PM Modi and Meloni elevate strategic ties; fathers ‘selling’ daughters in Afghanistan & more
- Prime Minister Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni appreciated the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Cabinet Ministers of Kerala Portfolios are given two days after taking the oath.- The WHO says the risk of Ebola spreading to Congo and neighboring Uganda is high.
- Police ask Tisha Sharma’s family to take the body, warning it of decomposition
- With economically impoverished Afghanistan families selling their young daughters to make ends meet
Here are the top 5 stories of the day
India, Italy have enhanced relations in special strategic partnership; Prime Minister Modi highlighted AI, space cooperation
India and Italy on Wednesday announced heightened ties for a special strategic partnership during the Prime Minister’s Day Narendra ModiThe visit to Rome coincided with the unveiling of a joint strategic action plan for 2025-2029, with both countries focusing on trade, technology and innovation. “Technology and innovation are the engines of our partnership. Our partnership in AI, quantum, civil nuclear power and space has limitless potential,” PM Modi said. Follow the live updates
Kerala portfolio allocation : Chief Minister Satisan has held 35 ministries
Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has approved the portfolio allocation recommended by Chief Minister VD Sathisan, Lok Bhavan said, two days after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government was sworn in. The UDF returned to power in Kerala after a decade, defeating the Left Democratic Front (LD) in the assembly elections. Satisan, who served as leader of opposition in the previous assembly, will oversee 35 departments, including finance, law, general administration and ports. Read the full story
‘A pandemic is not urgent’: WHO warns of high local Ebola risk, says global threat low
The WHO said the risk of Ebola spreading to Congo and neighboring Uganda remains high at the national and regional levels, although the global risk is currently considered low. The WHO also said the Ebola outbreak does not currently meet the threshold to declare a pandemic, although the agency warned that the spread of the virus suggests the outbreak began months ago. Read the full story
‘Preserved at -4°C, -80°C needed’: Police ‘request’ family to take Tisha Sharma’s ‘decomposing’ body
The Bhopal police has requested Tisha Sharma’s family to take custody of her body, warning that prolonged storage at AIIMS Bhopal could lead to decomposition as the morgue does not have minus 80-degree preservation facilities. The family, alleging irregularities in the initial post-mortem, refused to accept the body and moved the court for a second post-mortem. Read the full story
As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food
Worrying examples have emerged from economically impoverished Afghanistan where families are selling their young daughters to be able to pay off food, medical expenses and debts. Fathers struggling with extreme poverty and unemployment say they have been forced to make “impossible choices” as hunger runs deep across the country, according to a BBC report from Afghanistan’s Ghor province. Read the full story
