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Asked by a Chinese media reporter what would be the process to change the name if India were to make a request similar to Turkey’s, which changed its name to Turkiye, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “In the case of Turkiye, we responded to a formal request delivered to us by the government. Obviously, if we get requests like that [from India for changing its name], we will consider them as well.”Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan changed its name internationally to conform to the Turkish language name last year and just a letter from Foreign Minister…

A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna noted that the couple has been living separately for the last 27 years.It emphasised that the term mental cruelty is broad enough to encompass financial instability, which can result in mental anxiety, particularly when a husband is unable to establish himself in any business or profession, becoming a constant source of mental cruelty to the wife.The bench stated that mental cruelty cannot be defined by a fixed set of parameters and must be evaluated based on the circumstances and situation of the spouses.In this case, the woman had…

The ED had initiated the PMLA investigation based on an FIR registered by the Haryana Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, targeting both landowners and officials of the Land Acquisition Office.The ED’s investigation revealed that the landowners, in connivance with officials, received wrongful enhanced compensation from the LAO by citing incorrect special leave petitions (SLPs) filed before the Supreme Court, resulting in a wrongful loss of Rs. 9.71 crore to the state exchequer.The ED’s investigation disclosed that the ineligible beneficiaries and their legal heirs had invested the proceeds of the crime generated from enhanced compensation in fixed…

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been named Chairman of the Coordination Committee, while state in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has been made the Coordinator of the Core Committee. Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi has been made the Chairman of the Manifesto Committee, Harish Chowdhary the Chairman of the Strategic Committee, while Mamta Bhupesh has been named the Chairman of the Media and Communication Committee.Pro-Pilot minister Murarilal Meena has been made the Publicity and Publication Committee Chairman, while Pramod Jain Bhaya has been named as the Chairman of the Protocol Committee. The leaders appointed as the head of the election committees will remain…

Zoramthanga, who is also the President of the ruling Mizo National Front, on Wednesday met ten Kuki MLAs of Manipur including two ministers and leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) of the state here.He said that he was deeply hurt with the sufferings of people due to the violence in Manipur.Besides the MLAs, including seven belonging to BJP, leaders of various CSOs were present at the meeting, officials said.Kuki legislators from the hill districts of Manipur, along with various tribal organisations have been demanding a separate administration (equivalent to separate state) for the tribals since May 12, nine days after…

According to the complainant, the girl’s parents were not at home at the time of the incident. The victim, a student of Class 8, and her younger brother and sister were at home when the crime took place.The victim’s uncle, who is also the complainant, said that it was around 4 a.m. on Wednesday when he reached his brother’s house and found the girl missing.Later he spotted five youths running out from a house located opposite the victim’s place.“At the same time, my brother’s daughter also came out of that house crying. She told me that the five youths forcibly…

While inaugurating a school opened with India’s assistance here, Saud said that this developmental project is particularly important as it will ensure education for generations of Nepali students and help them in their future careers. Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, was also present on the occasion.Saud also said that he looks forward to continued support from India in Nepal’s development. Ambassador Srivastava highlighted that this project is an important part of the very robust development partnership between India and Nepal, which has made significant strides in recent years, spanning various priority sectors of the government of Nepal and its…

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah directed that fresh notification will be issued within seven days from Wednesday to constitute the 5th LAHDC in Kargil. It also imposed costs of Rs 1 lakh on the Union Territory Administration to be deposited in the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Welfare Fund. The Ladakh administration had declined to authorise the J&K National Conference to use the ‘plough’ symbol for the elections. In an interim direction, a single judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar had allowed the candidates set up by the National…

Malaviya is accused of twisting Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports and Youth affairs , Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech on Sanatan Dharma. The DMK, in its complaint with the Tiruchirapalli, police stated that Udhayanidhi Stalin had, in his speech in a programme organised by the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Forum, stated that Sanatan Dharma should be eradicated like mosquitoes, malaria, dengue and c corona. However, it said that Malaviya twisted this and in the social media platform posted that Udhayanidhi Stalin had called for a “genocide of Hindus”. The DMK and the BJP-RSS combine is in a confrontation over the statement of…

The torch will journey through 11 cities in Zhejiang province, including Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Lishui, Jinhua, and Quzhou, before returning to Hangzhou on Sept. 20 to complete its final leg, reports Xinhua.A total of 2,022 torchbearers will participate in the relay, ranging in age from 14 to 84 years old.In line with the games’ ethos of being “green, smart, economical, and ethical,” the planning for the Hangzhou Asian Games torch relay route emphasizes simplicity and a fitting scale. The design of the relay routes in each location accentuates the unique characteristics, historical and cultural significance, and…