POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -13 March
Hydraulic Holi to be played today at Shri Priyakant Ju temple in Vrindavan
Preparations for the Holi festival are already underway, with a series of colourful and vibrant events planned throughout the day. Various forms of Holi will be played, including Laddu-Jalebi Holi, Rasiya Holi, Lathmar Holi, Chhaddimar Holi, and Gulal Holi. New Delhi: The renowned Hydraulic Holi will be celebrated on Thursday, at the Shri Priyakant Ju Mandir in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Preparations for the Holi festival are already underway, with a series of colourful and vibrant events planned throughout the day. Various forms of Holi will be played, including Laddu-Jalebi Holi, Rasiya Holi, Lathmar Holi, Chhaddimar Holi, and Gulal Holi. The festival will be filled with laughter, joy, and playful exchanges as devotees come together to celebrate the spirit of Holi. Devkinandan…
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13 March
Duterte heads to The Hague to face ICC charges
Estimates of the death toll during Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential term vary, from the more than 6,000 to 30,000 The Hague: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was being flown to the Netherlands on Wednesday to face an International Criminal Court charge of crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office. The 79-year-old Duterte’s arrest on Tuesday on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) hailed by human rights groups and families of victims as a major breakthrough and step toward ending impunity. Flight tracking data showed that after leaving Manila, the jet carrying Duterte waited for hours in Dubai before taking off again, apparently headed for Rotterdam The Hague Airport.…
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13 March
Pakistan train attack: 190 passengers rescued, 30 militants killed
The Jaffar Express, carrying some 400 passengers in nine coaches, was going from Quetta to Peshawar when militants derailed it using explosives and hijacked it Karachi: Security forces rescued 190 passengers from a hijacked train, killing 30 Baloch militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan, as they continued to battle heavily-armed insurgents for a second day on Wednesday. The Jaffar Express, carrying some 400 passengers in nine coaches, was going from Quetta to Peshawar when militants derailed it using explosives and hijacked it. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on Tuesday when they said they killed six soldiers. However, there has been no confirmation from the Pakistani authorities on casualties. The security forces, including the military and frontier corps, are…
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13 March
US arms flow to Ukraine again; Kremlin mulls ceasefire proposal
The American military help is vital for Ukraine’s shorthanded and weary army, which is having a tough time keeping Russia’s bigger military force at bay KYIV: US arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed on Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its war against Russia, and Ukrainian officials signaled that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that it’s important not to “get ahead” of the question of responding to the ceasefire proposal. He told reporters that Moscow is awaiting “detailed information” about it from the US and suggested that Russia must get that first before it can take a position. Arms deliveries…
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13 March
Trump’s steel tariffs: Canada says it will hit back with $20.7 billion in tariffs
The European Union has also announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on US industrial and farm products TORONTO: Canada will announce Canadian $29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs that US President Donald Trump has leveled, a senior Canadian government official said Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorised to speak before the announcement. The European Union on Wednesday also announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on US industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%. Canada is the largest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the US.
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13 March
Portugal’s government has collapsed again. Why?
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote in Parliament. The demise of the minority government marks the worst spell of political instability in 50 years of Portuguese democracy Lisbon: Portugal slid back into more political uncertainty on Wednesday after the country’s third government fell in as many years when Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote in Parliament. The demise of the minority government marks the worst spell of political instability in 50 years of Portuguese democracy. Here’s a look at what led up to the vote, and what is next for the European Union country of 10.6 million people: How did Lisbon’s centre-right government fall? Montenegro submitted himself to the confidence vote after he was accused of a…
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13 March
Angola seeks to persuade Congo government to talk directly with M23 rebels
The announcement, made by Angola’s Presidency on Tuesday, came after a visit by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to Luanda earlier in the day, raising hopes that the fighting in the eastern parts of the DRC might ease and not descend into a wider regional war, Xinhua news agency reported. Kinshasa: Angola said it is trying to broker direct talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group in the coming days. The announcement, made by Angola’s Presidency on Tuesday, came after a visit by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to Luanda earlier in the day, raising hopes that the fighting in the eastern parts of the DRC might ease and not descend into a wider…
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13 March
Indian women architects of country’s trajectory towards developed nation status: Annapurna Devi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set 2047, the centenary of India’s Independence, as the target date for the country to become a developed nation. United Nations: Women in India are emerging as the architects of the country’s trajectory toward becoming a developed nation, taking on leadership roles in science, technology, and entrepreneurship, according to Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi. The Indian government has “recognised the infinite power of Nari Shakti” and “is moving ahead with women-led development, building a country where women lead the way as active architects” of “India’s development trajectory toward a developed nation”, she said on Wednesday at a ministerial-level roundtable on digital and financial empowerment of women. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set 2047,…
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13 March
10 killed, 23 injured in paramilitary forces attack in Sudan: Army
Sudan has been gripped by a devastating conflict between the SAF and the RSF since mid-April 2023, which has claimed at least 29,683 lives, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, a crisis monitoring group cited by the United Nations. Khartoum: At least 10 people were killed and 23 others injured in shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighbourhoods and a shelter center in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said. “In a new escalation of their crimes against civilians, the rebel militia shelled neighborhoods in El Fasher city and a shelter center with 37 120-mm artillery shells,” the SAF’s 6th Infantry Division said in a statement. “This…
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12 March
Telangana’s ‘Borewell’ Ramreddy relives dark past as Congress fails to supply irrigation water
The veteran farmer says the drought that has gripped Telangana is not natural but a crisis created by the Congress government Hyderabad: The drought gripping Telangana is not a natural calamity but a crisis created by the Congress government, says veteran farmer ‘Borewell’ Ramreddy, who met BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday. As fields dry up due to lack of irrigation water and power cuts, farmers in districts like Nalgonda were being pushed back to the distressing days of the undivided Andhra Pradesh era. Ramreddy, known for having dug over 100 borewells for water in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and is now popular as ‘Borla’ (borewell) Ramreddy, now finds himself forced to repeat history. He accused the Congress…
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