Lance Corporal Lance Corporal George Hooley has been identified as the British paratrooper who was killed in Ukraine.

Lance Corporal Lance Corporal George Hooley has been identified as the British paratrooper who was killed in Ukraine.

A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said the 28-year-old was killed in a “tragic accident” while observing Ukrainian forces test “a new defensive capability, away from the front lines”. Paying tribute to…

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The Higher Education Commission of India’s (HECI) bill faces heat as the CPI(M) MP warns of opaque draughting and a threat to autonomy.

The Higher Education Commission of India’s (HECI) bill faces heat as the CPI(M) MP warns of opaque draughting and a threat to autonomy.

Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas A major confrontation is brewing over the Centre’s plan to introduce the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament. CPI(M) MP John Brittas has formally urged Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Dharmendra Pradhan to pause the legislative push. warning that the government is attempting…

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Former children’s commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield to lead grooming gangs inquiry

Former children’s commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield to lead grooming gangs inquiry

BBC Baroness Anne Longfield was the children’s commissioner for England from 2015 to 2021 A former children’s commissioner will chair the government’s inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs. Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry, which was derailed in October when four women resigned from its survivors panel and two leading candidates to…

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‘Cheap ceasefire’ between Ukraine and Russia would create ‘expensive peace’ for Europe, Norway’s foreign minister warns | World News

‘Cheap ceasefire’ between Ukraine and Russia would create ‘expensive peace’ for Europe, Norway’s foreign minister warns | World News

A “cheap ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia – with Kyiv forced to surrender land – would create an “expensive peace” for the whole of Europe, Norway’s foreign minister has warned. Espen Barth Eide explained that this could mean security challenges for generations, with the continent’s entire future “on the line.” It was why Ukraine, its…

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In a Rajya Sabha speech, Amit Shah claimed that the opposition was demeaning “Vande Mataram” by linking it to the Bengal elections.

In a Rajya Sabha speech, Amit Shah claimed that the opposition was demeaning “Vande Mataram” by linking it to the Bengal elections.

Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Congress’s decision to divide Vande Mataram in 1937, as a concession to the Muslim League, initiated appeasement politics that ultimately led to India’s partition. He emphasised the song’s role in cultural nationalism and slammed the opposition for belittling its significance. NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted Tuesday…

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