Former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid on Wednesday criticised the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, saying the latter has been criminalised for standing up against injustice, while terming the arrest a "direct attack on free speech and right to protest peacefully".
The Prime Minister of Israel noted that the State of Israel denies both the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legitimacy of the arrest warrants that have been issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, spoke to ANI about the intricacies of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
The Union Minister said, “We are living in the era of social media and OTT platforms. However, the democratic institutions and traditional forms of the press that once relied on editorial checks to ensure accountability and correctness of content, have seen these checks diminish over time.”
Amid China's aggressive posturing on maritime issues, India and the European Union (EU) have reiterated their shared commitment to promoting a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
Congo has launched the second phase of vaccination against mpox.
The United Nations and its partners in Lebanon are stepping up their efforts to reach people in need amid continued fighting, a UN spokesperson said.
Iran media on Saturday said that the country’s air defence systems have been activated in central Tehran in response to the escalating attacks by Israel.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it is carrying out "precise strikes" on Iranian military targets, around a month after Tehran launched around 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel.
At least one person was killed and four others injured when a train running along Norway's northern coast derailed on Thursday with 55 people on board, police said.
