Author: Navya Aggarwal

In a statement made during a military event, a senior Russian military commander named Rustam Minnekayev made it extremely clear that Russia seeks “full control” over the southern part of Ukraine. He also added that Russia aims to capture the whole of Ukraine’s Donbas region as well as the territory linking it to the Crimean Peninsula.    Why is Russia probing control over Southern Ukraine?  “Control over southern Ukraine is another way out of Transnistria, where there are claims of oppression of the Russian-speaking population”, he commented during his controversial speech.   Transnistria is a small Russian-speaking breakaway region that…

Russia seeks Indian drug imports After stringent sanctions and logistic logjams following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia is seeking India’s help to aid its supply of medical equipment. Due to curtailed imports from the US and other European countries drug prices in Russia have increased by more than 20%. This has forced both pharmacists and consumers to pile upon the supplies which are  fast running out. Russia has requested Pharmexil, the Indian government agency which promotes medical experts, to provide it with an urgent supply of drugs through the Indian Embassy in Moscow. Rajiv Nath, a forum coordinator for…

Dangers of Cryptocurrency Finance minister of India, Nirmala Sitaraman in a statement on Monday commented that the biggest threat possessed by cryptocurrency is its potential capability to aid terror financing and its unsolicited use in money laundering. “The biggest risk for all countries across the board will be the aspect of money laundering and that of currency being used for financing terror”, she said. High-level discussions at IMF She made these statements in a high-level discussion during the ongoing spring meet of the IMF. Sitharaman asserted the use of regulation technology as the sole solution to the problem. She commented…

A massive spike in cases  According to the reports of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has witnessed a total of 2138 new Covid-19 cases and 214 deaths in the last 24-hours. The past week has witnessed a sudden but massive surge in the COVID cases in the country with Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh heading the active caseload. A massive jump in cases on Monday almost doubled the cases with a spike of over 90 percent.    After about 11 weeks of declining COVID-19 infections, the cases surged by 35% this week against the previous seven-day count.…

How did the clash begin? According to word of mouth, Hanuman Jayanti procession started at 5:40 PM on Saturday. As claimed by the locals, there was a ruckus within the procession and when it allegedly started clashes by chanting loud slogans and playing music during crossing a mosque and made attempts to place saffron flags on the religious site of another community. All this chaos, led to a clash between two groups of people, which inevitably took an ugly turn, leaving several injured on both sides. However, as per another version of the events, the violence broke out after the…

“We are on the right side of history” cleared Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, amidst notable warnings from the US to persuade Russia into ending the war. Wang’s comments surfaced after warnings of “severe consequences” from US President Joe Biden if China continues to provide material support to Russia.  In a public statement made to the press, Wang made it lucid that China will never accept any external pressure or coercion over its relationship with Russia. “We oppose any unfounded accusations and suspicions against China”, added the Chinese foreign minister.   Zao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry defended his…

The assault of two Sikh men on a street in New York City has given rise to massive worldwide condemnation. A 20-year- old man has been arrested for the alleged assault amidst strong calls for action against increasing hate crimes in the city. The deplorable incident took place less than a week after; an elderly Sikh man was attacked and left severely injured in the same neighborhood. According to the reports of the local media, the two men were attacked while they were on an early morning walk in their otherwise peaceful neighborhood. The reports also state that the two…

A clash between two groups of students left at least 6 injured at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday. The violence took place between the members of ABVP and the left-wing of JNUSU over the consumption of non-vegetarian food at the Hindu festival of Ram Navami. JSUNU alleged the use of “Goondaism and Muscle Power” by RSS to capture attention and create a ruckus. The JNU Students’ Union claimed that the right-wing RSS activists barged inside the campus, manhandled the staff, and compelled them to not prepare any non-vegetarian food items. “They were adamant, they attacked the mess committee…

The alleged rape and unaccounted death of a 14-year-old girl in the Nadia district of West Bengal have given rise to a heated political debate in the state. At the center of the debate is Mamta Banerjee; the chief minister of the state who dismissed the case by referring to it as a “trivial love affair”. Her statements came after being continuously pestered by the media to comment upon the alleged involvement of the son of a leader of the Trinamool Congress in the case. “The police are yet to discover the cause of the death; will you call it…

“Peace talks with Ukraine are a dead end,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference on Tuesday. This statement came after Russia bombarded Ukrainian military positions and residential areas and unleashed rocket attacks while vowing to continue its invasion of the Ukrainian territories. The President was witnessed making a public promise stating that Russia would achieve all of its “noble aims” in Ukraine. Putin targets USIn one of his first extended comments on the situation, Putin clearly stated that without an acceptable agreement, the Russian forces will continue their offensive. He also provoked the West for their incompetent…