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Discussion focused on joint training, regional peace, and security collaboration Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah has met Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi amid efforts to revive bilateral ties following recent strains. The Indian Army's Additional Directorate General of Public Information disclosed the meeting in a Facebook post on Thursday. According to the post, the two officials "deliberated on enhancing bilateral defence cooperation, including joint training initia ...Read More >
For over a decade, the courts, the Centre, and the states have expanded the rights of transgender persons. The Centre is now turning back the clock, excluding large sections of transpersons who were earlier protected by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. An amendment bill, passed by Parliament in the ongoing budget session, has led to widespread fear and confusion in the transgender community. The only step left before the bill becomes law is for the President to assent. I ...Read More >
DIMAPUR, APRIL 2 (MExN): The Global Naga Forum (GNF) has condemned the killing of four Naga Army personnel at Hongbei, Kasom Block of Kamjong District on March 29 and urged all sections to act with "reason, responsibility, and in the larger interest of the Naga people. A press release from the GNF mourned the demise of Major Sochipem Phungshok, Sergeant Major Zairay Vasah, Sergeant Bahnle Ahlapya, and Sergeant Thansomi Washi. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families in this ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the opposition to the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act 2026, by several transgender activists and opposition parties, including Congress, experts on Thursday categorically stated that its constitutional validity can only be challenged in court. The activists termed the Act "regressive, exclusionary, and unconstitutional" as they alleged the central government did not consult them in this regard before the introduction of the Bill in Parliament. Notably, the Act ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The UN Human Rights on Thursday expressed concern over the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying it may undermine hard-won rights of transgender people. In a post on X, the UN Human Rights said it regretted the swift passage of the bill without adequate consultation with stakeholders. "We regret fast passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, without adequate stakeholder consultation," ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) An amendment bill which provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu. Opposition MPs had slammed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gays and lesbians from its ambit. An authority has been established to determine whether a person is transgender, a provision that also faced backlash from the opposition. According to a law ministry notification dated March ...Read More >
India's Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, designed to protect transgender individuals, has been approved by the President, sparking debate over its scope and inclusivity. Key PointsThe Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been approved, outlining punishments for harm against transgender individuals.Opposition parties criticised the bill for excluding gay and lesbian individuals from its protections.The bill establishes an authority to det ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) An amendment bill which provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu. Opposition MPs had slammed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gays and lesbians from its ambit. An authority has been established to determine whether a person is transgender, a provision that also faced backlash from the opposition. According to a law ministry notification dated Ma ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 becoming law with President of India Droupadi Murmu's assent on Monday, all eyes are now on the way forward as the amendments do away with the provisions in the 2019 law that allowed "self-perceived gender identity" to be the basis for self-determination and identification for approval for transgender certificate by the district magistrate.The amended definition of "transgender persons" makes it clear that it will ...Read More >
JODHPUR: Calling the state's existing reservation policy for transgenders "mere facade and an eyewash", Rajasthan HC on Monday directed the govt to grant an additional 3% weightage in marks to transgender candidates applying for jobs and admissions to educational institutes. HC also made scathing remarks on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, recently passed by Parliament, stating it seeks to take away the "right to self-determination or self-proclamation of being ...Read More >
BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2025) Speakers at a seminar strongly condemned the Indian armed forces for committing atrocities and violence against innocent people in Indian Held Kashmir. According to an official press release, the seminar was organized by the Department of Pakistan Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), to denounce India's ongoing oppression in the region. The event included a detailed discussion on India's illegal and oppressive occupa ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2025) Acting Chairman Jammu and Kashmir National Front Altaf Hussain Wani has said that 27 October was the darkest day in Kashmir's recent history. "India's naked aggression on this fateful day in 1947 is the root cause of the Kashmir conflict that continues to threaten peace and stability in the South Asian region even after the passage of 78 years," Wani said in a statement issued here today. This act of aggression, he said, had not onl ...Read More >
India on Thursday reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the Palestine issue and said it will continue to strongly support all efforts towards a "durable and just peace" in the region. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also said that India has significant development cooperation with Palestine and it is committed to supporting its human resource development programmes and strengthen Palestinian institutions. This is not the first time India has discussed its stance. In July, I ...Read More >
"Egypt and India are old friends... We appreciated Egypt's role in hosting the peace settlement between Israel and Hamas" - Vikramjit Singh Sahney After the meeting, Sahney said, "Today, we had called upon the Foreign Minister of Egypt... Egypt and India are old friends... We appreciated Egypt's role in hosting the peace settlement between Israel and Hamas..." He also emphasised the economic potential between the two countries, stating, "On the trade and economic front, there's a big potential ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Thursday met Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty in Delhi to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments. After the meeting, Sahney said, "Today, we had called upon the Foreign Minister of Egypt... Egypt and India are old friends... We appreciated Egypt's role in hosting the peace settlement between Israel and Hamas..." He also emphasised the economic potential between the two countries, stating, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar co-chaired the inaugural India-Egypt Strategic Dialogue with his Egyptian counterpart, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, on Thursday, marking a new phase in the deepening partnership between the two nations. In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, "Delighted to co-chair the inaugural India-Egypt Strategic Dialogue with my counterpart FM Dr. Badr Abdelatty." Also Read | Pakistani Airstrike Kills Civilians in Balochistan: At Le ...Read More >
India welcomed the initial phase of President Trump's Gaza peace plan, urging all parties to uphold commitments for future steps. Minister Kirti V Singh emphasized the need for peace and calm, reiterating India's support for a two-state solution and its ongoing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians.Welcoming the agreement on the first phase of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, the Indian government urged all parties to honour their respective commitments, saying this could set the stag ...Read More >
Pakistan's measured response averted escalation after Indian aggression. Pakistan launched a strong rebuttal against India at the United Nations, exposing what it called New Delhi's "recycled script of distortions" over Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the 4th Committee Meeting on the Decolonisation Items, Asif Khan, a diplomat from Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN, said India's attempts to mislead the world on the status of the disputed territory had failed to conceal the reality of its o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30: US President Donald Trump has unveiled a 20-point peace proposal to end the war in Gaza, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally accepted. Hamas, however, is reviewing it, and so far Hamas has not agreed to the plan yet, leaving its future still uncertain even as regional and European leaders voiced cautious support. The proposal, shaped with input from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and other partners, begins with an immediate cessation o ...Read More >
"Ernie Stevens Jr. was more than a chairman; he was a warrior, a statesman, and a champion for all of Indian Country," IGA's executive director said in a statement. Indigenous communities across Minnesota and Wisconsin are mourning the loss of Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., longtime chair of the Indian Gaming Association, who also was a staunch advocate of tribal sovereignty. Stevens died suddenly on Friday at the age of 66. He was a citizen and former councilman of the Oneida Nation of Wiscon ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine on behalf of his government and the entire state. The chief minister conveyed this message to the Palestinian ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawaesh, who met him at his official chamber in the Kerala State legislative Assembly complex. "Kerala consistently supports the Palestinian people. With the backing of the United States, Israel continues to violate international conve ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 29 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed the state's solidarity with the people of Palestine during a meeting with Palestine's Ambassador Abdulla Abu Shawesh. The meeting was held at the CM's chamber in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, a statement by the Chief Minister's Office said. Also Read | Typhoon Bualoi: 11 Dead, 33 Wounded and 13 Still Missing in Cyclonic Storm in Vietnam. The Chief Minister told the Ambassador that K ...Read More >
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York on Friday UNITED NATIONS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2025) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York on Friday. Following are the highlights of the prime minister's speech: - This was the third time PM Shehbaz Sharif addressed the UNGA session -- In September 2022, Septemb ...Read More >
India on Friday (September 12, 2025) voted in favour of a resolution in the UN General Assembly that endorses the 'New York Declaration' on peaceful settlement of the Palestine issue and implementation of the two-state solution. The resolution, introduced by France, was adopted with an overwhelming 142 nations voting in favour, 10 against and 12 abstentions. Those voting against included Argentina, Hungary, Israel and the US. India was among the 142 nations that voted in favour of the resoluti ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14: inDrive, the world's fastest-growing urban mobility platform and India's only ride-bargain app, announces the launch of its Comfort Class rides in Kolkata and Chandigarh. The launch comes just ahead of India's Independence Day, symbolizing the platform's commitment to freedom of choice, fairness, and empowerment for both riders and drivers. Also Read | UPI New Rule: NPCI To Stop UPI Collect Request for Person to Person Transactions Starting October 1; Here's Why. ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: inDrive, the world's fastest-growing urban mobility platform and India's only ride-bargain app, announces the launch of its Comfort Class rides in Kolkata and Chandigarh. The launch comes just ahead of India's Independence Day, symbolizing the platform's commitment to freedom of choice, fairness, and empowerment for both riders and drivers. Challenging the Status Quo - Celebrating Freedom in Mobility Much like India's fight for independence was rooted in the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14: inDrive, the world fastest-growing urban mobility platform and India only ride-bargain app, announces the launch of its Comfort Class rides in Kolkata and Chandigarh. The launch comes just ahead of India Independence Day, symbolizing the platform commitment to freedom of choice, fairness, and empowerment for both riders and drivers. Challenging the Status Quo - Celebrating Freedom in Mobility Much like India fight for independence was rooted in the ideals of liber ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing expe ...Read More >
Dr. Mujahid Gilani (Senior Kashmiri Leader): Long before 14 August 1947, people of Jammu and Kashmir had voted in favour of Pakistan even before the division of Sub-Continent. They gave their decision over vehemently to become to join Pakistan as its Muslim majority province. In the backdrop of global situation, we must realize that people of Jammu and Kashmir are struggling for maintaining their lives. Their ratio of population in Jammu and Kashmir which was over 98 % in 1947 has been reduced a ...Read More >
DHARAMSHALA, India - The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, turned 90 on 6 July 2025, celebrating in Dharamshala surrounded by senior Indian politicians, actor Richard Gere, and thousands of exiled Tibetans. This milestone event brought the spotlight back to a long-running dispute between China and India over who will decide the next Dalai Lama. During the celebrations, the Dalai Lama announced that the Gaden Phodrang Trust, his non-profit, would have sole authority over the selection of his succ ...Read More >
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