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Arson, looting in Delhi day after anti-CAA violence leaves 5 dead
25 Feb 2020
Delhi Police has been put on very high alert following inputs by intelligence agencies that the riots in the city could intensify in order to put international spotlight on Citizenship Amendment Act with President Donald Trump in the capital

JeM chief Azhar `missing’ from Pak Army custody ahead of FATF meeting
17 Feb 2020
While another terror head and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed has been jailed in two terror financing cases, Islamabad has failed to prosecute LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and JeM chief Masood Azhar and is banking on support from China, Malaysia and Turkey

India slams EU move to question Indian Parliament’s rights
27 Jan 2020
India is a sovereign nation and the CAA, which accords citizenship rights to refugees who had to flee religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, and the reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir are matters internal to India, the government told EU
China’s Kashmir play in UNSC flops again
16 Jan 2020

Supreme Court asks govt to review J&K’s internet curbs in a week
10 Jan 2020
The Supreme Court said freedom of expression and freedom of movement can only be restricted after relevant factors are considered and only if there are no other options and that the test of proportionality needs to be satisfied in such restrictions

Delhi Police arrest 3 IS suspects as TN police bust Jihadi module
09 Jan 2020
The arrests also come a day after an on-duty police officer of Tamil Nadu was shot dead by two alleged Jihadi gang member near the Kerala-TN boundary in Kanyakumari about 10 PM on Wednesday

Focus on Air Defence Command as CDS holds first meeting
03 Jan 2020
As head of the Department of Military Affairs, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat will be looking after the work of the Army, Navy and the Air Force, as well as the Territorial Army and the Coast Guard
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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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