Crisp sub-zero winds envelop the Red Square, Moscow’s heart, as political activists, weekenders, and visitors from abroad pour through the twin-towered Resurrection gates, reconstructed in 1994. In the square, on one side is Soviet hero Vladimir Lenin’s memorial and the Kremlin, where governments have conducted business. On the other is the execution spot, where rebels … Read more
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on February 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” and says his country’s fight against Russia has proved … Read more
A file image of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported Sunday (November 10, 2024). “Mr. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate … Read more
The Kremlin on Thursday (October 10, 2024) dismissed a claim by Seoul that North Korean soldiers were likely to be fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. “This seems like yet another fake news story,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented to journalists without elaborating. Ukraine’s Kyiv Post reported on Friday (October 4, 2024) that six North … Read more
Gold has done well as a core allocation for Indians who love the yellow metal but it’s time now to also add silver with the convenience of a Silver ETF. In 2024 and looking ahead, silver can play a risk-reducing, return-enhancing role in investment portfolios, deserving a portfolio allocation. The Federal Reserve’s July 31 meeting … Read more
View of damage in the aftermath of an airstrike in a location given as Kupyansk, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region on August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Thursday (August 29, 2024) that it took two more east Ukrainian villages — in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions — as its forces continue their … Read more
Destroyed buildings in the town of Myrnohrad on August 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine | Photo Credit: AFP Russian bombardments on the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk killed six people on Wednesday (August 28, 2024), the Governor of the region said, as Moscow announced it had taken another village in the area. … Read more
A Ukraine serviceman fires a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, outside the town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine on Monday (August 19, 2024) ordered the evacuation of families with children from Pokrovsk, as Russian forces have been inching towards the eastern city … Read more
Curfew was reimposed on December 31 in restive Manipur’s Moreh, a town on the India-Myanmar border, following intermittent gunfights between armed miscreants | Photo Credit: PTI Aadhar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers From the New Year, all wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme must be paid through an … Read more
Ever since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Israeli Defense Forces have been relentlessly bombing civilian locations across the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the Russia-Ukraine conflict is still ongoing. These two conflicts have in recent times led to more questions about the inability of the United Nations in bringing about peace. Has the UN become … Read more