December 4, 2019
There is much that these world leaders have on their plate, including issues related to China and Russia, and the future of arms control -- however, news on their two-day meeting has been mostly about the difference and disunity in the alliance
December 5, 2019
December 4, 2019
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday.
December 5, 2019
December 3, 2019
On Monday, Chinese and Russian Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin inaugurated the first cross-border pipeline between their countries, called the “Power of Siberia”. What is this project?
December 4, 2019
December 3, 2019
Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander spotted: The debris located by Subramanian is about 750 metres northwest of the main crash site. The three largest pieces of debris are each about 2x2 pixels and cast a one-pixel shadow.
December 5, 2019
December 2, 2019
Iran protests: In the four days starting November 15, between 180 and 450 people were killed, at least 2,000 were wounded, and some 7,000 detained, The NYT reported.
December 4, 2019
December 2, 2019
The protesters also put up a banner that showed Trump standing on a tank, with the American flag behind him.
December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
The Swedish monarchy is one of the oldest in the world. According to the website of the Swedish Royal Court, the country has had a monarch for more than 1,000 years.
December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
The Great Pretender has Cahalan, an investigative journalist, tracking down the volunteers, about whom nothing was known so far other than their pseudonyms.
December 2, 2019
December 1, 2019
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there were about 37.9 million affected by HIV by the end of 2018 and 1.7 million were newly infected by it in the same year.
December 2, 2019
December 1, 2019
The Inner Line Permit concept comes from the colonial area. Under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873, the British framed regulations restricting the entry and regulating the stay of outsiders in designated areas.
December 5, 2019
December 1, 2019
Nana Patole's election as Speaker has also cleared the path for the NCP to take over the post of the deputy chief minister in the Sena-led government. This was also the Congress' way to express their gratitude to this man who was first to rebel against Modi.
December 2, 2019
December 1, 2019
Emissions, or put less politely, farts and burps, from ruminants such as sheep and cows, are a major contributor to methane in the atmosphere.
December 2, 2019
November 30, 2019
Generally, for visas that are points-tested, points may be given for different categories ranging from age to proficiency in English and amount of work experience.
December 2, 2019
November 30, 2019
A refinery project in India, set to be jointly built by Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), reportedly faces an estimated cost escalation to $70 billion from the previous $44 billion.
December 2, 2019
November 30, 2019
Abdulla Yameen served as the President of the Maldives for five years from 2013-2018. He was charged with money laundering in February by the Maldivian police, the trial for which began in the criminal court in April.
December 2, 2019
November 28, 2019
Jabir Motiwala, who is referred to as Jabir Moti or Jabir Siddiq, is a Pakistani national from Karachi. Since 2018, when Moti was arrested in London by Scotland Yard, the US has been trying to extradite him.
November 29, 2019
November 27, 2019
Countries collectively failed to stop the growth in global GHG emissions, meaning that deeper and faster cuts are now required
November 28, 2019
November 25, 2019
The country’s coal and CBM reserves are found in 12 states of India, with the Gondwana sediments of eastern India holding the bulk.
November 26, 2019
November 25, 2019
On Sunday, the Centre extended the ban on the Assam-based insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) by five more years. Who are the NDFB, and what are its activities?
November 26, 2019
November 24, 2019
Over the years, issues relating to India have found mention in many election manifestos in the UK. From 1945 to 2019, we trace the Labour Party’s manifestos for campaign promises and notable mentions relating to India.
November 26, 2019
November 23, 2019
The idea to exchange intelligence between Japan and South Korea was first suggested by the latter in the 1980s. In 2012, the two countries were expected to sign GSOMIA, but it was not due to public outrage in South Korea against the agreement.
November 24, 2019
November 22, 2019
Chile protests explained: The scale and endurance of the protests have surprised the world — Chile was long regarded as a remarkable example of prosperity and political stability in generally turbulent Latin America.
November 22, 2019
November 21, 2019
Harjit Sajjan, Navdeep Bains, Bardish Chagger, and Anita Anand. The new Indian-origin face in the cabinet is Anand, the first Hindu to occupy a ministerial berth in Canada.
November 22, 2019
November 21, 2019
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a Bill that would ban the export of certain crowd-control munitions such as tear gas to the Hong Kong police force in light of the anti-government protests that have been ongoing in Hong Kong for more than five months.
November 22, 2019
November 21, 2019
India will play its first pink-ball, day-night Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens on Friday (November 22).
November 22, 2019