evacuation of Indians from Sudan, 600 reach home: Foreign Secy
Addressing mediapersons, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said: "We are constantly monitoring the situation in Sudan since the conflict began on April 15. Our estimate is that there are approximately 3,500 Indians and 1,000 PIOs in Sudan."He further informed that around 600 Indian citizens have already reached India.
Dantewada Ambush: Maoists strike big in poll-bound Chhattisgarh; 119 cops killed in last 5 yrs
The incident occurred in the Aranpur area when the DRG team was returning to its district headquarters in Dantewada between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. DRG is a special force of the Chhattisgarh police, which mostly involves local tribals, for carrying carry out anti-Maoist operations. As per official sources, DRG teams were carrying out anti-Maoist operations in the Aranpur area for the past few days.
First batch of 360 Indian evacuees from Sudan reach Delhi
"India welcomes back its own. #OperationKaveri brings 360 Indian Nationals to the homeland as first flight reaches New Delhi," External Affairs Minister S, Jaishakar wrote in a tweet late Wednesday, sharing pictures of the evacuees. India launched 'Operation Kaveri' with Jaishankar assuring that the government is "committed to assisting all brethren in Sudan".
Spurred border tensions: India's 2022 military spending rose by 6% to $81.4 bn
The increase in India's spending was attributed to "the effects of its border tensions with China and Pakistan" by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute better known by its initials, SIPRI, in the latest edition of its Trends in World Military Expenditure report released this week.
PM Modi thanks Australia counterpart for hosting Quad security summit next month
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his thanks in response to Anthony Albanese's tweet earlier on Wednesday. "Thank you @AlboMP for hosting the next Quad Summit in Sydney which will bolster our efforts to ensure a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific," PM Modi tweeted.
How far can courts go when Parliament empowered to legislate on marriage, SC to same-sex marriage petitioners
A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices S.K. Kaul, S. Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and P.S. Narasimha, said the Parliament has legislative powers over the canvas which is covered by these petitions and the entry 5 of the Concurrent List, which specially covers marriage and divorce, but the question is, which are the interstices left in which this court can interfere.
SCO Defence Ministers Meeting: Rajnath likely to hold talks with Chinese counterpart
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Gen Li Shangfu. Before the SCO meet, the 18th round of India-China Corps Commander level talks held on Sunday, but it failed to make headway on the contentious issue of the Depsang Plains and de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
India-US joint air exercise COPE India 2023 concludes
According to an official statement, the exercise involved participation of frontline IAF aircraft, including Rafale, Tejas, Su-30MKI, Jaguar, C-17 and C-130. The USAF in turn had fielded the F-15 'Strike Eagle' fighter, C-130, MC-130J, C-17 and the B1B, a strategic bomber aircraft.
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