At least five people have been killed in renewed violence between the Naga and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur, India, with 10 houses and 20 shops set ablaze in the Chasad area of Kamjong district. Restrictions have been imposed in several areas to bring the situation under control. The Continue Reading

Delhi Police have arrested three senior leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) ahead of a protest demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. The leaders are Abhijit Deepke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. Police said they were arrested as […]Continue Reading

At least 12 people, including two Bangladeshis, were killed and 309 injured in an attack blamed on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi armed group at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. Airport operations were temporarily suspended following the attack. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) confirmed the casualties in a statement Continue Reading

China has made a major scientific and technical breakthrough in producing eco friendly and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Chinese researchers and fuel scientists developed a new production process. Experts now predict that the gross profit margin of SAF will pass 50 percent. High production costs have kept the use of alternative aviation fuel from spreading […]Continue Reading

Mr. Elon Musk, the American tech entrepreneur, mocked Indian industrialist Mr. Mukesh Ambani by calling him “Prime Minister.” This came amid a dispute over approval for satellite internet service in India. Mr. Musk alleges that powerful businessmen are blocking the chance for Starlink, the satellite internet service of his company SpaceX, to compete. He says Continue Reading

Police in Delhi detained top opposition leaders of India as they joined a protest march. The protesters demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Mr. Gyanesh Kumar. They also allege irregularities in the election process. The tense situation unfolded in New Delhi yesterday. Those detained include former West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Aam […]Continue Reading

US President Mr. Donald Trump has mocked Ms. Navi Pillai, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner. By his own count, he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize. But the Nobel Committee chose Ms. Pillai for the award. Mr. Trump attacked her and said she is a liberal who worked at the United Nations. He […]Continue Reading

The United States is preparing to take new military action against Iran. A recent report by The New York Times says the Pentagon has drawn up a new outline on the order of US President Mr. Donald Trump. It plans three days of intense air and missile strikes on Iran’s military and energy infrastructure. The […]Continue Reading