Author: Manan Singh

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, makes a big announcement in regards to punishing all those who “choose to serve not the people of Ukraine, but the murderers who came to Ukraine”. He has decided to terminate the Ukrainian citizenship of a close ally of Putin, ‘Victor Medvedchuk’, along with three other people namely, ‘Andriy Derkach’, ‘Taras Kozak’ and ‘Renat Kuzmin’. He informed that the decision has been made based on the evidence made available by the State Migration Service and Security Service of Ukraine. With this, the President also promised, in his video address, that the forces are doing their…

On the day of completion of 1 year of the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine War, a round of voting was conducted in the United Nations General Assembly on the motion condemning Russia’s actions. 32 countries including India ‘abstained’, whereas 141 member nations voted in favor of the motion. Russia and six other member countries voted against the motion. India has previously also abstained their vote in the United Nations Security Council. Russia then praised India for its action. What is important to remember is that the ‘New India’ as it is called by External Affairs Minister Shri S. Jaishankar, the…

Turkey is experiencing one of the most difficult times in its history. It can be argued that post World War II, it is the toughest time for people in Turkey. The land was struck by four consecutive earthquakes of magnitudes of 7.8, 7.6, 6.0 and 5.4 in the course of just two days, leading to death of over 4,000 people. The quakes were also experienced in Syria. The impact on these earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has been tremendous. With great amount of infrastructural destruction and a death toll of over 7,800 people has led to emergencies in various provinces.…

Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has now become the most powerful and liked leader in the world. In a recently held survey in 22 countries, he received an approval rating of above 75%. Shri Narendra Modi tops list Morning Consult, a political intelligence organization recently did a survey in 22 countries and presented a ranking of world leaders as per their approval rating. Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi has topped this list with an approval rating of more than 75%. He has left behind the likes of Joe Biden (President of the United States of America) and Rishi Sunak (Prime…

Lionel Messi, the Argentine superstar, breaks Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for scoring the most goals in the top five European leagues. The former is currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG), whereas the latter is playing for a club in Saudi Arabia, named Al-Nassr F.C. The Record Messi and Ronaldo are not just considered the greatest football players of this generation but also arguably the two greatest players of all time. The consistency and dominance of both players have also made them two of the most loved stars in all of the sports. Lionel, who joined PSG in 2021, in a…

People around the globe are very well-versed with the events of the Russia-Ukraine war. Not only are the people just aware but are also impacted in some or the other way. Various countries in the world have come forward in support of either Ukraine or Russia, whereas some have been trying to ensure a peaceful settlement. Today, let us talk about the most recent involvement of the world and how are these involvements impacting the Russia-Ukraine War. Russia-Ukraine War in 2024 The war, in the later part of the year 2022 was not being fought at the level it is…

January 29, 2024, was a historic day in the whole of sports. The world witnessed the championship games of the Australian Open Men’s Tournament as well as the final match of the inaugural edition of the ICC Under-19 Women’s World Cup. AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024: Men’s Singles Championship Game The Australian Open is one of the 4 major tournaments(also known as grand slams) in Tennis. Along with Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the French Open, the AO (or Australian Open) is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the sport of Tennis. This year’s AO was historic for several reasons. It…

Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says that “We too cannot choose our neighbors”. Earlier this month, EAM Shri S. Jaishankar had called Pakistan the ‘epicenter of terrorism located close to India.’ The current government has always conveyed strongly that terrorism and talks cannot go hand-in-hand. A similar stand was put up by Minister Shri S. Jaishankar during an event when asked if Pakistan would be an assist or a liability. He stated that “It is a reality.” The External Minister added that as the Pandvaas could not choose their brothers, we (India) also cannot choose its neighbors. The…

In a recent interview, the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Alex Ellis, said that the country ‘certainly’ supports India’s candidature for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). India held the Presidentship of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of December 2022. As a growing world power, India has established itself as an reputed member of the United Nations. The world is looking at India and is hopeful that it will enable changes for the betterment of the world. Even the reason High Commissioner Alex gave for supporting India’s candidature was that he…

Widely regarded as the ‘King of Cricket’, Virat Kohli is finally back in form!! Maybe a New Year gift for many cricket fans, the century scored by Kohli on January 10th, 2024 in the One-day (ODI) match being played against Sri Lanka at Guwahati. The ‘King’ being back in form is not just a piece of good news for cricket fans around the world but also for the Indian men’s cricket team. After a phenomenal knock of 113 in 87 balls and scoring runs with a strike rate of 129.88, Virat opened up a little more about what was going…