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In a surprising development, the Trump administration has waged war against the decades old United States Agency for International Development, popularly known as USAID tagging it as “a criminal organisation”. The United States government is in the process of shutting down the same. US President Donald Trump, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon...

The Kerala government participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland. The gathering, held between January 20 and January 24, saw participation from Kerala after 19 years. It was also the first time that a Left Democratic Front (LDF) government attended the event. Every year, global elites gather at the WEF...

On 24th January, the world bid farewell to the American Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer, Jules Feiffer. Feiffer’s wife, writer JZ Holden, said that he died of congestive heart failure at his residence in Richfield Springs, New York. Feiffer was surrounded by his friends, two cats, and his recent artwork while breathing his last...

As another Indian national serving in the Russian military dies on the frontlines of the conflict in Ukraine, the Indian government on Tuesday, demanded that Russia release all Indian nationals serving in the Army. After the death of another citizen recently, the toll has been up to 10. An Indian national from Kerala was killed,...

The average temperature of the earth climbed more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in 2024. The climate scientists announced this breach while implying the failure of the world in containing the temperature rise. As of now, it is merely one metric and one year, but researchers say that this...

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, says that he “will go to war” on the issue of H-1B visa. The owner of Tesla, X and SpaceX urged the right-wing politicians of the United States to “take a step back” from scrapping the H-1B Visa, which allows foreign nationals to be employed by businesses in...

Some of the major challenges that the humankind is facing in recent times such as climate change, biodiversity loss, hunger and poor health, are all interlinked, according to a major scientific report. The report by IPBES has stated that in order to address all of these challenges, there is a need to adopt an...

The world stage saw a nation dance to freedom. On the 8th of December, Syria went on to celebrate the fall of its decade-old government. The presidential Palace, housing Bashar Al Assad, was stormed by the rebels and citizens. The President, who fled the country just before the crowd entered his personal residence, is now...

In a major setback for women's rights in Afghanistan ever since the Taliban regained power in 2021, female students have been reportedly banned from pursuing nursing and midwifery courses in the country. Noted cricketers from Afghanistan Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have strongly condemned the move. As per international media reports, five institutions across Afghanistan...

Australia is becoming one of the key partners in the Indo-Pacific region, for India. In the last 2 years, Australia has shown its soft support to India on global platforms and through agreements on security to audiovisual co-production. In March 2023, India signed an audiovisual co-production agreement with Australia. The minister of information and...

In a major development, at a time when the Adani group Chairman Gautam Adani and his associates are facing charge in a bribery case in the US, adding to their woes is the state government of Telangana which has rejected CSR funds worth Rs 100 crore towards the establishment of Young India Skills University from...

After the disappointing outcome of COP29, the global community is awaiting to gather at South Korea’s Busan for the much anticipated final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5). The meeting is aimed at drafting an international treaty to end plastic pollution over the course of its entire lifecycle, including its impact on the marine...