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Saudi, allies list demands to end Qatar blockade: report
23 Jun 2017
Saudi Arabia and allies want Qatar to close Al Jazeera, end ties with Iran within 10 days
India set to get 22 unarmed Guardian naval drones from US
23 Jun 2017
While the Guardian drones that India will get are unarmed, the Indian military had originally asked for missile-firing Predator Avenger craft, a request turned down by the Obama administration
ISIS blows up Mosul’s famous al-Nuri Mosque
22 Jun 2017
Perhaps, the militants could not stand the prospect of the very place from where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate three years ago falling off their hands
Police in Thailand bust huge click farm
14 Jun 2017
London tower blaze leaves 6 dead, more than 70 injured
14 Jun 2017
The number is expected to rise, police say, as the inferno seems to have trapped residents as they slept
India set to partner rivals Pakistan and China in SCO
09 Jun 2017
China is expected to effectively use India’s membership in the SCO to sell its One Belt One Road idea and thereby sideline India’s opposition to China’s infrastructure building in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
IS attack on Iran Parliament, Khomeini Tomb leaves 12 dead
07 Jun 2017
Many in Iran consider the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as closely linked to Saudi Arabia and the attack comes close on the heels of US promise of arms worth over $100 billion to Saudi Arabia
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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