A lost cellphone led to a raid on a monastery, multiple arrests,a suicide and a secret trial of four Buddhist monks in 2020, says a recently released Human Watch Report. Chinese authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have prosecuted four monks who received up to 20 years in prison for dubious offenses, says Human […]
It is over five months since the military junta deposed Myanmar’s elected government, and the situation remains a human rights catastrophe. Efforts towards regional diplomacy have not borne results. The five-point plan adopted by ASEAN in April is yet to be implemented and has not resulted in any efforts towards de-escalation, or lessening of loss […]
A Muslim maulvi (cleric) who made headlines by officiating at the funeral for a sex worker in Bangladesh has faced a backlash from local Muslims. About a fortnight ago, Golam Mostafa, an imam at Daulatdia Railway Station Mosque in Rajbari district, broke a social taboo to perform final rites for Hamida Begum, a sex worker […]
The Chinese Ambassador, Sun Weidong, has recently praised India’s ‘kindness’ towards China in these troubled times. As social media circulates fake and half-true images of China and the coronavirus outbreak, both China and the UN agencies are understandably tense. China reiterated rumours about COVID-19 or cornavirus were terrible and had the potential to stigmatise Chinese […]
Four Indian pilots are currently in Russia training to become astronauts. India isplanning its first manned mission in space. Four Indian Air Force test pilots who have been chosen to be trainee astronauts for India’s first manned mission to space, expected in a couple of years, began their basic training for space missions at the […]
To all those bleeding heart ‘liberal’ Christian ‘activists’ demonstrating against the NRC in India and demanding that Rohingya Muslims should be included in the list of persecuted refugees, here’s a wake up call. Ever heard of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militants? they are so-called Jihadists. Right inside the Bangladesh refugee camps. These creeps are […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on February 4, 2020 announced that the Corona Virus disease has not yet become pandemic. The disease has so far killed 425 people and has infected more than 20,000. Hong Kong recently reported death due to the virus. It is the first country outside China to report death. According to […]
The competition between the Zomato and Swiggy is going to be tougher. Uber sold its Eats business to Zomato. In India the Uber has sold its food delivery service “Uber Eats” to Zomato. Uber will get a 9.99% stake in the Indian start-up, helping it maintain its presence in the sector. All Uber Eats customers […]
A major fire broke out at Delhi Transport Department office in Civil Lines area of the city this morning. Twenty six fire tenders were rushed to the spot to put out the blaze. The fire broke out at 8:38 am, according to Delhi Fire Services. The cause of the fire is not yet known. DFS […]
Good news for India. World’s largest retailer Amazon announced that it has planned to invest 1 billion (United States Dollar) USD (71 billion in Indian rupees) in India and generate 1 million jobs. Globally Amazon has increased its employee base four times. The retailer has been constantly facing rage of the small and medium enterprises […]
Every year, Armed Forces Veterans Day is celebrated on January 14. The fourth Army Forces Veteran Day, 2020 is to be celebrated at National War Memorial, New Delhi where wreaths will be laid by CISC, serving three star officers as well as veteran officers and JCOs from all three services. Chief of Army, Chief of […]
‘Too many departments are involved in approvals. We want to hasten the process.’ To eliminate bottlenecks in domestic medical devices businesses the Government Think Tank Niti Aayog draws up list of medical devices that have high export potential. It has come up with 10 devices to provide priority subsidies. It includes surgical blades, orthopaedic implants […]
