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An army soldier was killed and 13 people, including nine army personnel, were injured when their Army vehicle skidded off the road and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. The injured, which included four civilians, were taken to a hospital where their condition is stated to be stable, they said. The accident in Kulgam’s D H Pora area happened during an operational move on Friday night, said the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps. “Tragically, one sepoy lost his life, while few soldiers sustained injuries who were promptly evacuated for medical care. All soldiers are stable,” the Chinar Corps said. (Except for the headline, this story has… Read More »1 Soldier Dead, 13 Injured After Army Vehicle Skids Off Road In J&K

The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday expressed its concern on the recent developments in West Asia after precision strike of Israel on Iran’s military sites. In a statement, the MEA reiterated its call to return to dialogue and diplomacy. “We are deeply concerned by the evolving escalation in West Asia and its ramifications for peace and stability in the region and beyond. We reiterate our call to all concerned to exercise restraint and return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy,” the statement said. “The ongoing hostilities are to nobody’s benefit, even as innocent hostages and civilian populations continue to suffer. Our Missions in the region are in contact with the Indian community,” the… Read More »“Deeply Concerned By Evolving Escalation In West Asia”: India

Lawyers must learn to pay proper salaries and emoluments to the youngsters who enter their chambers to learn, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud has said In an interview with the All India Radio, D Y Chandrachud said the legal profession is a difficult one where the foundation laid in the initial years keeps the young lawyers in good stead throughout their careers. “There are always ups and downs in a profession. Initially, the amount you make at the end of your first month in the legal profession may not be very high,” the CJI said. So it is important to encourage the first timers to hang in, put in the hard work,… Read More »Lawyers Must Learn To Pay Proper Salaries To Youngsters: Chief Justice

Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said. The forest department officials along with the local police scanned the area carrying nets, traps and other equipment, but could not find any trace of the leopard, they said. Earlier in the morning, the woman, a worker at the dump yard, claimed to have spotted a leopard there, a forest official said. However, only pug marks of jackal were found during the search operation of the high-security airport premises, “but there was no sign of any leopard”, he said. “We… Read More »Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stated that the countries from the Global South have a “high degree” of trust and expectations from India. Addressing an interactive session with students at a university in Pune today, S Jaishankar said, “What do we mean by the Global South? We largely mean countries that were colonized, who got their independence or who are still developing, who would be largely low-income countries… They have a high degree of trust and expectation in India and with a reason.” The foreign minister noted three instances in recent years where India had stood with Global South countries, including Covid times. He recalled that New Delhi delivered COVID-19 vaccines to many… Read More »Global South Have High Degree Of Trust In India: S Jaishankar