Author: Naman Raina

Macron’s triumph in the French presidential run-off would come as a comfort to all those who feared political instability at home and abroad if far-right competitor Marine Le Pen had won the keys to the Elysee. However, the fact that the moderate, the Pro-European president has retained power does not guarantee an easy road ahead. France is a divided society, and Macron remains a very unpopular figure among a sizable segment of the public despite his victory. The first term of the president was defined by the “Gilets Jaunes” (“yellow vests”) rallies, some of which veered dangerously close to rebellion.…

Apart from attending the critical India-Nordic summit in Copenhagen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to go to Europe from May 2 to May 6 for bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron. With Macron re-elected to a second term as French President by a landslide, PM Modi is anticipated to pay a visit to Paris to meet and congratulate the leader of one of India’s closest bilateral allies. Apart from sharing similar views on the Indo-Pacific, India and France have extremely tight political and defence ties, with both sides prepared to assist one…

India has pushed for Sri Lanka’s temporary reclassification as a low-income nation for debt restructuring, which will enable the government of Sri Lanka to get further global assistance to weather the extraordinary financial crisis it is currently experiencing. Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister, solicited help for Sri Lanka during a meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) board of governors. The Sri Lankan government has run out of funds to pay for imports, resulting in the interruption of crucial supplies. The FM serves as an ex-officio governor on the IMF’s board of governors. India also serves as the IMF’s representative…

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh administration is “seriously” considering implementing the planned universal civil code in the state, regardless of opposition backing, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya announced on Saturday. His comments came a day after Union home minister Amit Shah allegedly told party workers at the BJP’s Bhopal office that “the time has come to focus on a universal code.” Uttar Pradesh CM said, “Laws should be uniform for everyone… Our government will enforce the unified code. There is a genuine debate over this in every state-run by the BJP” Maurya said, “If all government initiatives are executed equally…

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demonstrated Saturday in Delhi’s Sriniwaspuri over what it alleged was a BJP-led federal government intended to destroy a temple. It published a supposed notification from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs that said, “It has been observed that you have occupied the aforementioned religious edifice on the project site of Sriniwaspuri.” Atishi said, “It is a well-established fact that you have unlawfully occupied/encroached onto Government of India/L&DO land.” Additionally, as per the ruling of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 29.09.2009, no illegal building will be carried out or authorized in…

State Department Meeting, Washington: Ukraine is examining weaponry, ammunition, sanctions against Russia, money for Ukraine, and “European viewpoints” rather than “Soviet perspectives” in order to win the conflict with Russia, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated. Shmyhal expressed gratitude to the United States for its assistance during a Friday speech at the State Department in Washington, DC, alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Prior to his Blinken meeting, he said that while in Washington, he met with US Vice President Joe Biden and financial executives from across the world, and that he is “certain that after this visit, Ukraine…

Russia-Ukraine War: With the Russia-Ukraine war entering its second month, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is preparing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week. His direct call to cease the war comes as Moscow prepares to expand its war aspirations in southern Ukraine as well, only days after moving its emphasis away from the capital city of Kyiv. On Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General will travel to Moscow to meet with Putin. “He wishes to discuss what can be done promptly to bring peace to Ukraine,” UN assistant spokesperson Eri Kaneko said. Guterres will…

The Delhi HC on Thursday sought a status report from the city government on the steps it has taken to construct separate toilets for transgender persons.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday demanded an update from the municipal administration on its progress toward constructing separate restrooms for transgender people.

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Adesh Gupta, the Delhi Bhartiya Janata Party’s Chief, has written to the mayors of the party-ruled South and East municipal corporations requesting that they identify and demolish “illegal encroachment” within their jurisdictions, a day after the anti-encroachment drive in violence-stricken Jahangirpuri.