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Topic: Genocide

Wilfully restricting food & relief in Gaza may constitute war crime, says UN spokesperson

The head of the U.N. agency, Volker Turk, urged a prompt and impartial investigation into attacks on Palestinians trying to receive food aid.

UK presidency of IHRA joins Roma community for memorial service on anniversary of genocide

A memorial garden is to be set up in Newcastle by 2025.

A new documentary restarts the old debate on 1984 violence. Genocide, riots, pogrom?

The Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia hosted about 50 people, many of them from the Sikh community, in Delhi. The audience members not only related to the documentary but also recalled the events as they happened.

A Palestinian American Muslim nurse in US fired for calling Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’

The hospital’s spokesperson in an email said Hesen Jabr had been warned in December, to not bring her views on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace.

Congress terms Israel’s actions in Gaza as ‘genocide’, seeks ‘immediate ceasefire’

Party leader Salman Khurshid said ‘the UN is helpless as people are slaughtered’, a day after Priyanka Vadra termed Gaza violence as ‘genocide being carried out with impunity’.  

ICJ rejects Israel’s request to throw out genocide charges, stops short of calling for ceasefire

International Court of Justice ordered Israel to contain killings of civilians in Gaza, preserve evidence of its actions & punish those calling for genocide of Palestinians.

International Court of Justice to hear case by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

South Africa says that ‘by killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious mental and bodily harm, Israel is committing genocide against them.’

UNSC just took note of Congo’s M23 insurgency. The root of the conflict lies in Rwandan genocide

Resurgence of M23 militia in east Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears of ‘proxy conflict’. Representative told UNSC Rwanda ‘should neither be a scapegoat nor equated to M23’.

Pooja Pandey’s transformation into hate-spewing Sadhvi at forefront of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ mission

Sadhvi Annapurna gave up her married life, kids and job to don the saffron robe. Ten years later, she is on a mission to make India a Hindu Rashtra and 'cleanse' it of Muslims.

Left and liberals have crafted a delusory narrative of inevitable Muslim genocide in India

The ‘narrative’ on ‘secularism’ is partly a result of some self-styled wokes believing their own lies, which they have manufactured to suit their ideological agenda.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?