Author: Komal Gupta

Sir Robert Buckland alters his stance, considers Ms. Truss the right person to take the country’s trajectory upwards.

Robert Buckland reversal of  stance resulted in the withdrawal of support for Rishi Sunak. In a hot minute the backing had vanished. Robert Buckland’s  in the initial rounds resonated with Rishi, however only when the other rounds began to unfold the  motive of his beliefs became distinct. He became the first big name to give his imprimatur to the opposing candidate Liz Truss. The welsh minister deemed the change as something that did not come off easily .During the foundational rounds Rishi emerged to be in the leading light, he seemed to have embodied what we needed. The former chancellor…

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Rushdie on the verge of loss, years of wrangling on a controversial book

The exaltation and the distress expressed by Iranians on Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the victim of a decade old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his doom. It remains unestablished as to why Mr. Rushdie’s assailant, identified by Police as Hadi Matar of Fairview,New Jersey impaled the author as he set his foot to the dais to deliver an address at an event in New York. Iran’s theocratic government and its media remains nonchalant in its approach, associating no motive to the assault. There was a motley group of people who…

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UN Chief Calls For discontinuation Of Military Activity Near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Plant

On August 11, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate halt to military activity near Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia. Guterres expressed grave concern about the unfolding situation in and around the Zaporizhzhia NPP in southeastern Ukraine. He also urged all parties involved to use common sense and refrain from taking any actions that could jeopardise the physical integrity, safety, or security of Europe’s largest nuclear plant. However, instead of de-escalation, he added, there have been reports of further deeply concerning incidents that, if continues, could lead to disaster. “Guterres said in an official statement, “I am calling…

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China wraps up military drills around Taiwan, White paper heralds a change in policy

The white paper was broadcasted by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China. A week after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China on Wednesday released a white paper titled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era”, reiterating its claims on the island nation with a population of over 22 million. The white paper was released by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China.  According to Chinese state media…

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The Spectacle of crimes against humanity in Myanmar: U.N. scrutiny

The United Nations’ independent Investigative mechanism for Myanmar stated that those who were targeted persistently were of the category of children and women. The transgression and mounting evidence of strong misdemeanors in the form of crimes had taken a toll on humanity. Various forms of the evil structure were suspended in the weak threads of the murder, torture, and sexual violence. The repercussions of the Military coup took the shape of the above-mentioned events which cascaded in a horrendous manner. “There are ample indications that since the military takeover in February 2021 crimes have been committed in Myanmar on a…

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With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations Monday and Israel began reopening crossings into the territory. Israel also lifted security restrictions on southern Israeli communities after the Egyptian-mediated truce took effect late Sunday. War-weary people in Gaza and Israel were left to pick up the pieces after another round of violence — the worst since an 11-day war between Israel and the territory’s militant Hamas rulers last year. Since Friday, Israeli aircraft had pummeled targets in Gaza, while the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group fired…

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