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World - Analyses & Assessments - May 30, 2017
Egypt hits Libyan terror camp
On 26th May 2017, Egyptians fighter jets attacked camps in Libya which according to Cairo have been training militants who had killed many Christians in Egypt earlier that day. President Abdel Fattah…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Marawi: ISIS rampage
Clashes continue in Philippines between the armed forces and the Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi which leads to death of 19 civilians. The battle between the army and the ISIS continued in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Pakistan hikes defence budget by 7%
Nawaz Sharif led Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz Government presented its fifth budget before 2018 elections. Government hiked defence spending by 7%. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also announced a 10…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Global crisis
It’s now too small to solve the world's big problems and too big to solve its little ones. Where new heads of state should take their first trip is hotly debated among staff members, the destinations…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Manchester; From ‘critical’ to ‘severe’?
The Manchester attack on 22nd May, 2017 by suicide bomber - Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old British Muslim killed 23 people (adults and children). NHS (National Health Scheme) confirmed that 54…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Banning people, banning things.
The U.S government imposed a restriction, earlier this March, on ‘large electronic devices’ in aircraft cabins. The U.S Homeland Security Secretary, John Kelly confirmed that the move was part of a…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 26, 2017
Tax cut on coal
The sales tax on coal in India has been reduced by more than half, as per reports on the 26th of May, 2017. The duty on domestic coal would be reduced by the government from 11% to 5% and will be…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 26, 2017
Intensifying conflict over South China Sea
Situations in the South China Sea have seemed to worsen as the US warship, USS Dewey sailed closer to an artificial island build by China. The “manoeuvring drill” conducted by US was seen by China as…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 26, 2017
Nepal Elections
After two entire decades the people of the landlocked country of Nepal were set to vote for local government body elections on the 14th of May 2017. While citizens showed varying levels of interest…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 26, 2017
Reduction in privately owned cars
Toby Seba, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Disruption and Clean Energy at Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program recently predicted that 95% of people wouldn’t own private cars by 2030. While this…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 25, 2017
Cloth of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon promote Khadi as the ‘Cloth of India’ in the overseas market. It will form a unique Indian product after yoga, as it is the second most recollection by non-…
Disaster - Analyses & Assessments - May 25, 2017
Bomb Blasts in Jakarta
On 24th of May 2017, a suicide bomb attack took place in Jakarta which killed three police officers and injured 10 people in a twin blast near a bus station...
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 24, 2017
India’s new Dalit icon
On 21st May 2017, thousands of Dalits gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest the anti-Dalit violence in the northern town of Saharanpur. On 19th May Saharanpur witnessed violent caste clashes…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 24, 2017
Nauru ratifies international solar alliance
On 23rd May 2017, Nauru ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Pact becoming the sixth country to do so.The International Solar Alliance was launched jointly by the Indian Prime…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 24, 2017
Martial Law enforced
The President of Philippines has declared Martial Law on the Mindanao Island for 60 days, as per reports on the 23rd of May 2017. This is due to clashes between the security forces and Muslim…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 24, 2017
Anti Crime Sectors
The Uttar Pradesh government has set up 399 anti-crime sectors at the tehsil level, as per reports on the 24th of May 2017. These have been set in 75 districts to keep a check on the manufacture and…
Disaster - Analyses & Assessments - May 23, 2017
Manchester Arena blast
The Manchester blast that took place on the 22nd of May 2017 has killed 22 and injured 59 people, as per reports on the 23rd of May 2017. The blast took place at Manchester Arena shortly after Ariana…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 23, 2017
South Korean President Impeached
On 31st march, South Korea’s former president, Park Geun-Hye was impeached due to corruption and extortion charges against her. Moon Jae-in assumed the post as the new president on 10th may 2017.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 23, 2017
New Toll System
The access controlled highways in India will soon have a new toll system, wherein a person will have to pay only for the distance he travels on the highway and not for the entire stretch. `This will…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 23, 2017
Political parties’ manifestos
As the June general election is promptly approaching, UK’s leading political parties have been scrambling to put up their manifestos.Conservative v/s Labour manifesto
Theresa May hopes to win a large…