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Video: Aftermath of stampede at Ramadan charity distribution in Yemen, 85 dead

 Yemen Ramadan Stampede: An investigation was underway, the interior ministry said. At least 85 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, news agency Reuters reported quoting the official media of the Houthi movement. Several more are said to be critically injured, Al Masirah TV reported saying that that 13 people in a critical situation, citing the director of health in Sanaa. Yemen Ramadan Stampede: Many were critically injured. (Twitter) Yemen Ramadan Stampede: Many were critically injured. (Twitter) Read more: South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides: UN The Houthi-controlled ministry of interior's spokesman said that the stampede took place during the distribution of charitable donations by merchants during the final days of Ramadan. Calling it tragic, the spokesman said that hundreds of people had crowded into the school to receive the donations. They were set to receive donations amounting to 5,000 Yemeni riyals- about $9 per person,
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No Relief For Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case, Surat Court Rejects Request

  This means Rahul Gandhi cannot be reinstated as Member of Parliament for now. New Delhi: In a massive setback for Rahul Gandhi, a court in Gujarat today rejected his request to pause his conviction in a defamation case over his 2019 "Modi surname" remark. This means Rahul Gandhi cannot be reinstated as Member of Parliament for now. Rahul Gandhi had requested that his conviction be paused pending his appeal against a court order sentencing him to two years in jail. The trial court, said the Congress leader, had treated him harshly, overwhelmingly influenced by his status as an MP. The court in Surat disagreed. "Rahul Gandhi failed to demonstrate that by not staying the conviction and denying an opportunity to contest the election, an irreversible and irrevocable damage will be caused to him," said trial court judge Robin Mogera. The judge also quoted the Supreme Court as saying that decisions to pause conviction should be exercised with caution and "not in a c
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