What Is The Belarus-Poland Border Crisis?
Tensions along the border between Poland and Belarus continue to rise. Earlier this week, Polish authorities said that a large number of people were trying to cross the border between the two countries. Many migrants have flocked to Belarus’ border with Poland, hoping to get to Western Europe. They have set up makeshift camps at […]
NSA Doval Meets With Counterparts From Iran, Russia And Central Asia To Discuss Afghanistan
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Wednesday that the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has implications not just for its immediate neighbours but for the region as a whole, which is why it is important to have “greater cooperation and coordination” and build a regional security structure. Doval, who chaired the third meeting of […]
Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Arrested In Money Laundering Case
Anil Deshmukh, the former Maharashtra home minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after being questioned for over 12 hours at its office in connection with a money laundering and corruption case filed against him. He was kept at the ED office from 12 noon to until after midnight. The Indian Express reported that Deshmukh […]
Why Has Tripura Erupted In Communal Violence After Decades Of Peace?
Violence erupted in Tripura as a result of clashes between the police and Hindu groups. The groups were protesting against the police’s refusal to permit them to hold a rally against the recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. The police increased security in many areas and restricted gatherings. Earlier this month, rumours were spread that […]
Farmers’ Protest: Delhi Police Removes Barricades From Ghazipur, Tikri Borders
The Delhi Police began removing barricades from the Ghazipur border today where farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws proposed by the Centre. Similar scenes were witnessed at the Tikri border on Thursday night. Priyanka Kashyap, DCP (East district), told the Indian Express that the traffic movement will begin soon after the barricades […]
Colombia’s Most Wanted Gang Leader And Drug Kingpin ‘Otoniel’ Captured
Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez has said that Dairo Antonio Úsuga, also known as Otoniel, one of South America’s most wanted men, has been captured at his jungle hideout following a massive manhunt involving hundreds of troops and the US and British intelligence agencies. The 50-year-old head of the Clan del Golfo drug cartel was […]
Are Priyanka Gandhi’s Actions A Political Ploy Ahead Of The UP Assembly Election?
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the All India Congress Committee general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh, arrived in Lucknow on Friday to kick off the party’s three-route Pradigya Yatra from Barabanki district on Saturday. The yatra will be launched from the grounds of Harakh Inter College in Zaidpur area of the district, and will conclude on […]
Myanmar To Release Over 5,000 Jailed Anti-coup Protesters
Despite the snub the regime received from a regional bloc a few days earlier, Myanmar’s top junta official has announced that 5,636 people who were jailed during a protest against the coup in February will be freed. According to a local monitoring group, there has been a crackdown on dissent that has killed more than […]
Singhu Border Murder: Three Accused Sent To Police Custody
Three people from the Nihang community were remanded to police custody in connection with the Singhu border killing case by a district court in Sonipat, Haryana, on Sunday. The victim, Lakhbir Singh belonged to the Dalit community. His body was found at about 5 am on Friday, with severed wrists and legs tied to a […]
Chhattisgarh: Tribals March To Raipur, Demand Action Against Adani’s Alleged Illegal Mining
Protesting against the coal mining projects in the Hasdeo Aranya region of Chhattisgarh, tribals from 30 villages of Surguja and Korba districts have been marching to cover at least 300 kilometres on foot to Raipur. The farmers started their march – ‘Hasdeo Bachao Padyatra’ – from Fatehpur in Ambikapur of Surguja district on October 3, […]
