India, China abstain on first UNSC resolution on Myanmar

Dec 22, 2022

The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which...

Advocates continue to abstain over Proposed Advocate Amendment Bill

Feb 17, 2025

Advocates from all District Bar Association abstained from judicial work on Monday as they have been opposing the proposed Advocate Amendment Bill 2025 by...

Amit Shah hails Naga group ENPO's decision to lift elections boycott call

Feb 04, 2023

ENPO resolved to relax its earlier stand to abstain in any election process till their demand for a separate state- Frontier State is granted.

Billie Eilish asks people to break tradition, not eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2021

Washington [US], November 26 : Grammy winner Billie Eilish raised her voice to save animals and urged people to abstain from eating turkeys on...

Queen Elizabeth advised to abstain from having her favourite cocktail

Oct 15, 2021

Washington [US], October 15 : Queen Elizabeth has been advised by doctors to give up on one of her favourite cocktails - a martini!

Ronit Roy to skip Valentine's Day celebrations due to Lata Mangeshkar's demise

Feb 14, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 14 : Actor Ronit Roy has decided to abstain from celebrating Valentine's Day due to the unfortunate demise of India's...