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MEA Informs Delhi High Court Of Documents Required For Gender Change Recognition In Passports After Surgery Abroad

Live Law

The Ministry of External Affairs has recently informed the Delhi High Court about the documents that an individual who has undergone a gender change abroad can submit upon returning to India, in order to reflect the change of gender in the passport. The MEA's communication stated that for change of gender in passport from transgender to Male/Female, an applicant may …

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1 day, 9 hours ago

The Okinawa Conundrum: Rethinking Regional Security

The Diplomat

Okinawa, strategically located in the East China Sea, is much more than a military asset. A comprehensive analysis of Okinawa’s geopolitical relevance, historical context, and its asymmetrical relationship with Tokyo is crucial for a nuanced understanding of its implications for regional security. World War II’s legacy and the subsequent U.S. occupation – which lasted until 1972 – left lasting marks …

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1 day, 9 hours ago

PLA Maneuvers Near Taiwan in December: Misperceptions and Strategic Realities

The Diplomat

In December, China conducted a series of large-scale military activities near Taiwan and in the Western Pacific, drawing significant attention from regional and international actors. On December 13, China’s Ministry of National Defense provided commentary on the large-scale military activities for the first time, with its spokesperson stating, “The PLA will decide whether and when to conduct military exercises in …

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Why Japan Is Worried After the Impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol

The Diplomat

On December 14, the South Korean National Assembly passed a resolution to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol. After Yoon took office, Lee again questioned whether Japan should be seen as a “friendly nation.” He also criticized efforts to have the South Korea-U.S. military alliance coordinate with Japan – effectively refuting the need for institutionalized trilateral security cooperation, which is perceived as …

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Israel's new 'Greater Israel' map sparks massive outrage in Arab world

India Today

A diplomatic uproar has erupted across the Arab world following the release of a controversial map by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The UAE condemned Israeli government-linked social media for publishing a "historical Israel" map that included occupied Palestinian territories and parts of neighbouring countries. THE 'GREATER ISRAEL' CONTROVERSY Israel's actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria have reignited debate over …

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'A step backward': IFCN condemns Meta's move to end third-party fact-checking

India Today

Responding to Meta’s decision to end its third-party fact-checking programme, the International Fact-Checking Network said on Thursday this move “threatens to undo nearly a decade of progress in promoting accurate information online”, calling it a “step backward for those who want to see an internet that prioritises accurate and trustworthy information". It is now being replaced with Community Notes, similar …

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1 day, 13 hours ago

Is India open to the idea of dual citizenship?

The Hindu

At an event in December, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said there are a lot of challenges in providing dual citizenship to Indians settled abroad. Professor Mattoo, what are your thoughts about granting dual citizenship rights to people of Indian origin living abroad? I don’t think it can really be a serious, substantive question to allow people to have citizenship …

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1 day, 16 hours ago

VIT inks MoUs with Rochester Institute of Technology

The Hindu

Vellore Institute of Technology and Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S., signed eight Memoranda of Understanding at the VIT-RIT-Industry AI and Data Science Summit 2025, organised by VIT Chennai. The MoUs were signed by G. Viswanathan, VIT Founder-Chancellor, and Prabu David, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, in the presence of James …

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Inculcating Religious Feelings Amongst Members Of A Particular Community Not A Public Function Or Public Duty: Telangana HC Reiterates

Live Law

Dismissing a plea by former employees of certain public trusts/charities– some of whom are stated to be engaged in imparting education and religious teachings– alleging misappropriation of funds, the Telangana High Court reiterated that inculcating religious feelings among members of a particular community cannot be equated to public function or discharge of a public duty. The court was hearing a …

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Haryana to implement three new criminal laws by February 28: DGP Shatrujeet Kapur

The Hindu

Haryana is likely to become the first among States and second after the union territory of Chandigarh to implement the three new criminal laws in entirety by February 28, according to State Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur. Mr. Kapur told The Hindu that the new laws define timeline for courts to dispose of trial proceedings and it might be …

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Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead

Associated Press

N’DJAMENA, Chad — An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace, but authorities said the situation was quickly brought under control. There is no fear,” Foreign Affairs …

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Jaishankar stresses on importance of diaspora as India strives to build ‘global workforce’

The Hindu

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday stressed on the importance of the diaspora as India strives to build a "global workforce". Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar, Mr. Jaishankar said that in times of difficulty abroad, they can be confident that the Narendra Modi government "has got your back". Pravasi Bharatiya Divas LIVE …

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Apple still barred from selling iPhone 16 in Indonesia despite investment deal, minister says

The Hindu

Apple still cannot sell its iPhone 16 in Indonesia despite striking a deal to build a local production facility there, as it has not met domestic content rules, the industry minister said on Wednesday. Last year, Indonesia banned iPhone 16 sales after Apple failed to meet requirements that smartphones sold domestically should comprise at least 35% locally-made parts. Minister Agus …

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2 days, 9 hours ago

Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead

LA Times

Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N’djamena, Chad, on May 23, 2024. An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace, but authorities …

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Manipur CM praises Home Ministry for new border regulation for Myanmar residents

India TV News

For the introduction of a regulation that allows Myanmar residents living within 10 kilometres of the international border to temporarily enter Manipur with a “border pass” issued by the Assam Rifles, Chief Minister N Biren Singh thanked the Union Home Ministry. Talking to reporters, Singh described the move as "a good beginning," emphasising the importance of regulating cross-border movement. I …

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Chad Presidential Palace attacked by gunmen when Deby Itno was inside, 19 killed

India TV News

An attack on Chad's presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace, but authorities said the situation was quickly brought under control. There is no fear," Foreign Affairs Minister Abderaman Koulamallah …

Attack Palace President Chad Deby Itno

2 days, 9 hours ago

7-year-old boy from Poland sings Indian songs at 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | VIDEO

India TV News

The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention was kicked off in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, with over 5,000 delegates from India and abroad expected to attend the three-day event. The convention began with the inauguration of the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. However, another attraction …

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Pravasi Bharatiya Express launched, train to accommodate 156 passengers: Check route, schedule

India TV News

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a special tourist train for the Indian diaspora, which will run from New Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station. The train will start its three-week journey from Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi, covering multiple destinations of touristic and religious importance in India, including Ayodhya, Patna, Gaya, Varanasi, Mahabalipuram, Rameswaram, Madurai, …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

Jimmy Carter’s life intersected with slavery’s legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. Carter “sometimes juggled the line to get into office,” said Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated two years before Carter’s election as Georgia governor. I just assumed he was another segregationist.” Instead, Young, …

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Spain’s prime minister joins foreign leaders concerned with Musk’s interest in European politics

Associated Press

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized Elon Musk on Wednesday as he joined European leaders who are are voicing concerns that the immensely wealthy backer of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is trying to influence politics across the Atlantic. He also said the movement was backing a far-right party in Germany that he described as “inheritors of Nazism.” Via …

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2 days, 16 hours ago

K.C. Venugopal calls for stronger coordination between Congress and government in Telangana

The Hindu

AICC General Secretary K.C. Addressing the media after the Public Affairs Committee meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan here on Wednesday, Mr. Sridhar Babu stated that Mr. Venugopal had lauded the performance of the one-year Congress rule led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Mr. Venugopal also appreciated the State government’s initiative to conduct a BC census and reviewed policies for …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Can CBI Probe Into Fraud In Company When SFIO Investigation Is Pending? Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

Live Law

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the issue of whether the Central Bureau of Investigation can conduct investigation with respect to fraud in a company when the Serious Fraud Investigating Officer is already investigating the matter. "What the enactment does is, it creates a specific unit for the companies Act because sometimes they find that the police officers …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth signs MoU with French University for collaboration in patient care, academics, research and public health

The Hindu

The Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Universite Paris – Saclay, France for collaboration in areas of patient care, academics, research and public health. According to a press note from the SBV, the MoU was signed recently in the presence of Charles Mahy, Counsellor for Health and Social Policies, Embassy of France in India, Jean Philip, …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

Congress govt. and police encouraged attack on BJP state office: Bandi Sanjay Kumar

The Hindu

Former Telangana BJP president and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has accused the Congress government of ‘encouraging’ the attack on the party office as it was ‘unable to tolerate the continuous exposure of its corruption and misdeeds’. Despite attacking our party workers in broad daylight with iron rods, stones, eggs and sticks, the police remained …

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MEA Informs Delhi High Court Of Documents Required For Gender Change Recognition In Passports After Surgery Abroad

The Okinawa Conundrum: Rethinking Regional Security

PLA Maneuvers Near Taiwan in December: Misperceptions and Strategic Realities

Why Japan Is Worried After the Impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol

Israel's new 'Greater Israel' map sparks massive outrage in Arab world

'A step backward': IFCN condemns Meta's move to end third-party fact-checking

Is India open to the idea of dual citizenship?

VIT inks MoUs with Rochester Institute of Technology

Inculcating Religious Feelings Amongst Members Of A Particular Community Not A Public Function Or Public Duty: Telangana HC Reiterates

Haryana to implement three new criminal laws by February 28: DGP Shatrujeet Kapur

Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Jaishankar stresses on importance of diaspora as India strives to build ‘global workforce’

Apple still barred from selling iPhone 16 in Indonesia despite investment deal, minister says

Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead

Manipur CM praises Home Ministry for new border regulation for Myanmar residents

Chad Presidential Palace attacked by gunmen when Deby Itno was inside, 19 killed

7-year-old boy from Poland sings Indian songs at 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | VIDEO

Pravasi Bharatiya Express launched, train to accommodate 156 passengers: Check route, schedule

Jimmy Carter’s life intersected with slavery’s legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Spain’s prime minister joins foreign leaders concerned with Musk’s interest in European politics

K.C. Venugopal calls for stronger coordination between Congress and government in Telangana

Can CBI Probe Into Fraud In Company When SFIO Investigation Is Pending? Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth signs MoU with French University for collaboration in patient care, academics, research and public health

Congress govt. and police encouraged attack on BJP state office: Bandi Sanjay Kumar