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A phone name from Sri Lanka’s then Prime Minister Sirima R.D. Bandaranaike to her Indian counterpart Indira Gandhi in January 1974 could maybe be thought-about to have saved the bilateral negotiations on the contentious Katchatheevu islet concern from getting derailed.
Vistara cancels practically 1,000 flights in April to stabilise operations
Vistara has cancelled practically 1,000 flights for the month of April in an effort to guarantee stability in its operations, which noticed a huge disruption final week over hectic rosters for pilots and unrest from a bit of cockpit crew over pay cuts. The transfer will present a a lot wanted buffer to the airline in pilot rosters.
Kashmir: Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri, to face off towards Ghulam Nabi Azad
The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday introduced it would subject candidates from all three Lok Sabha seats within the Kashmir Valley, with get together president Mehbooba Mufti contesting from south Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri seat. This seat is prone to see J&Ok’s principal electoral battle, with National Conference’s Mian Altaf, Democratic Progressive Azad Party’s (DAPA) Ghulam Nabi Azad, and J&Ok Apni Party’s Zaffar Manhas already within the fray. The BJP is but to subject its candidates from the Valley’s three seats.
Number of girls candidates grew 16-fold from 1957 to 2019: ECI information
In 1957, there have been simply 45 girls candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election; by 2019, this determine had risen to 726, Election Commission information reveals, at the same time as the proportion of girls in Parliament has elevated from 4.5% in 1957 to 14.4% in 2019. The variety of male candidates, however, has grown from 1,474 in 1957 to 7,322 in 2019.
Onion merchants cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE
Amid an prolonged ban on onion exports, farmers and merchants are miffed that some shipments allowed by the federal government to markets just like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been offered at a pittance, at the same time as international costs have soared, yielding windfall income for chosen importers.
Will re-join BJP inside subsequent 15 days, says NCP (SP) chief Eknath Khadse
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Eknath Khadse on Sunday formally confirmed that he could be returning to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inside the subsequent fortnight. However, Mr. Khadse’s daughter, Rohini Khadse, stated she would stay with the NCP (SP). Ms. Rohini was the pinnacle of the ladies’s wing of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP.
A key architect of India’s tax reforms and the chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission Vijay Kelkar has referred to as upon the nation’s subsequent authorities to undertake pressing reforms within the “unnecessarily complex” Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, reminiscent of switching to a single tax charge of 12% and sharing revenues with native governments and municipal firms.
Preliminary hearings open on Monday on the United Nations’ prime court docket in a case that seeks an finish to German navy and different support to Israel, based mostly on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of worldwide legislation within the Israel-Hamas warfare in Gaza.
U.S., Britain, Australia weigh increasing AUKUS safety pact to discourage China
The U.S., Britain and Australia are set to start talks on bringing new members into their AUKUS safety pact as Washington pushes for Japan to be concerned as a deterrent towards China, the Financial Times reported. The nations’ Defence Ministers will announce discussions on Monday on “Pillar Two” of the pact.
Israel to tug again some troops from South Gaza as warfare crosses six months
Israel’s navy introduced on April 7 it was drawing again some forces from a Hamas stronghold in southern Gaza following a main section of its offensive, bringing troop presence within the territory to one of many lowest ranges for the reason that six-month warfare started.
IPL LSG vs GT | Yash Thakur, spinners wreak havoc as Super Giants overpower Titans
Gujarat Titans collapsed spectacularly towards tempo and spin as Lucknow Super Giants broke its dropping run to the previous within the IPL with a 33-run win on the Ekana Cricket Stadium right here on Sunday. Titans’ greatest risk Mayank Yadav bowled just one over and went off the sphere however it discovered the person of the hour in seamer Yash Thakur whose advantageous spell (5 for 30) destroyed the visiting aspect.
Record flood waters rise in Russia’s Urals, forcing hundreds to evacuate
Flood waters have been rising in two cities in Russia’s Ural mountains on Sunday after Europe’s third longest river burst by way of a dam, flooding not less than 6,000 houses and forcing hundreds of individuals to flee with simply their pets and some belongings. A string of Russian areas within the Ural Mountains and Siberia, alongside components of neighbouring Kazakhstan have been hit in latest days by a number of the worst floods in many years.
