Chained Indian migrants allegedly without legal papers being deported to India on a US military aircraft marking the farthest deportation flight employed by the United States. | Photo Credit: X – @USBPChief The Opposition cornered the government on Thursday (February 6, 2025), both inside and outside the Parliament, on the issue of deportation of … Read more
After military-on-military attacks, will Israel and Iran be able to contain their conflict? Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The New York Times, looks at an unprecedented new chapter in the Middle East. Source link
In their first meeting after the BJP’s return to power, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed at the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) summit in Kazakhstan, that prolonging “the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side”. Both sides agreed to “re-double efforts” to … Read more
In 2023, the share of Indians who believed that representative democracy is a good way of governance declined considerably from 2017. | Photo Credit: iStock In India, 85% of respondents to a 2023 survey said that military rule or rule by an authoritarian leader would be good for the country. India’s share was the highest … Read more
A bird’s eye view of Pratapgad Fort, which is located about 22 kms from Maharashtra’s highest hill station, Mahabaleshwar. File India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes”, a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2024-25. The 12 components of this … Read more
BTS members RM, V, Jungkook and Jimin are all set to enlist in the military on December 11 and 12 respectively. With this, all the members of BTS will enlist, only to reunite by June 2025. While RM and V will enlist today [Dec 11], Jungkook and Jimin will join as active soldiers on December … Read more
“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and … Read more
‘Nomadic Elephant’ is an annual training exercise which is conducted alternatively in Mongolia and India. Photo: Twitter/@adgpi Indian and Mongolian troops will take part in the 15th edition of a bilateral military exercise in Ulaanbaatar from July 17 to July 31 aimed at exchanging best practices and developing interoperability, the Ministry of Defence said on … Read more
CNN — Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces … Read more
CNN — As fighting between warring factions has engulfed Sudan in recent days, hospitals treating people wounded in clashes have themselves become the targets for attacks, dealing the nation’s healthcare sector a devastating blow. In one episode, five eyewitnesses told CNN that the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s military for control of the country besieged and … Read more