Small rivers have been getting depleted and sometimes simply vanishing in many parts of the country. This has aggravated the problem of floods as well as droughts, as people are denied access to their water in drought years and during floods, rain water which would have flowed into these rivers instead turns towards human habitations.
The aftermath of the 2024 US Presidential election has presented an unusual picture of a sitting president. President Joe Biden, with his party facing a decisive electoral defeat, has chosen a restrained public posture.
The rising costs of higher education in India have become a significant barrier for many students, threatening to undermine the country’s aspirations for inclusive growth and development.
On 20 November 2024, Japan hosted a gathering of senior enlisted members from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership in Tokyo.
Of late Vladimir Putin has shifted Russia’s nuclear doctrine to a more directly and openly retaliatory posture in response to any attack by Ukraine or any NATO country using longer-range US missiles.
Robredo spokesperson Barry Gutierrez condemned the latest addition to the relentless online attacks against the Robredo family as a “malicious fabrication” and a “direct and vile response to the momentum” of her volunteer-backed campaign.
The diversity of multi-cultural India in terms of its religio-ethnic 'divides' is especially pronounced along the border regions, be it in the Northeast, Ladakh, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. This socio-reality has always been exploited from across the borders and explains the various secessionist movements that have plagued certain areas. Yet with various accords, talks, talks and various other reassuring concessions, the 'idea of India' triumphed with its restorative accommodation, never allowing local disaffection to reach a point where the aggrieved locals in border states overwhelmingly preferred other flags.
According to the country’s central bank (Nepal Rastra Bank or NRB), foreign currency reserves dropped by over 16 per cent to $9.59 billion in the seven months leading up to February 2022.
Confronted with an unprecedented economic crisis, one that has severe political ramifications, Sri Lanka has announced fuel rationing for vehicles.
With evident pride, Deepika introduced me to her son, who, by now, was a known scriptwriter in Bollywood, and his wife, who too wrote and edited scripts. They worked together and had a loyal clientele.
