Author: Devika Sahni

According to the Pacific nation’s geological service, which has warned mariners to keep their distance, a volcano north of Tonga’s main island has erupted eight times in the last 48 hours. Tonga’s Home Reef The Home Reef volcano has erupted over the past ten days, oozing molten lava and shooting steam and ash at least two miles into the air, with six eruptions recorded in the last 24 hours alone. On Tuesday,  The Tonga Geological Services at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources said that Home Reef’s eruption as of now poses a low risk to “residents of Vava’u…

After a disappointing outing at the Allianz Arena against former team Bayern Munich, where Barcelona lost 2-0 in the Champions League group stage match, Robert Lewandowski made amends by bagging the win for Barcelona against a 10-man Elche, adding 2 goals to his incredible first month at Barcelona.  Lewandowski scores Lewandowski now has 8 goals in 5 consecutive games and 11 in total out of the 8 games he has played for Barcelona, after being transferred from Bayern Munich this summer. The win against Elche was easy after Barcelona manager and former player Xavi Hernandez lost his only game of…

Oscar Piastri, reserve driver for the Alpine F1 Racing team, part of the Renault works team academy since 2020, and also the winner of Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles as a Renault/Alpine junior was destined by the Alpine F1 team to be their future driver, replacing two time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso. Things have now taken a huge fall as Piastri wants to leave Alpine to join McLaren. While Piastri is still in contract with Alpine till the end of this year, the manner of his leaving has seriously upset Alpine. Piastri’s Move CEO of Alpine, Laurent…

In spite of having superior firepower, Russian forces have been unsuccessful in fulfilling their potential and face a disheartening battle to gain the upper hand over Ukraine again. Russian ground forces in Ukraine, if viewed only in terms of the technology, arsenal, and size of formations, pose a serious threat in various domains. But in practice, it is fairly unlikely that the Russian military can return from its highly terminal trajectory on the battlefield, though it will take time and dirty warfare for it to be defeated. The United States assesses the military capability and potential by the abbreviation DOTMLPF.…

MotoGP, the highest level of two-wheeled racing, is highly likely to make its debut in India if all the planning goes well. This will be a major boost to the stagnant motorsport scenario in India, which last ignited between 2011 and 2013 when the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix was held for 3 consecutive years but came to a stop due to problems relating to tax, finance, and bureaucracy. The master agreement between MotoGP commercial rights owner Dorna and Fairstreet Sports race promoters, based in Noida, could be signed within the next week itself. MotoGP coming to India Carlos Ezpeleta,…

In his first public comment on the matter, Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine’s recent counter-offensive will not change Russia’s plans. Ukrainian forces say, in a rapid counter-attack, they captured over 8,000 sq km in the north-eastern Kharkiv region in six days. However, Putin said that the offensive in Ukraine’s Donbas region remains on track and he was not in a hurry. He also indicated that so far Russia had not deployed its full forces. After a summit in Uzbekistan, Putin said that Russia’s offensive operation in Donbas is not stopping. Ukraine is moving forward, not at a very fast pace…

On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that concerns being expressed by Indian and Chinese leaders directly with the Russian leader about the war in Ukraine are a reflection of the global concerns about the impacts of its aggression.

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing F1 team points out that in the current system of rules to obtain a F1 super license, Red Bull Racing driver and current world champion Max Verstappen and retired driver Kimi Raikkonen would not have obtained a super license. This came to light due to the struggles faced by Colton Herta in obtaining a F1 super license. This traces back to when Red Bull agreed to release Pierre Gasly from his 2024 contract to join Alpine F1 team, but only if Colton Herta, a multiple IndyCar race winner replaces him in the Alpha Tauri…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s car was attacked in an assassination attempt while he was being driven to his official residence, amid the Ukraine war. Putin’s car was hit on its left front tire with a loud bang after which followed heavy smoke.  Putin’s car drove to the safety of his residence and he was unharmed after the assassination attempt. There were multiple arrests from Putin’s security service while other bodyguards have disappeared due to claims that confidential information regarding the President’s movements was leaked. In other reports, it has been mentioned that Putin and his 39-year-old lover, Alina Kabaeva had…

On Wednesday, the US State Department made an announcement about sending $756 million in new humanitarian additional aid to Syria, where there is dire need after more than a decade of war. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken in a statement said that the funds, which are in addition to a tranche of $808 million announced at the beginning of this year will go to continue their unwavering support for the people of Syria. He added that the ambassador of the US to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, made an announcement on Syria at a UN Security Council meeting earlier in…