Author: Shambhavi Choudhary

Women in Iran rarely get to watch soccer matches, but after the head of the football federation made the declaration, they would be able to do so for the upcoming season, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). A senior official announced on Sunday that Iranian women, who have long been prohibited from entering stadiums to watch football games save on extremely rare occasions, will be let inside during the upcoming season. According to Mehdi Taj, head of Iran’s Football Federation, one of the league’s standout aspects this year is the entrance of women into stadiums. He was speaking while…

NATO leaders are meeting in Lithuania this week for their annual summit at a time when the world’s largest defense alliance is facing fresh tests of its cohesion, with Russia and Ukraine still in a war zone. NATO is having trouble agreeing to accept Sweden as its 32nd member. Member countries’ military spending falls short of established benchmarks. The present secretary-general’s mandate was forced to be extended by an additional year due to a failure to agree on who should lead NATO going forward. The most challenging issue would be how to integrate Ukraine into NATO gradually. Some claim that…

Several US allies have voiced concern over Washington’s decision to give Ukraine cluster munitions. The controversial weapons will be delivered to Ukraine, the US said on Friday. President Joe Biden described it as a very tough decision. The United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Spain all responded by stating their opposition to the employment of weapons. More than 100 nations have enacted bans on cluster bombs due to the threat they represent to populations. They frequently disperse a large number of tiny bombs (bomblets) that can kill anyone everywhere. The munitions’ failure rate, or “dud” rate, has also generated debate.…

Numerous voters in New Town, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Kolkata, say that “goons” prevented them from casting their votes in the West Bengal panchayat elections because they tried to enter polling places there. Elections for 73,887 seats in the state’s three-tier panchayat system were held on Saturday, with a total of 2.06 lakh candidates running. In the rural portions of the state, there were roughly 5.67 crore voters. The 75-year-old retired academician stated he made two efforts to cast his ballot at the voting place, APJ Abdul Kalam College, but was turned away by a crowd. They first…

He questioned whether a state that couldn’t secure its police stations can be relied upon to provide “quality shelters,” while also raising concerns about the state of the “hurriedly” established refugee camps. Gurbachan Jagat, a former governor of Manipur, asserted that the state’s current predicament is worse than the height of violence experienced in places like Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. What defies all sense is the fact that police stations and their armories have been attacked across the state, with thousands of firearms and enormous amounts of ammunition looted, according to Jagat, a former IPS officer who has also…

On Thursday, July 6, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti stated that the US is ready to assist India in dealing with the crisis “if asked” and that the situation in Manipur is a matter of human concern. Garcetti made these comments while participating in a press conference at the American Center in Kolkata. When asked if the US administration was concerned about Manipur’s condition as well as India’s purported democratic backsliding, he responded, “Let me speak about Manipur first.” We ask for tranquility there. I don’t believe the United States has a strategic concern when you question us about…

At a book launch event for “Roads to the Valley: The Legacy of Sardar Pritam Singh in Nepal” on Monday, Prachanda made the comments. The opposition is calling for the resignation of Nepalese PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda after he made shocking comments about an Indian businessman who had tried to install him as the leader. Sardar Pritam Singh, a pioneering Nepalese trucking businessman, was credited by Prachanda with significantly advancing ties between Nepal and India. At a book launch event for “Roads to the Valley: The Legacy of Sardar Pritam Singh in Nepal” on Monday, Prachanda made these statements.…

Sharad Pawar, the leader of the NCP, will speak in front of the public in Karad amid the political crisis in Maharashtra. Chief minister YB Chavan will also be present in the meeting. At 10 a.m. today, the party leader will pay a visit to the Preeti-Sangam memorial in honor of Yashwantrao Chavan, the first Maharashtra C.M. and his political mentor, shared by NCP. The party has urged Mr. Pawar’s supporters to show up to the monument in a tweet. The speech by Ajit Pawar in Karad, which has implications for national politics, is scheduled to be the first public…

Governor R.N. Ravi of Tamil Nadu abruptly removed Council Minister V. Senthil Balaji on June 29, intensifying hostilities between the governor and the state’s DMK-led administration. In response to the governor’s action, Chief Minister Stalin stated that the government will appeal the decision in the Supreme Court and that the governor lacked the authority to remove a minister from the Cabinet. According to sources, the Raj Bhavan informed the Chief Minister’s Office late on June 29 that the firing was “on hold” seeking legal counsel. Raj Bhavan has not yet publicly confirmed this. Balaji, who was detained in connection with…

AISA Activists House Arrest, On Modi’s DU Visit The student branch of the CPI-ML, AISA (All India Students Organization), said on Friday that its members were “detained” inside their apartments and were not permitted to leave since the morning of 30th June, the day of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the north campus of Delhi University. Although Delhi Police has denied any such detention took place but the photographs provided by both Anjali, AISA DU Secretary and Abhigyan, AISA Delhi State President tells a different story. Both of them were under police surveillance since morning and in one of the…