- PM Modi and Italy PM Girogia Meloni hailed the two nations’ bilateral ties.
Kerala cabinet ministers were assigned portfolios two days after taking oath.- WHO said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighbouring Uganda remains high.
- Police ask Twisha Sharma’s family to take body, warn of decomposition
- Economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford
Here are the top 5 stories of the day
India, Italy elevate ties to special strategic partnership; PM Modi highlights AI, space cooperation
India and Italy on Wednesday announced elevation ties to a Special Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Rome, with both countries unveiling a Joint Strategic Action Plan for 2025-2029 focused on trade, technology and innovation. “Technology and innovation are engines of our partnership. There are infinite possibilities for our partnership in the areas of AI, Quantum, Civil Nuclear Energy and Space,” PM Modi said. Follow live updates
Kerala portfolio allocation : CM Satheesan keeps 35 ministries
Kerala governor Rajendra Arlekar approved the portfolio allocation recommended by chief minister VD Satheesan, the Lok Bhavan said, two days after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government was sworn in. The UDF returned to power in Kerala after a decade, defeating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the April 9 assembly elections. Satheesan, who served as leader of opposition in the previous assembly, will oversee 35 departments, including finance, law, general administration, and ports. Read full story
‘Not a pandemic emergency’: WHO warns of high local Ebola risk, says global threat is low
WHO said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighbouring Uganda remains high at the national and regional levels, though the global risk is currently considered low. WHO also said that the Ebola outbreak does not currently meet the threshold to be declared a pandemic even as the agency warned that the spread of the virus suggests the outbreak may have begun several months ago. Read full story
‘Stored at -4°C, requires -80°C’: Cops ‘request’ family to take Twisha Sharma’s ‘decomposing’ body
Bhopal police have urged Twisha Sharma’s family to take custody of her body, warning that prolonged storage at AIIMS Bhopal could lead to decomposition as the mortuary lacks minus 80-degree preservation facilities. The family, alleging irregularities in the initial autopsy, has refused to accept the body and moved court seeking a second post-mortem. Read full story
As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food
Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief. According to a BBC report from Afghanistan’s Ghor province, fathers struggling with extreme poverty and unemployment said they have been forced into “impossible choices” as hunger deepens across the country. Read full story