Rajnath Singh calls for “new United Nations” at International Chief Justices Conference in Lucknow
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the 26th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World organised by City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow, where jurists and dignitaries from 52 countries are taking part. The event is being held at the CMS Kanpur Road auditorium from November 20 to 23.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the conference in the morning, while Rajnath Singh inaugurated the cultural evening organised in honour of the visiting Chief Justices and global delegates.
Speaking at the event, Rajnath Singh said that global conflicts and changing geopolitical conditions required reforms in the United Nations. He said the world needed a UN with “new energy, a new working style and a renewed perspective”. During the programme, Singh presented the “Key to the City of Lucknow” to former Croatia President Stjepan Mesić. The “Hope of Humanity Award” was given to Dr. Augusto López-Claros from Spain, and Justice Rosa María Acon of Costa Rica received the “Mother Teresa Award”.
CMS Manager and conference convener Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon welcomed the delegates and said that the conference, now in its 26th year, had helped position Lucknow globally as a centre for dialogue on unity and peace.
In his inaugural address earlier in the day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the conference offered a platform to discuss justice, morality, international law and global cooperation. He noted that collective efforts were essential to address global challenges.
During various parallel sessions, President Mesić said the judiciary remained the “last line of defence” for universal values, adding that justice was a shared interest of all humanity. Adel Omar Sherif, Deputy Chief Justice of Egypt, spoke about the importance of judicial independence in maintaining peace. He also recalled the words of the conference’s founder, the late Dr. Jagdish Gandhi, who had stressed that a divided world could not survive.
Sessions through the day saw discussions on global governance, international law, multilateralism, corruption, cybercrime, climate and health-related legal frameworks, judicial cooperation, dispute resolution and protection of global commons and outer space.
CMS Communications Head Rishi Khanna said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh Rana will attend the conference on Saturday. Guests from India and abroad will also visit the Chief Minister’s residence at 5 Kalidas Marg for a dinner hosted in their honour.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
