Voices from both sides of debate discuss assisted dying bill

Voices from both sides of debate discuss assisted dying bill

A group of protesters gathered at Parliament Square as MPs debate the final stage of a bill today which could legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. One woman described her son dying of cancer in “excruciating pain” saying that assisted dying would have given him a choice. Another protester said that the bill would … Read more

India, Pakistan Armies hold brigade commander-level flag meeting in Poonch to discuss border management

India, Pakistan Armies hold brigade commander-level flag meeting in Poonch to discuss border management

This is the second such meeting between the India and Pakistan sides this month. File (Image used for representation purpose only) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Armies of India and Pakistan on Thursday (April 10, 2025) held a brigade commander-level flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’‘s Poonch district … Read more

Meeting to discuss improved tsunami warning systems

Meeting to discuss improved tsunami warning systems

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Hyderabad, in collaboration with University College London (UCL) will host the first annual meeting of the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)-MoES funded project titled ‘People-Centred Tsunami Early Warning for the Indian Coastlines (PCTWIN)‘ here from April 8 to 11. Launched … Read more

India, France discuss high-tech cooperation, civil nuclear issues ahead of Modi visit in February

India, France discuss high-tech cooperation, civil nuclear issues ahead of Modi visit in February

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descôtes during the India-France Foreign Office Consultations in Paris on January 21, 2025. Photo: X/@MEAIndia via PTI India and France have agreed to boost cooperation in “high-end technology sectors”, as senior officials held Foreign Office Consultations in Paris, and … Read more

Assisted dying: Terminally-ill people discuss proposed new law

Assisted dying: Terminally-ill people discuss proposed new law

BBC Nik Ward, who suffers from MND, worries legalising assisted dying could lead to people feeling pressure to end their lives The question of whether terminally-ill people should have the right to end their lives is dividing MPs as they consider a proposed law to legalise assisted dying. If passed, the landmark bill would offer … Read more

Experts in Hyderabad discuss recent trends in cyber security and emerging technologies

Experts in Hyderabad discuss recent trends in cyber security and emerging technologies

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A day-long seminar on the recent trends in cyber security, organised jointly by the C-DAC, Hyderabad, and Commissionerate of Collegiate Education (CCE), Andhra Pradesh, discussed emerging technologies, their applications and their impact on various industries. The seminar, organised in a hybrid mode on September … Read more

Shah, Nadda arrive in Kolkata to discuss strategy for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Shah, Nadda arrive in Kolkata to discuss strategy for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with BJP national President J.P. Nadda. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J.P. Nadda arrived here in the early hours of Tuesday, December 26, 2023 a party leader said. Also read | BJP devises micro-level plans to increase vote … Read more

PMK to organise meeting of district functionaries on December 7 to discuss poll preparations

PMK to organise meeting of district functionaries on December 7 to discuss poll preparations

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said the party will organise a meeting of its district presidents and secretaries on December 7 in Chennai in a move towards starting preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The meeting will be held in the presence of … Read more

JD(S)-BJP to discuss seat sharing after Dasara celebrations, says H. D. Deve Gowda

JD(S)-BJP to discuss seat sharing after Dasara celebrations, says H. D. Deve Gowda

JD(S) president H.D. Deve Gowda visited Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka on October 9, 2023. Janata Dal (Secular) president H. D. Deve Gowda said that the party will discuss seat sharing with the BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections after the Dasara celebrations. Speaking to mediapersons at Kukke Subrahmanya in … Read more

Ready to discuss Manipur on August 11, have nothing to hide; you don’t want to talk: Amit Shah to Opposition in RS

Ready to discuss Manipur on August 11, have nothing to hide; you don’t want to talk: Amit Shah to Opposition in RS

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the discussion on The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament on August 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (August 7) said the government is ready for a discussion … Read more