As aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya gets ready to sail out of the dockyard after a long refit, the Indian Navy is finalising plans to repeat the order for an INS Vikrant-size Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)-2, with some modifications, which, given the long timelines, may be close to the time INS Vikramaditya leaves service, effectively becoming its replacement. While …

Towards the end of 2022, a hugely significant moment in the post-Independence history of Indian Muslims slipped by under the radar. The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the oldest Muslim organisation in India, with its roots in the national freedom struggle, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking reservation for …

The instance where the Kerala High Court, in January this year, suspended the verdict passed by the Kavaratti District and Sessions Court (in an attempt to murder case) in which the then sitting Member of Parliament (MP) of Lakshadweep and Nationalist Congress Party leader Mohammed Faizal P.P. was sentenced to …

The Chandrayaan-3 lander has successfully completed the crucial EMI-EMC (electro-magnetic interference/ electro-magnetic compatibility) test at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre here. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday that the lander for the Chandrayaan-3 mission underwent the test during January 31-February 2. According to the space agency, the …

The primary reason to move was professional, but after coming here, we realised that our daughter was at a stage in her life that we could not change her education system too often, so we applied for permanent residency and got it In 2022, over 2.25 lakh Indians renounced Indian …

Sanctions are not hurting Russia, but the war is taking a toll on US and EU economies. February 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. Although it was believed this was going to be a one-sided battle, the US and its allies stepped in with weapons for Ukraine …

The quote comes from the writing of Karl Marx, where he references French General Napoleon Bonaparte. In this François Bouchot painting he is surrounded by members of the Council of Five Hundred during the Coup of 18 Brumaire. One of the most quoted remarks of Karl Marx, the German philosopher …

On February 21, 1952, the University of Dhaka students launched a large-scale protest against the imposition of Urdu in East Pakistan. The day is remembered as a defining moment in Bangladesh’s struggle for nationhood and is now commemorated. The monument in Dhaka established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali …

India and Pakistan make up one-third of the total number of people globally exposed to glacial lake outburst floods — around three million people in India and around two million people in Pakistan. According to a 2020 study, the number and total area of glacial lakes worldwide have increased by …

‘Global North’ refers loosely to countries like the US, Canada, Russia, and Australia, while ‘Global South’ includes countries in Asia, Africa and South America. As India assumed the presidency of the G20 group of countries for 2022 to 2023, the country would be the “voice of the Global South, that …