Author: Shaurya Mahajan

In the lead-up to the three-day trip to Denmark, Germany, and France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that he was travelling to Europe at a time when the region is being confronted with many challenges. On May 2, PM Modi will be setting off on a three-nation tour; this will be his first trip abroad this year. The visit comes against the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine, which has significantly altered the geopolitical balance in Europe. “My visit to Europe comes at a time when the region faces many challenges and choices. Through my engagements, I intend to strengthen…

Introduction:  India the global advocate for peace is now the third-highest military spender in the world. A report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on April 25 mentioned India’s military spending to be the third-highest in the world, behind only the US and China. As per the report, India’s military spending stood at $76.6 billion, and is behind only the United States ($801 billion) and China ($293 billion), followed by the United Kingdom and Russia. These five countries taken together account for over 62 percent of the global military expenditure.  Global Change:  As per the report issued…

Introduction: Ola Electric in its latest statement has said that it will be recalling 1,441 units of its electric two-wheelers. This decision from the company comes against the backdrop of various incidents of the vehicles catching fire. After one of its S1 Pro scooters caught fire last month, the recall is part of its detailed diagnostics and health check of that particular batch. Ola also mentioned in the report that the investigation into the incident of 26 March, Pune is still ongoing and that preliminary reports suggest that it was an isolated incident. Ola Justification for recalling: Ola justified recalling…

The French Presidential election is fast approaching on this Sunday, and although various estimates show Macron as the likely winner, investors are still apprehensive. Polls show that the result will be closer than the last election and analysts say that in the scenario that Le Pen wins, the impact would be bigger than Brexit and Trump winning the US elections.   Strategists at Citi put the probability of a Le Pen win at 35%. Still, they encouraged clients to hedge their bets on French government bonds, and cautioned that a Le Pen win would hurt stocks.  Victory for Le Pen would…

Introduction  The French Presidential election is upcoming on this Sunday. But despite the close date for the election,  it is difficult to find any campaign poster or billboard belonging to either candidates that hasn’t been defaced yet. Words like fascist” or “dirty liberal”; “racist” v “elitist” have been used for Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron.  Le pen   While the disgust and dislike expressed by the voters for one or possibly both of the candidates is a surprise for many, it is not for Marine Le Pen.  She is the daughter of an infamous anti-immigration, nationalist politician and has spent years…

Not backing down in the face of adversity and adapting to our circumstances are things we have all heard. But they have not been better exemplified by anyone other than Priyanka Gupta from Bihar. A graduate in economics, she opened a tea stall after she was unable to secure a job with her degree. She decided to open her tea stall near Women’s College in Patna. Along with a unique banner for the stall, Priyanka’s tea stall has the options of chocolate chai, paan chai, and cookies as well. Priyanka also told ANI that she has been inspired by Prafull…

Today, the Bihar government blacklisted 91 contractors and debarred 1,490 others who were engaged in the construction of rural roads under PMGSY and MMGSY, after they failed to complete the projects on time and in some cases for not the following terms and conditions of the agreement.   The said contractors were registered with the RWD of the State government, which has a total of around 8000 contractors registered with them.   The minister said, “Decision to debar and blacklist them was taken on the basis of their performance report pertaining to the projects which they handled in 2021-22. Not completing projects…

Twitter’s takeover attempt by Musk: Billionaire, entrepreneur, eccentric, all of this fall short to describe the  Chief executive of Tesla, SpaceX, and others. The world’s richest person, Elon Musk now wants to add Twitter to the list of countries he owns and control. He already has around a 9.1 percent stake, making him the second-largest shareholder in the company, and now wishes to own 100 percent of the social media company. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy 100 percent of Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash. When asked about his bid at a TED talk in Vancouver,…

Masks mandatory in UP: Two weeks after the mandatory provision of wearing masks in public places was lifted in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has on Monday issued fresh guidelines making masks compulsory again in five districts of the National Capital Region (NCR) as well as the state capital Lucknow. The move is due to a surge in cases in the NCR region and Lucknow. Masks mandates and social distancing protocols have been imposed in Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Bulandshahr, and Baghpat districts of the NCR region and Lucknow. Testing and tracing of infections have also been strengthened…

The number of Covid – 19 cases have once again been on a rise in the capital of the country. The recent shift in policy by CBSE is going to impact this situation, and according to most people not positively. Amid this, the most concerning fact is how will the CBSE Term-2 board examinations, scheduled to begin on April 26, be impacted.    In a drastic change from Term-1 examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allotted centers for Term-2 examinations that are away from students’ schools in its latest guidelines.  According to the guidelines issued, Term-2 examinations for…