Author: Shreyamsi Brahma

India has made a planned purchase of 31 reaper drones- MQ-9B from a company called General Atomic in the United States. The deal was announced during Modi’s visit to the United States.The Ministry of Defense in India has stated the value is 3 billion dollars. We do not know how the three billion dollars would be split up. Besides the value of the drones, there is the value of the ground station as well. At the moment, it seems, India is mainly planning to use these drones for ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) and also anti-submarine warfare, and maritime domain awareness.…

Whatsapp- a popular messaging app is yet again under the influence of fraudsters.  Whatsapp is indeed the linchpin of conversation in India. However, there are certain users who prefer using unofficial versions of Whatsapp such as Yo Whatsapp, GB Whatsapp, and Whatsapp Plus in order to have access to more features than regular Whatsapp. Lately, a new cloned Whatsapp is being advertised called Whatsapp Pink- which is the counterfeited version of Whatsapp. In simpler words, Whatsapp Pink is a fake application that steals the user’s personal data and information.Users on Whatsapp are receiving a Whatsapp forward which contains a link…

Over 30 leaders from at least 15 opposition parties met in Patna on June 23rd to forge a strong alliance ahead of the 2024 elections. The mission is to form a grand alliance to stop BJP from coming to power again. The presence of AAP’s Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, and Congress leaders indicate that it is indeed a serious effort to combat the dynamic presence of the BJPExcept for Trinamool Congress, Congress, and AAP, all other parties were already allies in other states. In this opposition meeting, Nitish Kumar acted as a mediator and brought these giant oppositions to the same…

Tragedy has repeated itself in Assam. Once again, Assam is swamped. After ceaseless downfall across several parts of the state swamped villages, towns, and farmlands. The India Meteorological Department has issued a “ red alert ” and prognosticated “ very heavy ” to “ extremely heavy ” downfall across the state. IMD’s indigenous meteorological center in Guwhati has also issued a “ Red Alert ” prediction with “ extremely heavy downfall over Lower Assam sections of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta and Bongaigaon. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority remarked further than 34,000 people are hit due by floods in Cachar,…

PM Modi’s state visit to Washington has attracted much attention all over the world. Many speeches and events have been covered by the media in plenty however the joint statement which might seem as perplexing and boring, or maybe anodyne, filled with diplomatic jargon hasn’t gotten much coverage. The 58 Para joint statement is bristling with stories that will be followed by our science and defense team. The joint statement is indeed key to the summit. The opening statement states “US and India are the closest relationships” The relationship is defined as democratic, working for global good, and human rights…

The 2024 climate change conference or conference of the parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP is all set to be hosted by UAE on 30th November. This would be the 28th edition hence the name COP28. Each year the host country nominates a president for the COP summit to moderate the discussions. Ahead of the conference, controversy regarding the appointed president- Ahmed-Al Juber- the state oil company CEO has sparked. The appointment of the UAE industry minister has faced severe backlash from Western lawmakers and other civil society groups. Climate campaigners and groups are voicing their…

This Tuesday, the Punjab State Assembly where the Aam Aadmi Party is in the majority, passed an amendment to the Punjab Police Act (2007). They amended section 6 of the act, intending to bring about an independent mechanism for the selection and appointment to the post of the Director General of Police (head of the Police Force). It must be marked, under the seventh schedule, law and order come under the state list. What is the contention then? In the case of Prakash Singh V/S Union of India, the Supreme Court laid down certain police reforms one of them ceasing…

Ahead of panchayat elections in West Bengal, concerns about free and fair elections again flare up. Acknowledging the dark history of political violence in the state, the Calcutta High Court gave the order to deploy central forces for the 2024 panchayat elections. Shockingly, the West Bengal state election commission moved to the Supreme Court against the order of the High Court. The Supreme Court, by a vacation Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Manoj Misra, however, dismissed the plea of the WB election commission against the deployment of central forces, citing the deployment as necessary to ensure free and…

Much debate has fared up about the Uniform Civil Code. The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will ensure one law applies to all religious and tribal groups in the county in personal matters like divorce, inheritance, marriage, property, etc. Therefore, existing personal laws based on religion, like the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), the Muslim Personal Law Application Act (1937), etc., will be technically dissolved.The constitution, through Article 44, says “the state shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout India,” thus implying the constitution directs the state to bring all communities together on matters that are currently…

Jack Dorsey’s (co-founder and former CEO of Twitter) statement has created quite a buzz in the political arena. Jack Dorsey was conversing with interviewers from ‘Breaking Points,” a YouTube podcast discussing his problems while running Twitter with certain governments. Herein, he mentions India in a company with Turkey and Nigeria (Twitter has been completely banned in Nigeria). Without delay, the government of India responded by calling these claims an ‘outright lie’. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for IT, tweeted that Dorsey’s Twitter regime “had a problem accepting the sovereignty of Indian law”. In the interview, Dorsey was complaining particularly about…