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Gangetic river dolphins in the Indian Sundarbans struggle with swelling salinity
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Indias national aquatic animal, the endangered Gangetic river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica), is rarely visible in the waterways of the Indian Sundarbans. A study sheds light on the rise in salinity in the water and reduced freshwater flow for the mammals disappearing act in the iconic[Read More…]
Indian, Maldives to deepen Indian Ocean security cooperation, increase trade
New Delhi, India and the Maldives on Monday agreed to deepen cooperation to maintain peace and security in the Indian Ocean region as New Delhi extended lines of credit worth $1.4 billion to to the archipelago nation following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed[Read More…]
Indian falls to death from Bahrain building
Manama: An Indian man plunged to his death from the top of a three-storey building in Bahrain on Monday, the media reported. The incident took place in Gudaibiya city and the man was identified as Aseer, according to the Gulf Daily News. According to eye witnesses, the man was found[Read More…]
Indian, Pakistani foreign ministers to meet in New York, but does it have any purpose?
Now that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York in the last week of this month, the moot question is what purpose the meeting will hold? Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar has already[Read More…]
After 20 years to UN service, Satya Tripathi to chair as UN Assistant Secretary General
Development and environment expert Satya S Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme’s New York office. The appointment made Monday by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was announced by his Spokesperson Stephane Guterres. Tripathi is now the third Indian at the senior levels of the UN hierarchy. He has served the UN for 20 years in “Europe, Asia and Africa on strategic assignments[Read More…]
Major Leetul Gogoi held guilty for consorting with local woman while on duty
Major Leetul Gogoi who was accused of being absent from the place of duty while on-duty and for consorting with a local woman during duty has been found guilty by the Army’s Court of Inquiry (CoI). On May 23, the Major was seen was spotted in a Srinagar hotel with[Read More…]
Indians shun websites that fail to load in five seconds: Survey
When it comes to online browsing, two-thirds of Indian users do not wait for even five seconds for a web page to load and move on to next website, a survey said on Wednesday. According to the survey by global digital content provider Limelight Networks, Indians are the most demanding[Read More…]
Harvard biased against Indian, Asian students? US to probe
President Trump’s administration is all set to probe a complaint by four Indian-American organisations and other Asian groups claiming that Harvard University discriminates against students from the communities during its admission process. Justice department spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores said the department wants to probe the “administrative complaint filed by a[Read More…]
Indian Army Major shot dead by Jawan over cell phone argument
An Indian Army jawan killed his major after being angry over ticked off for using a cell phone on duty. The man fired five bullets into the major’s chest, killing him on the spot, according to Hindustan times. Major Shikhar Thapa of 71 Armed Regiment was presently posted with 8 Rashtriya[Read More…]
The concept of identity: Who is an Indian?
Since the moment we are born, we’re labelled as ‘Hindu’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Sikh’, ‘Christian’, ‘SC’, ‘Adivasi’, and what not. This is where our first confrontation with the concept of identity arises. Identity, as Merriam-Webster dictionary puts it, is the condition of being the same with something described or asserted. So, identity, as a matter[Read More…]
The mission of my politics is “RSS-Mukt Bharat”: Shehzad Poonawalla
Shehzad, a lawyer and a social commentator, decided to take up politics at a tender age after being affected by the infamous Gujarat riots. Shehzad volunteered for Congress in his early days, even campaigning door to door for candidates in the municipal, assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Hailing from Pune,[Read More…]
Saffronisation of education for country’s good: Junior HRD minister
At a time when saffronisation continues to threaten free speech in India, it is also slowly seeping through our education system. While the impact of saffronisation of literature is concerning, last week, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shanker Katheria said at a function that education would be[Read More…]
Australia declares online visa applications for Indians from July 1
The Australian government declared that Indian nationals can apply for a visitor visa online starting July 1, on Monday. Australia’s Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Alex Hawke, said the online application would make applying for the country’s visitor visas easier. It will also enhance the experience for Indians,[Read More…]
Jadhav death sentence: Indian fueling hatred against Pakistan, says Islamabad
The “rhetoric” in the Indian Parliament on the sentencing of Kulbhushan Jadhav was “un-warranted,” said Pakistan, alleging that it is fueling hatred against them. Pakistan refused India’s request for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. Pakistan foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua said Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale that the hatred against Islamabad[Read More…]
‘Are only BJP/RSS members Indians?’
Sri Sri calls upon Naxals to join mainstream
Kansas City bar shooting: Indian killed; attacker shouted ‘get out of my country’
A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder on Thursday by US prosecutors after he allegedly started shooting in a crowded suburban Kansas City bar. The incident killed an Indian and injured two others. The attack said to be racially motivated. Repeatedly no authorities accepted that the[Read More…]
Indian economy to remain effulgent in global landscape says IMF
After the Indian economy was hit by demonetisation, it is expected to grow strongly and remains gleaming in the global landscape, a senior IMF official has said. “The Indian economy is growing strongly and remains a bright spot in the global landscape,” the IMF mission chief for India, Paul Cashin[Read More…]