PM Modi and Meloni enhance strategic ties; Fathers ‘selling’ daughters in Afghanistan and much more
- PM Modi and Italian PM Giorgio Meloni appreciated the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Kerala Cabinet Minister Two days after taking the oath, the departments were divided.- WHO said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighboring Uganda remains high.
- Police asked Tvisha Sharma’s family to take the body, warned of decomposition
- Economically weak Afghan families are selling their young daughters to be able to make ends meet
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India, Italy elevate ties to special strategic partnership; PM Modi highlights AI, space cooperation
India and Italy on Wednesday announced the elevation of ties to a special strategic partnership during the Prime Minister Narendra ModiDuring the visit to Rome, the two countries unveiled a joint strategic action plan for 2025-2029 focused on trade, technology and innovation. “Technology and innovation are the engines of our partnership. PM Modi said, there are endless possibilities for our partnership in the fields of AI, quantum, civil nuclear energy and space. Follow live updates
Kerala Portfolio Allocation : CM Satheesan has 35 ministries
Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar approved the portfolio allocation recommended by Chief Minister VD Satheesan, Lok Bhavan said, two days after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government was sworn in. The UDF returned to power in Kerala after a decade, defeating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the April 9 assembly elections. Satheesan, who served as the leader of opposition in the previous assembly, will oversee 35 departments including finance, law, general administration and ports. Read the full story
‘Pandemic not emergency’: WHO warns of high local Ebola risk, says global threat low
WHO said the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighboring Uganda remains high nationally and regionally, although the global risk is currently considered low. WHO also said the Ebola outbreak does not currently meet the threshold to be declared a pandemic, although the agency warned that the spread of the virus suggests the outbreak may have started several months earlier. Read the full story
‘Stored at -4°C, need -80°C’: Police ‘request’ family to take Twisha Sharma’s ‘decayed’ body
Bhopal Police has urged Tvisha Sharma’s family to take possession of her body, warning that prolonged storage at AIIMS Bhopal could lead to decomposition as the mortuary lacks minus 80-degree preservation facilities. The family has refused to accept the body alleging irregularities in the initial autopsy and has moved court demanding a second post-mortem. Read the full story
As Afghanistan is ravaged by hunger, families ‘sell’ their young daughters for food
Disturbing incidents have emerged from economically impoverished Afghanistan, where families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief. Fathers struggling with extreme poverty and unemployment said they have been forced to make “impossible choices” as hunger deepens across the country, according to a BBC report from Afghanistan’s Ghor province. Read the full story