Rs. 50,000 Crore Investment Planned to Build Bridges in India
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, launched Friday “Setu Bharatam” – an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to build bridges for safe and seamless travel…
UN Peacekeepers Face Sexual Abuse Allegations
With 99 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse uncovered by the United Nations in 2015 – 69 of these in countries where peacekeeping operations are deployed – the Organization presented…
Can Kanhaiya Kumar Achieve Social Democracy for India?
Kanhaiya and his supporters can promote socialism or social democracy in India. But they will succeed only if their arguements are loaded with plenty of content and knowledge. By Rakesh…
Can Traditional Medicine Cure Cancer?
The first U.S.-India Workshop on Traditional Medicine (March 3-4, 2016) began in New Delhi today. The Workshop was jointly inaugurated by the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and…
Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution that imposes new sanctions and tightens some of its existing measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),…
Court Grants Bail to JNU Student Leader Kanhaiya Kumar
The Delhi High Court granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar today evening. Kanhaiya, who was arrested by the Delhi police under sedition charges, has…