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Burn rate: Can we pass a global law against ecocide, and would it help?

India, Jan. 16 -- We have international laws against "genocide" (the systematic killing of a racial or cultural group); "arboricide" (the large-scale destruction of trees); "avicide" (the killing of b... Read More


Congress split lands in Election Commission

Nepal, Jan. 16 -- A day after the special general convention of Nepali Congress changed the party leadership, the party's two factions have launched separate legal and political battles from Thursday.... Read More


No role in this or such ventures: MEA

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Ahead of the release of Salman Khan's movie "Battle of Galwan" -- based on the 2020 clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley -- the Ministry of External Affai... Read More


Mukesh Singh takes charge as DGP of Ladakh

Leh/Jammu, Jan. 16 -- Mukesh Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer, on Friday took over as the DGP of the Union Territory of Ladakh, a police spokesperson said. He is the second DGP of Ladakh after S D Sin... Read More


'Voter address errors long-standing, not linked to SIR'

Lucknow, Jan. 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission on Friday responded to questions raised by the Samajwadi Party over alleged errors in the voter list, saying that incorrect or identical... Read More


Three suspects arrested over shooting incident in Kohuwala

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Three suspects have been arrested for aiding and abetting the shooting incident at Bodhiyawatte in Kohuwala, in which a 16-year-old girl was injured. Two unidentified gunmen who... Read More


HP minister creates stir, govt finds itself in bind

Shimla, Jan. 16 -- A political flashpoint has surfaced in Himachal Pradesh after young minister Vikramaditya Singh publicly targeted "outsider" IAS and IPS officers, accusing them of undermining the s... Read More


Punjabi actress Mandy Takhar granted divorce from husband Shekhar Kaushal

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Punjabi film actress Mandy Takhar has been granted a divorce by the family court at Saket, bringing a formal end to her marriage with Shekhar Kaushal. The divorce was granted on ... Read More


India home to world's second largest diabetes population in 2024: Study

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- At 90 million, India ranked second in the number of adults living with diabetes in 2024. China was first at 148 million and the US ranked third at 39 million, according to a stu... Read More


UP: 8-year-old boy brings mother's body for autopsy after HIV-related death

Etah, Jan. 16 -- An eight-year-old boy found himself alone at a hospital as he arranged the postmortem examination of his mother, who died of HIV-related infection, until local police stepped in to he... Read More