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A Hindu by birth, Darshan Shah has sought religious waivers to wear a tilak as part of his uniform, since starting basic military training in June 2020. He was nominated again two years later, on 22 February. Shah is an aerospace medical technician assigned to the US Air Force’s 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron. Shah […]
Indian Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar met Foreign Minister of Madagascar Richard J. Randrimandrato on Monday and presented him External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar’s book ‘India Way.’ They reviewed the progress made in bilateral relations between India and Madagascar. This week, a chamber of commerce between India and Madagascar will be launched in Antananarivo […]
While Earth lovers across the world observe June 5 as Environment Day with green pledges, not many are aware of March 21 being International Day of Forests. The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the significance of different types of forests. The UN General Assembly in 2012 declared the day keeping in sync with […]
This news will leave ARMY heartbroken. According to media reports, lead vocalist Jin recently underwent a surgery to fix the ruptured ligaments on his index finger. “Jin injured the left index finger during his daily activities and visited the emergency room at a hospital nearby for examination on Friday, March 18. He consulted doctors and […]
Two days before the International Happiness Day, the United Nations released the World’s Happiness Report on Friday. Out of a total of 146 countries, India was ranked the as happiest country 136th on the happiness Index. However, Finland was ranked as the happiest country for the fifth consecutive time. The report states Afghanistan as the […]
A mob of 200 people allegedly vandalised the ISKCON Radhkanta temple in Bangladesh’s Dhaka on Thursday. This comes a few months after attacks on religious places in the country. The Indian government has been in touch with authorities there. Condemning the incident, ISKCON Kolkata vice-president Radharamn Das said these attacks were of grave concern. “Last […]
Russia Ukraine war has entered day 26 but there seems to be no major breakthrough in talks between the two countries so far. American and European sanctions have not yielded results as Russia has been adamant about their demands. Major Development so far: Russian administration has rejected the order of the International Court of justice […]
The Indian High Commissioner to Madagascar Abhay Kumar and mayor of its capital city jointly inaugurated the “Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle” in capital city Antananarivo on Wednesday. This patch of green stands as a traffic island at the triangular junction at downtown Tsarlalana near the Embassy of India. The ceremony saw the presence of officials […]
Much anticipated peace talks between the two countries currently underway. These talks are crucial as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered day 18. Here Are the Top Developments: *A day after 35 Ukrainians were killed in a Russian missile assault on an army base in Western Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested Nato to impose a no-fly region in a video statement. He […]
While the West continues to impose sanctions and cut off ties with Russia, some major global brands have already wound up operations to protest the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Among the big names are McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and General Electronics. Russia’s inherent wealth is widely known. Its oligarchs are loaded with extravagance not […]
Even as the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of all Ukrainian people, courageously resist the Russian aggression, the war seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Ukraine officially filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague. International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan initiated […]
India is grappling with the situation of evacuating thousands of Indian citizens that are stranded in Ukraine. With Russia attacking Ukraine this morning, the latter closed its airspace and India had to recall a special flight meant to bring Indian students and citizens home. Although, the Indian government has assured that it was doing everything […]
“We managed to pass through the Omicron wave without massive closures of schools or businesses. Our forecasts show that around March 20 it would be possible to end all restrictions in the country linked to the Green Certificate,” stated Bulgaria Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. Plans are afoot to lift the obligatory Covid-19 “green certificate” for […]
The Russia-Ukraine crisis has deepened over the past 24 hours as Russia signed decrees recognizing two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent on Monday. While ordering the Russian military to launch a “peacekeeping operation” in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, “I believe it is necessary […]
The world celebrates International Mother Language Day on February 21 each year to mark the differences in cultures and languages and to promote linguistic diversity. The celebration was approved in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) general conference and has been observed across the globe since 2000. The day came […]
Since the Covid outbreak, China banned visas for international students, affecting an estimated 23,000 Indian students studying in universities across the country before the pandemic started. “When I got admission for MBBS in China, I had certain expectations of how my life would be. But now everything has changed so drastically for us. When we […]
A family of four Indians, including a baby, has died from exposure to cold weather on the Canadian side of the border with the U.S. in an apparent human smuggling operation, according to media reports. Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Thursday said that the bodies of four people — two adults, a teen […]
Kim Jong Un’s birthday passed quietly over the weekend, with no mention of the occasion in the media, but the leader’s birthday was ignored in the 11th year since he came to power. The NK news agency says Kim, who is in his late 30s, may still be too young to formally celebrate his birthday […]
On social media, Two words are used like hotcakes right now, NFT and Web 3.0. NFT is a short abbreviation of Non-Fungible Tokens. It is so famous that Collins Dictionary has declared it as a ‘Word Of The Year- 2021’. The thing about NFT is that many people in India try to talk about it […]
Comets pass through skies frequently but we don’t get to have a glimpse of them as they are far away. But, when they get closer it makes a great visual. On December 12, the Comet Leonard will pass closest to earth. It will be after 35,000 years that a comet will approach the earth. With […]
