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Global unrest due to Covid-19 lockdown indicates steep rise in poverty and inequality

Srijan Shukla - 20 April, 2020

Trump unveils long-awaited Middle East peace plan to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict

Coronavirus outbreak — how this new strain is wreaking havoc across China

Berlin peace summit: World leaders agree to uphold arms embargo in Libya

Australia’s bushfires could become the new normal, warn climate scientists

Srijan Shukla - 14 January, 2020

A review of 27 scientific papers published since 2013 reveals that there is a clear link between climate change and bushfires in Australia.

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US and Iran appear to signal desire to avoid further conflict, but risks remain

Srijan Shukla - 9 January, 2020

In retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by the US, Iran had launched missile strikes on US troops in Iraq.

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Iran attacks two Iraqi military bases housing US forces in response to Soleimani killing

Srijan Shukla - 8 January, 2020

More than a dozen missiles were fired at the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar and the base in Erbil but no casualties have been reported so far.

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Iran says it’s pulling out of nuclear agreement, but is still part of deal ‘politically’

Srijan Shukla - 6 January, 2020

Some experts say the 2015 nuclear deal is dead, but others say it isn’t and point out how Iran’s official statement suggests that it is still a part of the deal.

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Who Carlos Ghosn is, and how he escaped house arrest in Japan

Srijan Shukla - 2 January, 2020

Ghosn, former head of Nissan, was accused of underreporting assets and was under trial in Japan.

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What US yield curve is, and why analysts say it signals optimism for global economy in 2020

Srijan Shukla - 31 December, 2019

The US yield curve is considered the leading indicator of global economy’s health and has predicted every American recession in the past 50 years.

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Singapore books Indian national for protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act

Srijan Shukla - 26 December, 2019

The 32-year-old Indian man was allegedly protesting without a permit, which is a criminal offence in Singapore.

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US stops sending sniffer dogs to Egypt and Jordan after multiple deaths

Srijan Shukla - 24 December, 2019

A US government report highlighted cases of severe negligence in the care of sniffer dogs in Jordan and Egypt.

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Islamic State is regrouping and getting stronger in Iraq again, claims report

Srijan Shukla - 23 December, 2019

According to a BBC report, the Islamic State has over 10,000 members in Iraq — including 4,000 to 5,000 fighters.

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Donald Trump becomes third US President to be impeached by House of Representatives

Srijan Shukla - 19 December, 2019

A trial will now take place at Senate, followed by a vote. A two-thirds majority will be required to convict and remove President Donald Trump.

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Opinion

A view of under-construction Nagpur-Mumbai expressway| File photo: ANI

Samruddhi Expressway will take development, connectivity to remotest parts of tribal...

Ajay Bodke - 29 March, 2023

The Rs 55,000 crore Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway project will act as the biggest force multiplier for creating multiple growth engines in the drought-prone Vidarbha and Marathwada regions.

Dalai Lama names US-born Mongolian boy as third highest Buddhist spiritual leader

Dharamshala is back on China’s radar—with US-born Mongolian boy’s anointment by...

29 March, 2023

File photo of Rahul Gandhi | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Modi can play ugly, but would he really make fading Rahul...

28 March, 2023

Economy

Solar panels are installed on the rooftops of residential houses in Modhera, India's first round-the-clock solar-powered village, in the western state of Gujarat | Reuters file photo

Indosolar, Reliance, First Solar among 11 companies to manufacture solar PV...

Shivam Patel - 28 March, 2023

The allotments are part of tranche two of a production-linked incentive scheme by the govt with a total outlay of 140 billion rupees ($1.7 billion).

Defence

File photo of Bhutan’s PM Lotay Tshering | Twitter @PMBhutan

PM Tshering denies Chinese villages built in Bhutan. Expert suggests Bhutan...

Suchet Vir Singh - 28 March, 2023

Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering refutes reports of Chinese villages being built on Bhutanese territory, says 'it is not for Bhutan alone' to settle Doklam issue.

National Interest

Illustration: Soham Sen | ThePrint

Four reasons the Sikhs are hurting. And it’s not about the...

Shekhar Gupta - 25 March, 2023

'Causes' of anger are dera threat to Sikhism, incarceration of ‘Bandi Singhs’, inaction in sacrilege cases, & ‘if BJP-RSS want Hindu Rashtra, what’s wrong with Sikh Rashtra?’