Michelle Bachelet, Chile's first woman President and prominent rights advocate, has been nominated by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to be the global body's next human rights chief.
Bachelet, 66, will succeed Jordanian diplomat Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, who had been one of the most outspoken critics of alleged abuses by the governments in many countries.
Her name now goes forward for consideration and approval by the 193-member UN General Assembly.
Pakistani Soldiers to Get Training in Russia
Pakistani soldiers and officers will soon be able to train at Russian military training institutes, in yet another indication of the deepening defence ties between the two countries who till a few years ago were in the opposing camp of world politics. The two countries signed the Contract on Admission of Service Members of Pakistan in RF's (Russian Federation) Training Insti¬tutes, paving the way for Pakistani troops to undergo training in Russia, a country which has been India's biggest ally and suppliers of weapons and defence equipment.
Haryana is now among the top five states of the country in exports, replacing Uttar Pradesh by registering exports of $2,401 million in the first two months of the current financial year. Gujarat tops the list with exports of $13,780 million followed by Maharashtra ($12,622 million), Tamil Nadu ($4,858 million) and Karnataka ($2,566 million).
Major exports from Haryana include engineering goods, automobiles, handloom products, carpets and basmati.
Ramco Systems Bags Deal from AP Cargo
Software firm Ramco Systems bagged a multi-million dollar order from Manila-based air freight leader AP Cargo Logistic Network Corp. to implement its logistics software. AP Cargo would implement the software to "streamline its freight operations countrywide.
According to new research, proposals to combat climate change by reflecting the sun's rays back into space would cause widespread crop failure, cancelling out any benefits to farming from the reduction in warming.
By examining the effects of volcanic eruptions on agriculture - which has a similar effect to proposed artificial methods of scattering solar radiation through aerosols - scientists have concluded that such methods could have unintended consequences.
The government approved inclusion of a provision of granting bail to men accused of giving instant triple talaq to their wives. The approval came at the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
While the offence will remain non-bailable, the latest provision makes it permissible for a magistrate to grant bail to the accused.
The Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, cleared by the Lok Sabha, is pending in the Rajya Sabha, where the government lacks numbers and the provision of bail was one of the demands of the Opposition.
Harivansh is RS Deputy Chairman
The BJP-led NDA nominee and JD-U leader Harivansh Singh was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. He defeated Opposition nominee and Congress leader B. K. Hariprasad by 20 votes.
Bill to Collect DNA Samples
A new Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha that allows law enforcement agencies to collect and store DNA samples in banks for crime investigations and identification of missing persons and unidentified deceased people.
The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018, seeks to create, for the first time in India, a legal mechanism to regulate and use DNA technology for establishing the identity of victims of crimes, offenders (first and repeat), suspects, undertrials, missing people and victims of disasters.
The Bill was introduced by Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan.
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