Author: Mithra
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‘May your village burn’: Israeli Flag March returns to East Jerusalem | Israel-Palestine conflict News | ACTPnews
Uri Weltmann was tense. He’s the national field director for Standing Together, an organisation of Jewish and Palestinian peace activists, who had gathered to resist the tens of thousands of far-right Jewish marchers heading for occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. He had reason to be worried. ‘Jerusalem Day’, marked by Jewish Israelis every year to…
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Why this show-off about independence in appointment of CEC/ECs when it can be decided by govt? SC to Centre | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: Questioning the appointment process for chief election commissioner/election commissioners where a panel of PM, a Cabinet minister and the leader of opposition, pick the candidate, Supreme Court on Thursday said that the present system allows the govt to appoint a person of its choice as two out of three member would favour it…
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Emery calls Elliott’s lack of game time at Aston Villa embarrassing | ACTPnews
Unai Emery has labelled Harvey Elliott’s lack of game-time with Aston Villa this season as “embarrassing for everyone”. Elliott has made just four Premier League appearances since joining Villa on a season-long loan from Liverpool last year. His only league start this season came against Fulham in September, but he was taken off at half-time…
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Iraq’s parliament approves new Ali al-Zaidi government | Government News | ACTPnews
PM sworn in and 14 ministers approved in new government though parliament fails to reach consensus on several posts. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has been sworn in with only a partial cabinet after lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on key postings, including interior and defence.…
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Why Congress picked VD Satheesan over KC Venugopal | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: After 10 days of intense consultations, lobbying and internal churning, Congress on Thursday finally ended suspense over Kerala’s chief ministerial face by picking VD Satheesan for the top post.Satheesan emerged victorious in a closely watched leadership battle against senior leaders KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala after the Congress high command weighed alliance equations,…
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‘Absolutely no fuel’: Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power outages | Energy News | ACTPnews
Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns. Cuba has been hit by worsening power outages after the island’s communist government said fuel reserves had run out, as rare protests erupted in neighbourhoods around the capital, Havana. Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness…
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Care, courage & clinical excellence take centre stage | ACTPnews
Judging excellence in maternal healthcare is not like judging most things. The numbers, whether around delivery volumes, success rates, bed counts, etc., are the starting point, far from the verdict. When the jury members for the Times Future of Maternity Awards 2026 convened for final evaluation of nominees across 13 categories, the tougher questions were…
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Israel’s Netanyahu says suing New York Times over Palestinian rape article | Media News | ACTPnews
The Israeli government has said it is taking the extraordinary step of suing The New York Times after the newspaper published an article detailing rape allegations by Palestinian detainees against Israeli forces. Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office made the announcement three days after the release of the article by longtime New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof,…
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HC instructs newly-elected BJP government in West Bengal after Mamata Banerjee’s appeal | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday instructed the newly-elected BJP governmemt in West Bengal to “strictly maintain law and order at the ground level”. The order came after Mamata Banerjee told the court that the police had remained inactive during the post-poll violence, while also asserting that “Bengal is not a bulldozer state”…
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Kalyan Banerjee returns as Lok Sabha chief whip | ACTPnews
Kalyan Banerjee (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appointed Kalyan Banerjee as the new Chief whip of the Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha replacing Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. The announcement was made during an internal meeting of party MPs held at Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat as the party leadership…
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