US SC's intervention in abortion pill cases 'advantageous' for Democrats

IANS | December 16, 2023 2:32 AM

Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The US Supreme Court's intervention in cases relating to the people's access to abortion pills could turn the tide of voter turnout in the 2024 presidential elections as the Democrats have made abortion rights of women their number one agenda for the campaign to re-elect Joe Biden to the White House, US media reports suggest.

Cricket, Bollywood, India among Wikipedia's top 25 most popular articles of 2023

IANS | December 6, 2023 5:06 AM

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, released its annual list of the most viewed articles on English Wikipedia in 2023, and for the first time since the foundation started publishing these year-end most popular lists in 2015, articles related to Indian topics were prominently featured in the list, with about seven appearing in the top 25.

Number of journos, media workers killed in Gaza spikes to 50

IANS | November 21, 2023 9:14 AM

Gaza, Nov 21 (IANS) Since Hamas launched its massive assault against Israel on October 7, at least 50 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the ensuing violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report.