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News Dabba for 15 April 2025: Five stories for a balanced news diet
Here are the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites.
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 Stalin'c committee to protect state's rights, Iraq sandstorm, to two years of Sudan war.
Setback for Siddaramaiah in Karnataka court's order in Muda case, Hindustan Times
In a setback for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Special Court for Public Representatives on Monday allowed the Lokayukta police to continue their investigation in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) case, India Today reports, instead of accepting the clean chit given to him. The court deferred its decision on the 'B Report' submitted by the Lokayukta police, which had cleared Siddaramaiah of any wrongdoing. It directed the police to submit a comprehensive final report before any ruling is made. The B Report was challenged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and activist Snehamayi Krishna, the report says. Read the full report here.
Indian Express: MK Stalin sets up committee on protecting states’ rights
In a charged speech in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday, Indian Express reports, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the formation of a high-level committee to review and recommend measures to safeguard the rights of states and rebalance the federal structure of India. He accused the Union government of repeatedly infringing upon the Constitutional powers of states, the report adds. Former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph will head the panel that also includes former IAS officer Ashok Vardhan Shetty and economist M Naganathan. Read the full report here.
Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems, BBC reports
More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. BBC says footage shared online showed areas cloaked in a thick orange haze, with local media reporting power cuts and the suspension of flights in a number of regions. Hospitals in Muthanna province in southern Iraq received at least "700 cases of suffocation", a local health official said, as per the report. Dust storms are common in Iraq, but some experts believe they are becoming more frequent due to climate change. Read the full report here.
SC pulls up Allahabad HC's observation that rape ‘victim invited trouble’, India Today
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over an Allahabad high court order that stated the rape victim “herself invited trouble”. India Today reports that the Justice BR Gavai-led bench found the observations highly insensitive. In a controversial order, the Allahabad high court has granted bail to a rape accused, observing that the complainant "herself invited trouble" by agreeing to go to the applicant's house after getting drunk. Read the full report here.
Al Jazeera's report on two years into Sudan's war
Sudan’s brutal civil war has now gone on for two years, Al Jazeera reports. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has generated the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with famine declared in several areas, while millions more suffer acute malnutrition. An unknown number - likely hundreds of thousands of people - have died either from armed conflict or from the disease and hunger the fighting exacerbated. The report also adds that there has been limited media coverage of Sudan’s war - the experiences of Sudanese people have been neglected. Read the full report here.
