3 mn readIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not addressed a single press conference in last 10 years, despite completing two terms of his office. The news made headlines after, former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s addressal to press conference marked a decade, on 3rd January 2024.
3 mn readDuring the initial nine months of 2023, Pakistan has earned the award of being the top-performing tourist destination. This recognition was officially announced in the most recent ‘World Tourism Barometer’ released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which surfaced in the last week of December 2023.
3 mn readSave Culture Save Bharat Foundation in India, held a press conference on 27th December. The conference was on ‘Addressing the misconduct on OTT platforms and demand to Label abusive or sexually explicit content as Anti National activity’ at Prime Minister’s Museum & Library, New Delhi and was headed by former Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar. The aim of the conference is to bring key eminent people of society together and pass a resolution to unite the nation against those forces that are ruining the Bharat’s goal of becoming Vishwa Guru by remorselessly dishing out utterly obscene content and misleading the nation, especially the youth and children, said press invite. According to the information, the Swachh Cyber Bharat Campaign online campaign is launched, that urges people to send in their suggestions to the government for the draft Broadcasting Service (Regulation) Bill, Business Standard quoted.
3 mn readIndia’s first all-girls Sainik school was inaugurated by country’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 1st January. The school is located in the state, Uttar Pradesh and is called Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School. With a strength of around 870 students, it has been established under the initiative of starting 100 new Sainik schools in partnership with NGOs/private/state government schools in all states/Union Territories, according to Hindustan Times report. The drive is started for the girls, who aspire to join armed forces. The school has been added to the list of existing 33 Sainik schools in India, and is a part of the decided pattern.
4 mn readOn Tuesday (16 Jan), Iran initiated assaults in Pakistan, targeting alleged bases of the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Baluchistan Province, as reported by Iranian state media. This action has elicited strong condemnation from Islamabad.
3 mn readTop Indian wrestler announced her retirement in protest after accused President of Country’s Wrestling Federation was replaced by his close ally. According to the information, Olympic wrestler Sakshi Malik, in a press conference declared her decision to quit wrestling after, accused of sexual abuse former President Brij Bhushan of Wrestling Federation was replaced by Sanjay Singh, who is said to be his close ally. Another Bronze medalist in Olympics, Bajrang Punia to return his Padma Shri (highest civilian award) in protest against the decision. ‘We gathered a lot of courage for this fight against the WFI President (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh). But today, his right hand (referring to Sanjay Singh) has been elected as the new WFI President. We had demanded a woman be made the President, but that has not been fulfilled, says wrestler Sakshi Malik at a press conference’ quoted Press Trust India.
3 mn readAnother suicide has been reported in Indian city Kota, last month. This is 28th suicide case in the city. This city in Rajasthan is making headlines this year for reporting shocking number of suicides attempted by students. As per the information, a student named Forid from West Bengal died by suicide. He was preparing for NEET, All India entrance examination to medical education institutions. Kota is known as a coaching hub for several competitive examinations such as IIT and NEET. Every year, students from across the country enroll themselves in coaching centers’ in Kota to appear prepared for national level competitive examinations.
3 mn readAlthough Pakistan contributes less than one percent of the total carbon emissions, it is still one of the top ten most vulnerable countries of the world in terms of climate change victims. Pakistan highlighted this issue on different regional and international platforms, accentuated the same issue in COP-28 and urged for climate justice.
3 mn readIf you are a tourist, it will be interesting for you to know which city in the world is the cheapest to stay. The British Magazine “The Economist” has been publishing a list of the cheapest and most expensive cities in the world almost every year for a long time.
3 mn readUnited Nations Climate Change Conference is being held from 30 November 2023 to 12 December 2023 at Expo city, Dubai. The agreement discussed in final days was to withdraw the use of fossil fuels and replace it with best available science. According to the information posted by Al Jazeera, ‘At least 80 countries are demanding COP28 agreement that calls for an eventual end to the use of fossil fuels, as scientists urge ambitious actions to avert the worst impacts of climate change’. However, India has put its voice loud and clear regarding the agreement. During opening speech of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned, ‘A small section of mankind has exploited nature indiscriminately. But the whole of humanity is paying its price, especially the residents of the global south’ reported by Nature.
