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Counter narratives & counter radicalization

With communal riots breaking out in West Bengal, some political leaders have taken to Facebook to share posts that have been criticized for being incendiary. Social media has become a big tool in…

FARC- granted amnesty AGAIN!

On 10 June 2017, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the FARC rebel group. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Mr…

Terror in Kashmir

Terrorists opened fire on a bus filled with Hindu pilgrims in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday, July 10. The attack took place in Anantnag district in Jammu & Kashmir and resulted in the deaths of…

World Population Day

The United Nations' (UN) World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events and information to help make this…

Iran strikes oil

For the first time in over a decade, a European firm has inked a deal with Iran to develop one of the world’s largest natural-gas fields. Despite pressure from the US, Total, the French multinational…

The electric gamechanger

On Saturday, Mr. Elon Musk, Tesla’s co-founder and chief executive shared the first images of the electric car company's Model 3 after it came off the assembly line. Mr Musk tweeted a picture…

US the outlier

On Saturday, world leaders wrapped up the G20 summit by releasing their final statement, a communique that was unfortunate this year was the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.…

India = "lynchocracy”?

Last month, about 2000 people were protesting in Delhi and several across India against rising attacks on Muslims and Dalits by vigilante cow protection groups. Protests were also being held in 15…

Russian Roulette

The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" for southwestern Syria on Friday, as the US government under President Donald Trump made its first attempt at…

Boone County- The coal kingdom

Rich and abundant black rock were discovered in the verdant hills of Boone County almost three centuries ago. The county claims to be the birthplace of America’s coal industry. Almost everything has…

Trump is satisfied: Lavrov

After the G20 Summit, Moscow issued a statement saying, “Mr Putin was pleased after the meeting; and Mr Donald Trump was satisfied as well. Mr Trump called it an "honor" to meet with the Russian…

Reorganization in Microsoft

The giant tech company is slashing thousands of jobs, mostly in sales positions. Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) confirmed the move in a statement, taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are…

Dengue outbreak in Sri Lankas

Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year. Alarmed by the magnitude of the crisis, the…

What happens now for North Korea?

Days after North Korea conducted a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could target United States, the latter is trying hard to understand the real nature of this…

Rise of robots

Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have created a robot that has learnt to pick up virtually any object. The way the robot understands the world is through its vision and it can also…

India-China bilateral talk?

As the world leaders come together for the G-20 summit at Hamburg, Germany held from 6th July to 8th July, rumors of bilateral talks between Mr. Modi and Mr. Xi Jinping are being put to rest. Mr.…

G20 - is it relevant?

Large-scale violence and protests have marked the beginning of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. In the ensuing clashes between 12,000 masked protestors and law enforcement agents, at least 74…

Trump trumped

Just ahead of the G20, Japan and the European Union has agreed on a free trade agreement. This will create the world’s largest economic zone . The trade deal is also a challenge to the US President…

ISRO taking off

During Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s historic trip to Israel, seven agreements were signed to increase cooperation in various fields including agriculture and water management. Three of…

A stalemate in West Asia

As Qatar quietly continues to ignore the demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, it seems like the crisis in Persian Gulf may only escalate. A number of Arab nations had cut all diplomatic ties…