India conducted a nationwide civil defence exercise named 'Operation Abhyaas'. The exercise simulated various emergency scenarios across multiple states and union territories. Drills included air raids, fire emergencies, and rescue missions. Delhi experienced sirens, evacuations, and a brief blackout. Other states like Punjab, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu also conducted similar exercises.

Despite conclusive proof of Abbvie sponsoring foreign tours for 30 doctors, violating marketing practices, the National Medical Commission claims to lack the list of implicated doctors from the Department of Pharmaceuticals.

Following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, India launched 'Operation Sindoor,' a retaliatory strike destroying nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and PoK. Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor lauded the operation and praised its codename's emotional resonance and the armed forces' decisive action. «Clever, especially given the government’s penchant for creative acronyms! But jokes apart, #OperationSindoor is a brilliant name,» Tharoor said in a post on X.

Prime Minister Modi, addressing the GLEX 2025, emphasized India's collaborative approach to space exploration, envisioning a future where its astronauts leave lunar footprints by 2040. He highlighted the upcoming Gaganyaan mission and an Indian astronaut's imminent journey to the International Space Station.

[New Times] The 2024 Auditor General's report has revealed a notable decline in the value of idle government assets, which fell to Rwf7.9 billion in 2024, down from Rwf15 billion in 2023.

[New Times] Starting July 1, 2025, new medical tariffs will be implemented across health facilities, coinciding with the start of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana.

[RFI] Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment, according to the senior adviser for Africa to US President Donald Trump earlier this week.

  There comes a point when silence becomes complicity—and that moment is now. The revelations surrounding Gland Palace Hotel’s alleged involvement in defrauding public funds meant for Malawi’s 2025 elections are not just deeply disturbing—they are morally revolting. This is not a case of clerical errors or minor accounting blunders. This is the calculated theft […] The post EDITORIAL | ACB Must Act: Grand Palace Scandal is a Stain on Malawi’s Conscience appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Newly appointed Head Coach for Songwe Border United, Christopher Nyambose, has declared that the club’s jersey will now be “put on auction”—but not in the traditional sense. Speaking to Nyasa Times following his appointment, Nyambose explained that only players who “bid the highest spirit of hard work, discipline, and commitment” will earn the right to […] The post Songwe Border United Jersey “Up for Auction” – Nyambose’s Call to Action appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

  Principal Resident Magistrate Benjamin Chulu has postponed ruling on a bail application by convicted Chinese national Lin Yunhua to Monday, May 12, 2025, following a heated court session filled with explosive allegations of corruption and judicial manipulation. Lin, currently serving a 14-year sentence for leading a notorious transnational wildlife trafficking syndicate, returned to the […] The post Bribe Kingpin’s Bail Ruling Pushed to May 12: Court Hears Explosive Claims Against Chinese Wildlife Convict appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, at a felicitation event in Dehradun, praised the Indian Army's 'Operation Sindoor' and lauded the role of women fighter pilots. He highlighted India's commitment to peace but firm response to threats, and reaffirmed his goal to make Uttarakhand the best state.

Following 'Operation Sindoor,' Prime Minister Modi lauded the armed forces for their targeted strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The Union Cabinet, informed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, resoundingly supported the action.

In a major anti-Naxal operation named 'Sankalp' in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, security forces killed 22 Maoists in a fierce encounter. The operation, targeting Maoist strongholds near the Telangana border, involved a large contingent of security personnel.

Sales in January-April 2025 declined by 36% to 4,400 units

Maria Zakharova said the refusal of Lithuania and Latvia to allow the plane carrying Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to fly through their airspace represents «another egregious case» of that practice

The auction was suspended after India's Ministry of Culture opposed the sale, demanded that the organizers apologize and hand the jewels over to the Indian authorities

The Chinese leader will stay in Russia on a visit from May 7 to 10

«All the accepted flights were promptly serviced,» the press service added

“Iceland was once seen as a remote island in the North Atlantic. But today, both geographically and politically, it sits at a crossroads — between the United States, Russia, and China,” said Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday.

[Bhekisisa] Medical school didn't prepare Sarah Stein for the cold, matter-of-fact way her colleagues dealt with death. When she asked one of the doctors she worked with how they could move on so quickly after a patient died, they explained it wasn't a lack of care -- it was self-preservation. In public hospitals where beds and wards and passages are filled with death and sickness, to not step away, she says, is to allow yourself to become enshrouded by it. She's not sure she's up to the task.

[Addis Standard] As health professionals across Ethiopia stage pre-strike demonstrations demanding improved salaries, benefits, and working conditions, the Ethiopian Health Professionals Association (EHPA) has urged the government to immediately address their demands, while stressing that the movement should proceed in a manner that «does not harm the country and the community.»

A car has smashed into the front of a Costa Coffee store in Oxfordshire, leaving three people injured.

The former England footballer travelled to the island, which lies completely uninhabited apart from any guests who make the tricky journey to stay at its isolated lodge.

And so it begins. The world's most secretive ceremony to select a new Pope is underway. Never will a chimney have so many eyes fixed upon it.

Jessica Thorpe, who posts food picures under the Instagram name 'Slice of Jess', was suspended for 29 months after a male mental patient claimed she was pregnant with his child

Once inside, they will pledge to maintain secrecy about what's about to transpire and to not allow any interference from outsiders to influence their voting.

The movement’s representative stated that such a deal would include the release of some Israeli captives in exchange for access to food and water, but «without any assurances from any of the parties regarding a real end to the war»

The FSB reported earlier on Wednesday that it had detained three Ukrainian nationals for plotting a terror attack at the T-34 tank monument honoring the liberation of Kakhovka by Soviet troops from the German invaders

According to the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, the ban applies to two enterprises from Estonia, two from Denmark, and one from France

According to the Kremlin, the agreement covers cooperation in the field of security, the fight against terrorism, extremism, the falsification of history and the glorification of Nazism

The Pakistani side slammed India's attacks as «unprovoked and unjustified,» noting that they were deliberately targeted at civilian areas «on the false pretext of the presence of imaginary terrorist camps»