By Adeel Ahmed We all know the story of Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani hijab-clad girl who took a bullet in her head, just so that she could go to school. The plight of…
By Marcellus DSouza The results of the Goa Assembly were declared on March 10, along with those of the rest of the states that went to the polls — Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur….
By D.C. Pathak In a democracy, all citizens are on the same footing in the eyes of the state in terms of freedom of religion, equality of civic rights and grant of electoral choice at…
By Neeraj Dhankher Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for March 21-27. Aries This week will set you up for success. You’ll be pleasantly surprised to bag…
By Amjad Ayub Mirza New Delhi, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The movie released in India called ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a brave attempt to reveal the atrocities committed by the Pakistan sponsored Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front…
Chennai, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu is all set to develop an independent weather forecasting system specific to the state to bridge the gap in the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecasting. State Finance Minister, P.T.R….
By Robinder Sachdev When the US National Security Advisor (NSA) and his NSA counterpart from China, and their delegations met in Rome on March 14, the date reminded your author of the phrase – Beware…
By Asad Mirza Even when the American occupation of Afghanistan was in full steam and apart from the fighting there were mainly reports of the on-going fighting, yet there were secret reports, which spoke of…
By Deepika Bhan The Assembly elections in the five states had one stunning outcome: the irretrievable downslide of the Congress. Sonia Gandhi and her two babies — Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra — need…
By Arun Kejriwal The week gone by had plenty of action and it was from the battleground of Ukraine and the election results of five states in India. As expected, markets tend to react to…
By Janhavi Lokegaonkar The efficacy of submarines as a potent military machine was established during the Second World War. Since then, the advancement of these submersible combat vessels have earned them the sobriquet of “silent…
By Robinder Sachdev The last 15 days have been intense in view of the Russia-Ukraine war, and related happenings. As an analyst, I have been a panelist on a few TV channels in India to…
By Kavita Sardana Men and women are often differentiated based on “gender role” and the tasks assigned to them. The question is who has defined these roles and assigns these tasks? And are they still…
By Amruta Talawadekar & Janhavi Lokegaonkar On March 6, 2017, Indias second aircraft carrier, the mighty INS Viraat, was decommissioned after 30 years of glorious service to the nation. This article is a tribute to…
By Asad Mirza Saudi Arabia, it seems is ready to renounce its enmity with its old foes and ready to amend ties with both Iran and Israel. Indications to the change in the Saudi view…
By Deepika Bhan As the US-EU combine came out with a slew of sanctions against Russia and big tech companies followed suit enthusiastically, the stark reality hit home. The West can use financial and social…
By Arun Kejriwal Markets were nervous and highly volatile on the back of global tensions between Ukraine and Russia. There has been an unprecedented rise in prices of crude and gas and many other commodities….
By DC Pathak In the post-Cold War years, geopolitics was marked by three noticeable trends — a shift towards the economic combat as different from a military confrontation, recession of ‘open warfare and the rise…
By Vikas Datta BOOK DETAILS Title: Star and Spies: Intelligence Operations and the Entertainment Business Author(s): Christopher Andrew and Julius Green Publisher: Bodley Head/Vintage (PRH) Pages: 496; Rs 899 One is concerned with protecting the…
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) It takes two to tango. The proverb is seemingly a failed dictum today. The ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict is at best due to the whim of one. For…