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Blue Promises, Grey Realities

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Since the early 1990s, a debate on the cause of global warming has presented the concept of 'sustainable development' and 'green economy'. Burning of fossil fuels like coal, petr... Read More


Tall. Loud. Proud

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Yesterday, a man with a crore of rupees lived in a stratosphere all his own, a crorepati, looked up to with awe and veneration. Today, the crore has been humbled. It doesn't go v... Read More


Taliban Govt says Afghanistan "reserves the right to respond" to Pak airstrikes, even as talks set to begin in Doha

Kabul, Oct. 18 -- Even as Pakistan and Afghanistan gear up to meet in Doha today to broker a peace after days of fighting and air strike the Taliban Government said that Afghanistan reserves the right... Read More


In Search of a Carbon Cure

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- We saw in an earlier article that Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is a well-known technology which has been around for years. It was first used by oil companies in the 195... Read More


US and UN sanction former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The United States and the United Nations slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security and the leader of a Haitian gang on Friday for their roles in crimi... Read More


China expels No. 2 general and 8 others from the Communist Party in anti-corruption drive

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- China's second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct lin... Read More


Iran declares all restrictions on its nuclear programme 'null and void' with termination of 2015 JCPOA deal

Tehran, Oct. 18 -- Iran declared on Saturday that it is no longer bound by the restrictions of the 2015 nuclear deal, - given the accord's expiration, but reiterated its "commitment to diplomacy."The ... Read More


3 Afghan cricketers among 10 killed in fresh Pakistani strikes as truce fails: Latest updates

India, Oct. 18 -- Even as Afghanistan and Pakistan extended the fragile truce till the conclusion of talks in Doha, the Afghan side on Friday claimed fresh Pakistani strikes in its territory, accusing... Read More


Taliban claims Pak violated ceasefire, 3 cricketers killed as fragile truce fails: Latest updates

India, Oct. 18 -- Even as Afghanistan and Pakistan extended the fragile truce till the conclusion of talks in Doha, the Afghan side on Friday claimed fresh Pakistani strikes in its territory, accusing... Read More


Caning is not the answer - Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 18 -- The recent surge of violent incidents in Malaysian schools from the shocking killing of a 16-year-old student in Selangor by a 14-year-old classmate, to the gang rape of a fem... Read More