Author: Shreeyashi Ojha

The French government is honouring shashi tharoor for his writings and speeches; Congress party members congratulate him. With senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor set to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, a host of party leaders congratulated him on the prestigious honour. The French government is honouring him for his writings and speeches and French Ambassador here Emmanuel Lenain has written to Tharoor informing him about the award. “As one who cherishes our relations with France, loves the language and admires the culture, I am honoured to be recognized in this way. My gratitude…

Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova held a poster that read “Putin is a murderer, his soldiers are fascists” over the Russia-Ukraine war. Moscow: A Russian court on Thursday placed former state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine live on air, under house arrest until October. On Wednesday, investigators detained Ovsyannikova, 44, and charged her with spreading information about the Russian armed forces deemed false by the government. The mother of two faces up to 10 years in prison, if convicted. In March, Ovsyannikova, then an editor at Channel One television, made global headlines when she…

China fired multiple rounds of missiles around Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the latter last week. Source: Bing images The rising tension between the US and China is the result of US Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last week. China has never shied away from flexing muscle in the South-China Sea along with Taiwan until the Strait of Malacca. Growing Chinese presence in the East has been a cause of concern for the West, especially the U.S. China had warned of consequences if the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proceeds with a visit to Taiwan which is…

Since the mode of transmission is not ascertained yet, usual hygiene practices with food, animals and with individuals with fever are all that we can do. Source: Bing images According to reports from Chinese media, a new zoonotic virus called ‘Langya’ has been discovered in the country that has already affected 35 people. The new type of Henipavirus also called Langya Henipavirus or the LayV, can be transmitted from animals like shrews to humans, according to a new study titled A Zoonotic Henipavirus in Febrile Patients in China.  According to a report published in The Taipei Times, Taiwan’s Centres for…

PM Modi indirectly slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘black cloth’ protest against inflation, saying even black magic cannot save them. Source: Bing images Panipat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a fresh broadside against Congress, terming its “black cloth” protest against price rise as ‘black magic’ that will not be able to win them the confidence of people again. After dedicating to the nation the Rs 900 crore-second generation ethanol plant at Panipat, Modi also said that freebies are a spoke in India’s effort to become self-reliant and also a burden on taxpayers. Without naming Congress, he said some people out…

NASA has alerted another asteroid 2022 OC4 will fly past the planet on Tuesday that might also come dangerously close to it. Although it is not as large as the previous three that went past the Earth, it will come much closer to Earth than them. Last week, a 700-feet wide potentially hazardous asteroid zoomed past our planet. And days before that, a couple of asteroids of the size of 400 and 600 feet narrowly missed the Earth. And now, the fear of impact continues as another asteroid is expected to fly very close to us. While it is not…

Displaying his assets on the PMO website, this is where the Prime Minister’s total assets stand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi owns asset worth over Rs 2.23 crore, mostly as bank deposits, but has no immovable properties as he has donated his share in a piece of land in Gandhinagar, according to his latest disclosure about assets on the PMO website. The cash in hand with PM Modi as on March 31, 2022 was Rs 35,250 and his National Savings Certificates with post office were worth Rs 9,05,105 and had life insurance policies valued Rs 1,89,305. Modi’s movable asset rose by…

He expressed discontent over some of the recent judgements passed by the Supreme Court. Source: Bing images New Delhi: Kapil Sibal, a senior advocate and a Rajya Sabha Member of the Parliament, said, “If you think you will get relief from the Supreme Court, you are hugely mistaken. And I am saying this after completing 50 years of practising in the Supreme Court. Even if a landmark judgement is passed by the SC it hardly ever changes the ground reality.” He further added, “This year I will complete 50 years of practising in the Supreme Court and after 50 years…

Calling India the land of ‘ahimsa’ and ‘karuna’, the spiritual guru urged India to contribute to the flourishing of humanity. Source: Bing images Jagdeep Dhankar, the candidate of the NDA for the post of Vice-President, won the election by 346 votes after defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva. He got 528 votes against opposition candidate Margaret Alva who secured 182 votes.The next Vice-President of the country will take the oath of office on August 11, a day after the term of the incumbent Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu ends. The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, on Monday extended his congratulatory wishes…

warns nuclear plant attack: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns Russia against attacking nuclear plants in Ukraine as they continue to shell Zaporizhzhya. Source: Bing images Russia Ukraine conflict: Russia invaded Ukraine due to the latter’s increasing proximity with the West and NATO. The invasion is being seen as the worst of actions under the tenure of Putin. The west has persistently condemned such attacks and has taken strict actions against Russia by putting sanctions on them. However, the world especially Europe and the US have struggled due to these sanctions the most, because fuel is what Russia gave to them.…