Author: Vineeth V

King Constantine was the last king of Greece and reigned for only nine years until the abolition of the Greek monarchy in 1974. King Constantine Constantine was the cousin of British King Charles III. He was initially welcomed with open arms and was regarded as an auspicious king. He had already achieved fame and glory when he won an Olympic gold for sailing, which was the first Greek gold medal in sailing since the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics. His support dwindled when he acted against the popular prime minister of his country, George Papandreou. His reign became mired in political…

2024 is the International Year of Millet, and with the MIIRA initiative, India is ready to make its mark on the global level. In the G20 this year, food security and nutrition are the top priorities in agriculture. At the meeting, India is planning to propose the launch of an initiative on the global stage called MIIRA that will encourage the consumption and production of millets. Millet in the G20 The G20 was established in 1999 to facilitate international economic cooperation and decision-making on key global economic and financial issues. It is a group of 20 major economies that represent…

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons threat has increased manifold in the past few years. The joint exercise had made a point to include a drill to counter it. An ongoing Indo-US joint exercise for the first time included a drill on the “Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear terror response.” Both countries are cognizant of the fact that chemical and biological warfare are becoming new threats to the world. TARKASH 2024 An exercise is currently underway in Chennai. It was a joint exercise by the National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF). The current exercise is…

Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena is making sure that the cab drivers are all well trained and their vehicles are in good condition by the time of the G20. The capital, Delhi, has been abuzz with activity as the time for the G20 comes near. Massive mountains of waste that were never cleaned up for years are now being cleaned up in time for the G20. The cab drivers are all getting trained in proper etiquette, and their rides should be in good condition. English-speaking and Gender Sensitive Traits The government, through the transport department, hailed Uber’s representatives and told…

The Indian government is looking for options through which it can circumvent the sanctions and pay Russia for India’s own defense-related needs. Three Options India is looking into three options to clear rouble payments worth 28,000 crore to Russia in lieu of the weapons delivered by them to India. Since Russia has been hit by sanctions against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine War, which began in February last year, the payment by India could not be processed normally. Most of the defense hardware in India is of Russian origin, so there is a concern that delivery of critical parts and…

Bageshwar Dham Sarkar is a new name added to the list of thousands of self-proclaimed gurus. Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is a 26-year-old chief priest who is now famously known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar. According to him, he possesses miracle and divine powers that can heal people, exorcize them of ghosts, and even help them with business and financial matters. Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Bageshwar Dham Sarkar got his name from being the chief priest of Chhatarpur’s Bageshwar Dham temple, dedicated to Lord Balaji, situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh. He wears colorful clothes, dons a hat similar to that worn…

The newly built Matia Transit Camp at Goalpara in Assam received its first batch of 68 foreigners on 27th January. A detention center, which is now officially named a “transit camp,” is situated 150 km from Guwahati. It is the first-ever transit camp to be built in the state under the guidelines of the central government. State’s First ever Transit Centre This is the first center to house illegal foreigners, as until now all the detainees have been housed inside detention centers, that is, the jails. The people who have been moved to transit camps are those declared as foreigners…

The Jharkhand Migrant Survey (JMS) can be understood as a serious step by the state government for its migrant population. Jharkhand was one of the states that was severely impacted by migrant immigration to their home state. Around 8.5 lakh migrant workers returned to the state during COVID. The heartbreaking images that were published during the migrants’ return may have now prompted the Jharkhand government to launch this exercise. Jharkhand Migrant Survey (JMS) The survey, starting this month, will span 24 districts and 11,000 households, with over 60 enumerators taking part in it. These enumerators will cover all 24 districts…

One person died and several others were injured in a deadly machete attack carried out by a man on two churches in Spain. The Spanish investigators are treating the incident as terror-related after a machete wielding man created a situation of terror as he attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras. At least one person has been killed, and several others have been injured. Algeciras is a busy ferry port connecting the Iberian peninsula with Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta. The Attack A statement by the interior ministry states that just…

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus (JNU) was plunged into darkness an hour before the controversial BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question” was to be screened on the campus. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union had planned to screen the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary, “India: The Modi Question.” Just an hour before the screening, at 8.30 p.m., the campus had a blackout. It was only after midnight that the power was restored after a group of students took to protesting. According to the students, this was a deliberate blackout, and in order to show their protest, many students…