Nitya Choubey

Delhi river Yamuna saw the commencement of a four-pronged strategy of cleaning, last week. The strategy has been rolled out by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to clean Yamuna in the next three years. The strategy employs trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and a dredge utility craft machine, according to the LG house. The decision...

After 2022, the Middle Eastern country of Lebanon formed its first full-fledged government with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The new Prime Minister was to implement financial reforms and oversee reconstruction in the country after the war. However, Salam’s coming to power saw strong opposition from the US for its inclusion of the terrorist group...

The new regulations announced by China restrict the online decimation of military-related information to protect defence sources and the public image of the People Liberation Army (PLA), reported a Southeast Asian news organisation. The new measures, which take effect on March 1, will make developments in China's military more difficult to track. What New Rules...

Brazil will be hosting the next BRICS Summit in its capital city of Rio D Janeiro on 6-7 July. The country will lead the block of some of the fastest developing economies of the world. This leadership will last throughout 2025 and will aim to reform global governance and strengthen corporation amongst Global South...

Mohsin Hendricks, popularly known as the world's first gay Imam, was shot dead and killed near Gqeberha a city in South Africa on Saturday. The Imam was in his car with another person when an unknown vehicle blocked their way. “Two unidentified suspects with covered faces exited the vehicle and fired multiple shots at the...

Renowned folk singer and Padma Shree awardee Sukri Bommagowda died at her home in Badageri village in Uttara Kannada district on Thursday this week. Popularly known as Sukrajji, the artist received medical care at Manipal Hospital during the last days leading up to her death.  Hailing from the Halakki community, Sukrajji was often described as...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to formally launch the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) in Gujarat on February 21. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel performed the ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ for the institute on Friday. The construction of this ₹150 crore state-of-the-art campus near Gujarat Biotechnology University in GIFT city is expected to be completed...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested the president to grant prosecution permissions against former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain. The ministry has sought sanction against Jain under section 218 of Bharathi Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. The request for sanction was made on the basis of an enforcement directorate...

Coca-Cola company’s chief executive, James Quincey, said that they may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles if US president Donald Trump ended up making aluminium cans more expensive. During a call with the investors, the beverage company chief said “If one package suffers some increase in input costs, we continue to have...

United Nations Human Rights released a report of a fact-finding mission inside Bangladesh’s political turmoil in the past two years. According to the unnerving findings of the report, former government and security officials systematically committed serious human rights violations against the protesting masses of Bangladesh, last summer. The high Commissioner for human rights, Volkar...

Flames have engulfed the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the Southern Indian Ocean for nearly a month now. The islands are located about halfway between Australia, Antarctica and Madagascar. Up till now, about 55% of its 54 km sqr. area has been burnt down. The island does not have any permanent population, but the...

Unable to find a successor to the caretaker chief minister Biren Singh in Manipur, the state is likely to witness the president's rule as the deadline for convening the assembly session comes closer. Ex-CM Biren Singh resigned on Sunday, last week. Since then the BJP has been conducting meetings with the party’s Northeast coordinator,...