Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been asked to vacate his government-allotted bungalow at 12, Tughlaq Lane by April 22, days after he stood disqualified as a Lok Sabha member, Hindustan Times reported. According to the rule, a disqualified parliamentarian isn`t entitled to a government accommodation, and is given a 30-day period to vacate the official bungalow. This was Rahul Gandhi`s forth term as Lok Sabha MP, first elected in 2004 from Uttar Pradesh`s Amethi constituency. In 2019, he lost in Amethi to Union minister Smriti Irani, however managed to win from Kerala`s Wayanad seat. The Congress leader was

Matiullah Wesa, a prominent advocate for the education of women in Afghanistan, was detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul this week, the United Nations Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday. "Matiullah had finished his prayers and came out of the mosque when he was stopped by some men in two vehicles," said Wesa`s brother to AFP. He added that when Wesa asked for the identity cards of the two men, "they beat him and forcefully took him away." The UNAMA released a statement demanding information on his whereabouts. "The UNAMA calls for the de facto authorities to clarify his whereabouts, the reasons for his arrest and to ensure his access to legal represen

The world`s number of operational atomic warheads increased in 2022, driven largely by Russia and China, a new report out Wednesday said as nuclear tensions have risen since the war in Ukraine. The nine official and unofficial nuclear powers held 9,576 ready-to-use warheads in 2023 up from 9,440 the year prior, according to the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor published by the NGO Norwegian People`s Aid.

Myanmar`s ruling military is forging ahead with plans to hold an election, despite conflict raging across the country in the wake of a coup two years ago and major parties unable or unwilling to take part. The army has ruled Myanmar for five of the past six decades and in the 10 years prior to the coup had transitioned to a quasi-civilian political system in which the military shared power with an elected government. That system was created by the military to allow it to step back from direct rule while retaining an important political role with which it could protect its own interests and not be at the mercy of elected politicians. It was a success

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal yesterday left Dhaka for China on Tuesday night, according to a press release issued by the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR). The chief of naval staff will hold a view -exchange meeting with the Chinese defence minister and high officials of the Chinese naval force.