Chennai: Indian activists and politicians in Goa are opposing a plan by the federal government to turn the southwestern state known globally for its pristine coastline and dense forests into a coal transportation hub. Locals and activists protested against three infrastructure projects – the expansion of a highway, railway andContinue Reading
Konchowki: One of my friends, a teacher with a secure government salary, made a sympathetic statement on September 27 while chatting on the recent passing of the farm bills and its assent by the president. “I feel really sorry for the farmers; these Acts will affect them dearly.” I askedContinue Reading
New Delhi: A chip made of cow dung will reduce radiation from mobile handsets and protect users from various diseases, a government official has claimed. “Cow dung will protect everyone, it is anti-radiation… It is scientifically proven,” asserted Vallabhbhai Kathiria, chairperson of the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA, national commission forContinue Reading
Mumbai: Manasi Joshi never set out to become an international athlete. And she certainly didn’t plan to become an advocate for disability rights in her native India. But in 2011, a road crash cost Joshi her left leg, pulling her from her path as a software engineer in Mumbai andContinue Reading
New Delhi: Cities across India on October 12 witnessed an unprecedented show of solidarity with an octogenarian Jesuit priest who has been arrested and jailed for alleged Maoist links. From New Delhi to the North East, from Bengaluru to Patna, and from Kochi to Mumbai, hundreds of people from allContinue Reading
This week, 18-year-old Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique opportunity to spend a day as the UK’s senior most diplomat in India. As top boss – overseeing the UK’s largest overseas network – Chaitanya’s busy day included handing out tasks to the High Commission’s department heads, interacting withContinue Reading
Political and business leaders worldwide are failing to stop the planet turning into “an uninhabitable hell” for millions of people, the United Nations warned on Oct. 12. Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, a UN report said. TheContinue Reading
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s government has approved an amendment that would allow for the death penalty in rape cases, as anger grows in the South Asian country over incidents of sexual assault. The amendment was approved at a weekly meeting of the council of ministers headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, cabinetContinue Reading
Jakarta: Flash floods submerged more than 900 houses in 12 villages in Garut district of West Java province on Oct. 12, according to official sources. Around 800 families had to be evacuated due to the flash floods, Imam Imrania, the logistics head of the Disaster Management Agency of Garut district,Continue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican confirmed Oct. 12 that four Swiss Guards have tested positive for the coronavirus. Responding to journalists’ questions Oct. 12, Holy See press office director Matteo Bruni said that the four members of the world’s smallest but oldest standing army had been placed in isolation following positiveContinue Reading
