Author: Dipankar Ray

Punjab election exit polls have shown AAP is supposedly winning in the election with Congress securing the second position.  With the Punjab election results just around the corner, the exit polls have been published which made all the speculations clear. According to the most recent report published by ETG Research, the Aam Aadmi Party would win 70-75 seats in the 117-seat parliament. According to a poll conducted by India Today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s party will win between 76 and 90 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, is expected to win 56-61 seats, according to a NewsX-Polstrat poll,…

Humanitarian Corridors agreed upon by both Ukraine provide a ray of hope for the students stranded in Sumy City since the start of the crisis.   As the 11th day of crisis passed by situation between Ukraine and Russia have not improved, tensions are running high across the world over the increase in the casualties in the war. In this context, the United Nations Human Rights Council had deliberated upon the matter and had voted on the establishment of Humanitarian Corridors for providing a safe passage to the citizens.   The recent declaration of ceasefire on Monday morning by the Russian government…

Amritsar Police Superintendent Deepak Hillori confirmed a total of five casualties and among them, BSF Jawan who had opened was also included.  According to authorities, a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan opened fire inside the force’s headquarters in Khasa, Punjab’s Amritsar district, on Sunday morning, killing four of his coworkers before pulling the rifle on himself.  The police Superintendent had also confirmed that there were five casualties at the scene of the crime and that another BSF personnel had suffered some fatal injuries in the incident and that he currently undergoing medical treatment at a private hospital in Amritsar. Border…

The state of Manipur just ended the second phase for its 2022 elections; prominent candidates such as former three-time Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh and ex-deputy CM Gaikhangam Gangmei are included.  The state of Manipur just ended its second phase of its 2022 Assembly Elections. The voter turnout for the elections was 84.2 per cent. Senapati district seemed to have the highest voter turnout at 86.55 per cent, while Jiribam had the lowest at 77.64 per cent. Chandel, from the other side, had an 83.1 per cent turnout, Tamenglong had an 82.43 per cent turnout, Thoubal had an 85.47 per…

The US and Russian militaries have established clear ways of communication between the countries to prevent miscalculations and mistakes from happening.  It has been nine days since Russia President Vladimir Putin had launched a scathing attack on Ukrainian territory. He had launched a series of attacks on the Ukrainian Military’s land-based targets. Till now Russia had successfully entered Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Enerhodar and is moving towards the third largest city of Ukraine Odessa by sea.   In this context, the Russian military has agreed to establish a form of Syrian “deconfliction” channel to prevent any kind of misunderstanding until the end…

Russian Space Agency Chief had posted a viral video covering the flags of other countries while keeping the tricolor Indian Flag on the rocket.  On Thursday, a video showcased workers on the Baikonur launch pad working on the Soyuz rocket. They were seen covering the flags of the U.S., United Kingdom, and Japan while retaining the tricolor flag of India. The Soyuz is scheduled to take 36 satellites on March 5. The video did not shop the workers covering up French and South Korean flags.   Russian Space Agency ROSCOSMOS Chief had commented that the workers might have felt that the…

Diplomatic Talks have taken off between Ukraine and Russia, says Ukrainian Advisor; United Nations General Assembly to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the Ukraine issue.   On Thursday, 24th February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin had launched a scathing attack on the state of Ukraine. The Russian military has launched several attacks since that day on the land-based units of the Ukrainian army. In the recent report, dozens of people were killed in missile blasts in the residential areas of the city of Kharkiv. But on the other hand, diplomatic talks have started between both the countries on the Belarussian…

Ukrainian President urges the world leaders to help the country as Russia conducts a full-blown military operation against Ukraine; Russian Troops move into Kyiv.  On Thursday, 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin had launched a “military operation” against Russia and had mentioned that the operation would continue until the Ukrainian troops lay down their arms. Russian Defense Ministry on Friday had said that they had captured a 7 km radius around the city of Kyiv and had landed their paratroopers in a strategic area around the Hostomel aerodrome. They added that the Russian military had taken down 200 people…

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation on Ukraine earlier on Thursday, China openly supported Russia in this crisis. On Thursday, 24 February Russian President launched a military operation in Ukraine and conducted a series of attacks in the country. China’s involvement in this ongoing crisis is a topic of discussion worldwide. When the U.S. and European countries imposed sanctions on Russia regarding the increasing tension on the Russia-Ukraine border, China criticized the U.S. over its actions. But it soon changed its stance in the crisis. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry Official Hua Chunying commented that there is…

The voter turnout figures in the areas claimed to have the AAP majority are comparatively lower than the other constituencies of the state Three days into the Punjab elections, the voter turnout has taken a massive leap of 4.2 percent compared to the original tentative figures released by the Election Commission at 5 pm yesterday. The statistics also reveal that turnout was meager where Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP claimed a solid support base. The constituencies with incumbent AAP MLAs have seen a drop in polls, spanning 2.3 percent to over 9%.  In constituencies like Talwandi Sabo, where Baljinder Kaul is the…