Author: Shambhavi Choudhary

A day after naming their coalition “INDIA,” India’s opposition political parties have decided on “Jeetega Bharat” as their alliance’s slogan, striking a nationalistic note to compete with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s NDA alliance, whose political campaigns and speeches have largely centered on invoking patriotism. Recently, both the NDA alliance and the opposition convened gatherings to show off their size and set the tone for their campaigns for the 2024 Lok Sabha. According to sources who spoke to PTI, the Hindi tagline, Jeetega Bharat, which means “India will win,” is likely to be translated into a number of regional tongues. They…

18 July, KYIV – A day after withdrawing from a U.N.-backed agreement to allow Kyiv to export food, Russia attacked Ukrainian ports on Tuesday. Moscow claimed successes on the ground in an area where Ukrainian officials believed Russian forces were resuming the onslaught. As part of “mass revenge strikes” in retribution for Ukrainian attacks that destroyed its road bridge to the annexed Crimean Peninsula, Russia said it attacked gasoline storage facilities and a seaborne drone manufacturing facility in Odesa. The United Nations warned that Moscow’s withdrawal from a one-year-old grain export arrangement may lead to global hunger shortly after the…

During the two-day G20 cybersecurity summit, the topic of India’s frequent internet outages was raised. One of the panellists, Nneena Nwakanma, stated that India should cease shutting down the internet at any moment.  She participated in a panel discussion on Internet Governance-National Responsibility and Global Commons alongside other participants. The International Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative, with which Nwakanma is affiliated, frequently imposes net limits. Nwakanma was responding to these restrictions. On the first day of the conference, Nwakanma said, “I haven’t seen any case of internet shutdowns being brought before Parliament, nor is there any empirical evidence of…

According to figures from the Union home ministry, 624 persons have died in rain-related accidents in India so far this monsoon season. Following the figures from the Union home ministry, 624 persons have died in rain-related accidents in India so far this monsoon season. This is a decrease of roughly 32% from the same time previous year. Given that several areas of India experienced below-average rainfall this year compared to 2022, the home ministry data confirms the findings of the Indian Meteorological Department that heavy rainfall is associated with deaths and property loss. However, Himachal Pradesh has reported 99 deaths…

Following the earthquake in Alaska, a tsunami warning was issued for a portion of the US state. The Alaska region was hit by a strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake today, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). After the earthquake, many US states received an official Tsunami Warning as a precaution. The US Tsunami Warning Center reports that the earthquake occurred offshore on Saturday at 10:48 p.m. local (2:48 a.m. ET) at a depth of 13 miles, roughly 55 miles southwest of Sand Point, Alaska. The Aleutian Islands, the Cook Inlet, and the Alaskan Peninsula all reported feeling earthquakes, according…

The Wagner Group’s private army’s brief uprising last month that questioned the Kremlin’s authority has led to the completion of the surrender of the private army’s weapons to the Russian military, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday. The weaponary surrender of Wagner Group shows Russia’s efforts to neutralize the threat it posed and seems to be the end of operations of the mercenary group in Ukraine. This act of surrender takes place after Wagner’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin travels to Belarus in order to put an end to the violent rebellion under the terms of the agreement that granted him and…

Four East African nations, led by Kenya, are urging the deployment of a regional force to protect civilians and make sure that humanitarian relief reaches the millions of people stuck in the conflict zone as a strong indication of their commitment to putting an end to the intensifying crisis in Sudan. The warring factions, however, have shown no interest in anything other than a military triumph since the battle started in mid-April, so winning their support will be difficult. To discuss methods to put an end to the war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…

AISA activist Abhigyan moved to Delhi High Court challenging his illegal detention on June 20, during Modi’s Visit to Delhi University North Campus.  In his argument, Abhigyan said that while he was being held allegedly illegally, the Prime Minister was expected to attend a significant event at Delhi University, which was the basis for his incarceration. The Delhi Police authorities were notified by the petitioner that he had no desire to take part in any protests or other activities connected to this program, yet they insisted on holding him without a warrant. In his appeal, the petitioner claimed that other…

Mamta Banerjee went on to Facebook to celebrate TMC victory, saying, “It’s TMC all the way in rural Bengal”, she thanked all her supporters and expressed love to the people of Bengal. According to the state’s chief minister, Banerjee, this election has demonstrated that only the TMC has the support of the state’s citizens. A total of 232 panchayat samitis, 2552 out of 3,317-gram panchayats, and 12 out of 20 zilla parishads were won by the TMC. In all three tiers of the West Bengal panchayat local government, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) won a majority of the votes. 2,552 of…

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP MP and the departing head of the WFI was listed as “liable to be prosecuted and punished for offences” in the charge sheet that the Delhi Police submitted to the court on June 13. According to a chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was subject to prosecution and punishment for sexual harassment, molestation, and stalking offences. Following an investigation into accusations made by six wrestlers, the charge sheet was presented to the court. In one instance, Singh engaged in “repeated and…