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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
New candidate in the Presidential race
72-year-old Meira Kumar, a lawyer and a former diplomat has been nominated by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections. The NDA…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
Top-secret information revealed
On 22 June 2017, a former US diplomatic officer was arrested and charged with giving top-secret documents to a Chinese agent. He was caught with $16,500 in cash in his carry-on luggage, transmitting…
War - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
Russian warship
On 23 June 2017, two Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean fired missiles at ISIS targets in Syria. The Turkish and Israeli military were informed of the missile launches through…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
The end of ISIS?
For centuries it stood as one of the most famous monuments in a city where many battles and wars fought and it stood as a witness to the will of the people. And yet, on June 21, 2017, it was reported…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
A reserved nation?
A group of refugees from East Bengal, who later settled in the district of Raichur in Karnataka, have long fought to be recognized as Scheduled Caste. They had fled to India in 1971 during the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Captagon – the gamechanger in Europe?
For a period in 2014 the world was horrified and transfixed by the activities of an ISIL terrorist dubbed as ‘Jihadi John’. During this time videos of him surfaced that showed him beheading multiple…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Prince of youth
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has promoted his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as the Crown Prince. Through a royal decree he removed the former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the 57-year-old nephew of the…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Tech for good
Two of the biggest tech giants in the world – Microsoft and Accenture – have teamed up to develop a system particularly for the United Nations that will provide legal digital IDs for refugees without…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Make families pay
From July 1 of this year, Saudi Arabia will be collecting a new tax from expatriates and their dependents. The tax, which has been called ‘family tax’, will particularly affect the 41 lakh Indians…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2017
Loan weaver- solution to farmers crisis?
On 21 June 2017, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the state will waive off farmer loans up to Rs 50,000 which were taken from co-operative banks till June 20, costing the state…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Terror thwarted
A man entered the central train station in Brussels, Belgium and detonated a bomb setting off a small explosion. But a little bit of luck, as well as the quick response from the law enforcement,…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
E-Estonia
Estonia has set up the first ‘data embassy’ at Luxembourg using online infrastructure. In the country’s efforts to keep data safe, it becomes the first country to digitize a double secure method for…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Saudi-Iranian skirmishes
Saudi Arabia has made an explosive claim that it has captured three of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members from a boat that was seized last week. However, the situation has resulted into…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Is your medicine a fake?
Drug Counterfeiting is a worldwide phenomenon having both social and economic impacts, and India is not an exception to it. The counterfeit drug industry is estimated to be worth $200 billion a year…
War - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Cold wars, cold encounters
On June 19, a Russian fighter jet flew within five feet of a US Air Force aircraft over the Baltic Sea, according to a US official. This encounter has been assessed to be "unsafe” by the US…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
India taken over by sedition law
Indian authorities have slapped sedition charges against villagers for allegedly cheering for Pakistan's victory over India during the finals in the Champions Trophy, an international cricket…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2017
Uber Founder Resigns as CEO
Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber officially stepped down from his position as CEO of the company on June 20. The technology company that was started in 2009 offers car transportation as well as…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
Presidential games
The ruling coalition heading the government of India, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has formally announced that its candidate for the upcoming Presidential election will be Bihar Governor Ram…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
The death of cash
A number of governments, central banks and even some economists now advocate a switch to all-digital currencies. With the rapid rise of mobile payments, the long-term survival of cash seems…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
The lost world
On 19th June 2017, the government of Central African Republic (CAR) signed a peace agreement in Rome with 13 of the 14 armed groups that exist in the region to end the ongoing violent conflict. The…