News Dabba for 07 April 2025: Five stories for a balanced news diet

Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Supreme Court slamming UP cops, Mamata Banerjee backing dismissed teachers, to another child's death due to Measles outbreak in Texas, US.

Mamata Banerjee vows to back sacked Bengal teachers: India Today

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with a section of sacked teachers at Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday, Indi Today reports. She vowed to back them and assured that eligible candidates would not be jobless. The development comes days after the Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of 25,752 school job appointments made through the 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment. The top court's April 3 verdict cited large-scale irregularities and fraud in the recruitment process, leading to the dismissal of thousands of teachers, the report mentions. Read the full report here.

Supreme Court slams UP cops For converting civil suits into criminal cases, NDTV

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna today pulled up Uttar Pradesh police over frequent conversion of civil cases into criminal cases, NDTV reports. He said this is "wrong" and shows a "complete breakdown" of the rule of law. The court warned it will order damages if similar petitions are filed in the future. The court paused criminal prosecution in a case, and asked Uttar Pradesh police chief Prashant Kumar and the investigating officer to file a response within two weeks, the report says. The Chief Justice remarked that lawyers in Uttar Pradesh have forgotten about the civil jurisdiction. Read the full report here.

Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens, BBC reports

BBC reports that a second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from measles, Aaron Davis, the vice-president of UMC Health System, told the BBC. The southern US state has reported more than 480 cases of measles so far this year, the report says. Read the full report here.

Saudi Arabia to impose visa ban on 14 countries including India: Indian Express

Ahead of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to citizens of 14 countries. The Indian Express reports that the government will refrain from the issuance of Umrah, business, and family visit visas until mid-June 2025, which coincides with the conclusion of Hajj. The ban comes amid efforts to manage overcrowding associated with the Hajj pilgrimage and to prevent individuals from attempting to perform Hajj without proper registration, as stated by Saudi officials, the report says. Read the full report here.

Al Jazeera reports number of journalists killed in Gaza rises to 210

The number of media personnel killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023 has risen to 210, Al Jazeera reports, after the killing of journalist Helmi al-Faqawi. Al-Faqawi was among at least two people killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a tent for journalists near a hospital in Khan Younis early on Monday. In a report published on April 1, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs said Israel’s war on Gaza has been the deadliest for media workers ever recorded and that Israeli forces had killed 232 journalists since October 7, 2023, the report adds. Read the full report here.