The Indian government has extended the residence permit of exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday (Oct 22), according to Indian news agency ANI. This comes a day after Nasreen took to the social media platform X and appealed to Home Minister Amit Shah to let her stay in the country, where she has been residing for the last 20 years.
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As a result of one-child policy of 1970s, the average number of children per household was noted dropped by 0.6 from 2011 to 2021. Now the average is 2.6 children per household. The survey also found that nearly 50 per cent of those willing to live in nursing homes could afford to pay up to US $140 only in monthly fees.
Indian assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has revealed the real reason behind the inclusion of Washington Sundar in the Indian squad as they prepare for the second Test match against New Zealand.
Disney said Monday it will name Bob Iger's successor as chief executive in early 2026 as it tapped former Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman as chairman of the entertainment giant.
Pop star Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to initial toxicology reports cited by US media on Monday.
To maximise burning calories while walking, scientists have discovered what seemed like a counterintuitive strategy of taking breaks. Laboratory experiments measuring oxygen consumption and energy expenditure revealed that breaking up walks into brief 10 to 30-second intervals proved more demanding than continuous movement.
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Major General S B Asthana (Retd) analysis the strategic situation in the Indo-Pacific region as the coronavirus fear grips the world.
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There has been a major escalation in the years-long conflict between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Arab coalition led mainly by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The oft-forgotten war in the poverty-stricken country is now being fought outside it too, with the rebels' missile and drone attacks targetting population centres in Saudi Arabia and UAE. Should this worry the international community? In this video opinion, Major General S B Asthana breaks down the key elements of the conflict and explains why it is a war that must be addressed urgently.
Strategic Scenario India faces a unique strategic scenario in which it has unsettled borders with two nuclear neighbours, both of which are illegally occupying some of its territory, as well as an ongoing border standoff with one and a proxy war with the other.
Backdrop Chinese President Xi Jinping is seeking to hide his humiliation over US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Xi's premature and unjustifiable warning to the US about the visit caused him embarrassment, and Pelosi's purposeful visit after the warning not only hyped it, but humiliated him.
Bangladesh were battling to save the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday after reaching 101-3 at stumps and still needing another 101 to avoid an innings defeat.
In another major electoral headache for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, a new survey has revealed that her popularity among Arab Americans has fallen sharply.
Hezbollah and Lebanon were shocked on 17th September by an unprecedented attack when pagers belonging to its members exploded nearly simultaneously killing 12 personnel, injuring over 2800 (including Iranian Ambassador) with more than 170 in critical condition.
The horrific terror attack on the Crocus City Hall, Moscow in March, which killed at least 144 innocent people and injured more than 300 others, deserves global condemnation.
The results of Pakistan elections 2024 indicate that if free and fair elections had been held, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) under Imran Khan would have come to power, but this was not to the liking of the establishment/deep state (Pakistan Army).
The war expands in south: Humanitarian crisis deepens As intense fighting spreads to southern Gaza, the people of Gaza being told to evacuate are finding themselves in deeper crisis, as there is no safe place to go.
Backdrop The 2023 edition of the standard map of China, released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, People's Republic of China (PRC) is neither the first attempt to illegally document unilateral claim on sovereign territories of other countries, nor the last one.
When Joshua Kurlantzick coined the term ‘charm offensive’ for China in 2007, it simply referred to China’s use of soft power to improve its global status and image, as part of its peaceful rise.
China is known to entrap weaker economies through its debt trap, but the bigger threat, not so much talked about, is its strategy to entrap stronger economies like US, G7 Countries as well as India into its dependency trap, which indirectly mutes counter actions against Chinese aggressive design, irrespective of its magnitude, dimension and implications.