The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Indian state to revoke the benefit within four months. Addressing the case of a Christian, the judges ruled that maintaining the status would be ‘fraud against the Constitution’. Bishop of Berhampur: but the social and economic backwardness of Dalits persists even after conversion.
The death toll from recent floods has topped 1,300, while 1.2 million people have been displaced in Indonesia alone. The insurance coverage gap is widening, as experts note that increasingly frequent extreme events threaten to make current models unsustainable. Insurance companies are preparing to exclude some natural risks, while most losses in developing countries remain uninsured.
Twelve months after the dramatic night when his predecessor Yoon tried to impose martial law, the current president praises the resilience of South Korean democracy and nominates the Korean people for the Nobel Peace Prize. Twenty-five members of parliament from the then ruling party also issued a public apology. Meanwhile, the trials continue: 14 years sought for corruption for the former first lady.
A survey by the Currentime website has outlined the problem in the former Soviet countries. In none of the five Central Asian countries is the concept of ‘femicide’ included in the Penal Code, despite the prevalence of domestic violence. The war between Russia and Ukraine has also led to a significant increase in crimes against women in both countries.
Today's headlines: Kuala Lumpur announces the resumption of the search for flight MH370 on 30 December; Islamabad and Beijing have begun their annual joint military exercises; UN: opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar reaches record levels, up 17% on 2024; Tokyo focuses on generative artificial intelligence; According to Bangkok, devastating floods have paralysed the domestic high-tech market.
“Let us cast off the armor of our ethnic and political divisions, open our religious confessions to mutual encounter,” Leo said to Lebanon’s leaders. For the pontiff, peace must be both the goal and the means. About 150,000 people attended the final Mass on the waterfront. Last night, dinner was held at the nunciature with some Muslim religious leaders.
