Rajnath Singh criticizes Congress for Hindu-Muslim divide, emphasizing BJP's UCC and One Nation One Election plans. Confident in NDA victory. BJP aims for gains in various states. Warns against wealth redistribution for economy.

Discussing India's position on Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK), defense minister Rajnath Singh emphasized that India would not resort to force to reclaim it. He highlighted that the residents of PoK would likely lean towards becoming part of India due to the development and progress evident in Kashmir. Singh confidently stated that any future calls for integration with India might stem from within PoK itself, thereby obviating the necessity for military action.

AGP, part of NDA, maintains opposition to CAA, focusing on Barpeta Lok Sabha seat. The party faces criticism from Congress & CPI (M). Hindu voter majority post-delimitation may favor AGP. Muslim voter support expected.

A first-ever lagoon-wide drone survey of the waters around the Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles using drones to capture images of dugongs, including juveniles, has started. The ongoing project is being implemented by the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), which manages the atoll, in order to monitor the dugong population and provide data to better inform SIF's decisions on the species' conservation. Dugongs - sometimes called sea cows - are shy and gentle creatures that survive solely on a diet of seagrass. Early settlers on the islands and sailors hunted and slaughtered them for their meat and oil. Today, they are a protected species under Seychelles law. «Initial analysis of the collected images revealed 19 dugong sightings. The largest group captured in a single photograph included six individuals, featuring two juveniles. Overall, juveniles were observed with one or two adults on more than three occasions. However, ongoing analysis is still in progress, and the final estimate has not been firmly established as of yet,» said the chief executive of SIF, Dr Frauke Fleischer-Dogley. Fleischer-Dogley added that by the end of this project, SIF aims to provide new information on the dugong population estimate and provide valuable insights to guide SIF's decision-making, government authorities, and conservation managers in the region to strengthen dugong conservation efforts.  Furthermore, the project outputs will support Seychelles' commitments under the Convention on Migratory Species and the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs and their Habitats throughout their range. Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the habitat for the only known remaining population of dugongs in Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. Classified as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, dugongs in East Africa are thought to be highly threatened. SIF's two-year project is being implemented through a Seychelles Climate Change Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) grant. Specialised fixed-wing drones manufactured by Wingtra,a company based in Switzerland, were procured.  Through this project, the foundation's staff now has capacity in drone piloting, and following the completion of this project, SIF will be exploring options to use drones elsewhere on Aldabra. The project will end in mid-2024, however, research and monitoring of this mammalian species will continue.  For this project, the Seychelles Islands Foundation is collaborating with Christophe Cleguer of the James Cook University and Amanda Hodgson of the Edith Cowan University, both based in Australia. 

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Ankara (HOL) - Somali Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama met with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan in the Gambian capital Banjul, where the 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) commenced on Saturday.

Former president Donald Trump was angered by Charlie Spies’s criticism of his false 2020 election fraud claims.

Juan Carlos Garcia Granda announced this decision in view of the fact that China will be the guest of honor during the next International Tourism Fair

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stated that these visits would boost global peaceful development

The premiers of British Columbia and Alberta are joining in on the fun as hockey fans gear up for Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

For British Somalis, there is something nostalgic about Dugsi Dayz, the hit play that opens at the Royal Court Theatre this week.

Raipur, Chhattisgarh's Lok Sabha constituency, covers various areas including Raipur City and had Sunil Kumar Soni (BJP) as the 2019 MP winner. The upcoming 2024 election is set for May 7.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin attended the service together with Putin

Emmanuel Macron also said that technical capabilities and the striking range of Russian ballistic missiles endangered European countries

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Dozens of people have died and dozens more have been left injured in devastating flooding in southern Brazil Read Full Article at RT.com

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SINGAPORE — Noel Peter Xavier was pulled from the brink of death almost 11 years ago at the age of 40. Then a workaholic and a party animal, he felt unwell on May 13, 2013, after a party at his friend's place. «It happened to be Mother's Day that day, and I was rushing home to share a meal with my mother. She had prepared briyani, my favourite,» said Xavier, who was divorced at the time. «I was on my way home when I felt the left side of my body pulling away from the rest of me. It felt heavy. My head was spinning and I threw up. To steady myself, I sat by the kerb. That was when I blacked out. I guess passers-by thought I had a heart attack, and they called an ambulance.» He had suffered a stroke, and doctors found a blood clot the size of a golf ball in his brain. After two operations — during one of which he suffered another stroke on the operating table — Xavier fell into a coma, with doctors giving him only a five per cent chance of survival. But he overcame the odds and even wrote a book, titled Zero To Hero, which documents his journey out of darkness. It will be launched at the National Library in Victoria Street in early June.

A man ordered items from Tip Top Curry Puff at One Raffles Place on Labour Day (May 1) — only to be told that the store was closed and he could not get a refund. Stomp contributor Jon shared with Stomp he had paid $10.08 for his order but was livid when he was told by a Grab customer service agent that they were 'unable to process a refund' for him as the order was ongoing. The agent explained that the opening hours for the store differed on Labour Day due to it being a public holiday and apologised that this was not updated on the app. Jon asked the agent: «Are you expecting me to pay for something you cannot deliver? Or do I have to put this on Stomp just to get my refund?» PHOTO: Stomp The agent apologised again and said that because the order was categorised as a self-pick-up, only the merchant could cancel the order. 

SINGAPORE — Regrets, she's had a few — but they don't keep Carolyn Too up at night. Pain, however, does — a sharp stabbing pain from cancer tumours in her abdomen. «When it gets really bad, I take an ice pack and put it on my stomach until the pain subsides,» says the 48-year-old, who was told by her oncologist in May 2023 that she probably had six months to live. As she is also a renal patient, Too takes painkillers only when the pain is unbearable, as analgesics reduce blood flow to the kidney. After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022, she went through two rounds of unsuccessful chemotherapy and an operation to remove her womb. The cancer has spread to other parts of her body. For someone facing Death's dark gaze, the former business development manager is remarkably cheerful, chirpy even. «When I was told I had only six months, I said: 'Okay, fine. Let's make the best of the six months.' I refuse to mope about it. I can wake up every day and say: 'I'm dying, I'm dying.' But I try not to. »My mind at that point in time was: 'Bucket list, bucket list. What do I want?'"

Ce samedi 4 mai, la gendarmerie a lancé un appel à témoin. Alertées par la famille, les autorités recherchent un homme du nom de Steven Maran, âgé de 31 ans. Il a disparu depuis le 14 avril dernier.

Pretty Little Thing's founder Umar Kamani married Nada Kamani in a £20million ceremony this weekend

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that two bankers at Stifel, a major US investment firm, have been sacked after being caught having sex with a cleaner in the office after-hours.

Defence solicitor Dele Johnson (pictured) said guards wrestled him to the ground after he refused to take off his shoes in a security search.

Police are seen speaking to an individual who then turns to the person behind the camera and spits in his direction, in full view of one of the officers. The incident took place near University College London.

Jason Holton from Camberley in Surrey had been housebound for eight years because of his 47st frame. The coroner's report stated that he died from organ failure and obesity.