Recently we all came across the power crisis going throughout the world. Not only the developing nations like India and China but also the developed ones US and UK were not spared by this rising crunch in the power supply. People suffered from numerous power cuts and blackouts in recent days. Power generation and distribution companies are on the verge of shutting down, globally. Supply is limited and the demands have increased many folds. China is planning to increase the number of coal mines. BBC reported that more than 15 lakhs of households in the UK might lose their power connections, because of failing to pay the increased bills in the upcoming year. High power supply towers Why this crisis? Experts believe the reason for such a crisis i...
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Ever since Taliban have claimed the rule over Afghanistan, the country is facing a myriad of changes. Now they are on a mission to free the country from drug addicts, even forcibly. Hundreds of homeless men from various area, like under the bridges, amidst the garbage area were addicted to Heroin and methamphetamines. They have been raided by the Taliban and sent to rehabilitation centres. Pictures captured by Associated Press show defaulters waiting for their detoxification test at Avicenna Medical Hospital for Drug Treatment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanis consume Heroin in Kabul Afghanistan has been a hub of meth producers and exporters leading to a large proportion of drug abuse in the country itself. Taliban recognise drug addicts as a stain on the Islamic community according ...
Read MoreDjokovic Doubts Playing In Australian Open, Refuses To Give Information About Corona Vaccination
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia has once again refused to reveal that if he has got the Covid-19 vaccine or not. The world's top player is unsure whether he will defend his title at next year's Australian Open 2022 or not. The state of Victoria, where the Australian Open Grand Slam is held in Melbourne, has introduced a vaccine mandate for professional athletes. Although the officials have not yet clarified what will be required for the players coming from abroad? However, officials from Victoria state said there will not be any special deals with unvaccinated athletes to allow them to compete at major events. I Don't Know I Will Go To Melbourne! Talking to Serbian Daily Blick, the world's number one player said, "Things are as they are, I still do not know w...
Read MoreAfghanistan: Will The Dreams Of Afghani Girls Under Taliban’s Rule Shatter?
On 15th August 2021, The Taliban, an Islamist fundamentalist movement took over the control of Afghanistan by conquering its capital, Kabul. This has turned the functioning of the Afghan government upside down. Taliban’s encounter and their extreme interpretation of Islamic sharia law have severely impacted the lives of young girls and women in Afghanistan. Taliban has not only restricted women to work across the country, but also excluded girls from school during the year 1996-2001 when they held power over roughly three-quarters of Afghanistan. After the U.S led invasion toppled Taliban rule in 2001, girls began attending schools and universities and the female literacy rate has reached 30 percent by 2018. But now everyone fears if the history repeats again. Because the girls of s...
Read MoreThe hearing on Lakhimpur Kheri violence will be heard by Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 20. Eight persons, including four farmers, lost their lives in the incidents of violence during a farmers’ protest on October 3. The issue will be heard by a Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli after a letter was written by two lawyers seeking a high-level judicial inquiry in the incident. The inquiry of incident is done by the CBI and all important shreds of evidence are furnished by them. Supreme Court had expressed dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Uttar Pradesh government in the violence killing eight persons. Ten people, including Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Bharatiy...
Read MoreA few days ago, the ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) revealed the Pandora Papers. These documents contain the names and financial activities of numerous influential and ultra-rich people. There are over 300 Indian citizens too, varying from billionaires to top government officials, celebrities, public figures, and sportsmen. The word "Pandora" is derived from the expression- ‘Pandora's box’ of Greek mythology which essentially denotes a source of unseen trouble. What are the Pandora papers? What do they reveal? They are 11.9 million leaked files from global corporate services firms. These documents reveal the ultimate ownership of assets settled in private off-shore trusts and investments including cash, shareholding, and real estate properties held by...
Read More“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press and that cannot be limited without being lost.” This quote by Thomas Jefferson aptly describes the effect of regulation on the press. Today, the role of media in our daily life has become inimitable. Depriving our society of the right to voice their opinion, or to publish their views and sentiments is incredulous and disastrous. Both the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court have time and again provided significant value to press freedom. On 8th October, Journalists Dmitri Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Peace for their courageous fight for freedom of expression. Both of them are deserving personalities who stood for this idea in a "world where democracy and freedom of the press co...
Read MoreIn Uttar Pradesh, the ruling party BJP does not want to leave any stone unturned in the exercise of regaining power. Keeping the OBC vote bank in mind, now the focus of the Yogi government is on generating votes from the soil, launches new scheme. Before Diwali, the government has announced special assistance to clay artisans. Read more on Caravanalive.com. The new scheme of "Mati Kala Board" was formed in 2018 after the Yogi government came to power in UP. Its purpose was related to the assistance and training of clay artisans. In this work, people belonging to the backward classes, especially the Prajapati community, are involved in the preparation of lamps along with the idols of Lakshmi-Ganesh. Check out entertainment news here. In the OBC meeting of BJP in Lucknow, ...
Read MoreOnce Mayawati Kept Distance From Journalists, Now Considers Media Management Necessary For Election Candidates
To become a candidate of BSP, who once kept a distance from the media, now it is necessary to have knowledge of media management and social media. This is an important question asked in the interview of candidates. If a candidate is not social media friendly and does not meet other criteria, then the media cell will train him/her. At present, the selection of candidates in the party is going on continuously and BSP chief Mayawati herself is taking the final interview. Till the last elections, the BSP used to announce the assembly in-charges long before. Later, before the election, a lot of changes had to be made in it. This time the in-charges are being announced just before the elections. According to party sources, there will not be much change this time. Most of the in-charges will ...
Read MoreThe “Ballon d’Or” or golden ball is the most prestigious annual football award that is presented by France Football Magazine to the best football player in the world. It has been awarded since 1956. Stanley Mattews of Blackpool was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d’Or. There is also a women’s Ballon d’Or, that honours the best female football player. It was first awarded in 2018 to Ada Hegerberg of Norway's women’s national football team . After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, The Ballon d’Or is back and a short list has been announced on Friday (8th October) by France football. The football sphere has been buzzing with ardent debates over who holds most power in this year’s race! The list consists of 30 players, joining 2019 winner Lionel Messi, as contende...
Read MoreLast Sunday, the 13th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China failed to yield any outcome owing to the stubborn attitude of the latter. The Indian Army stated that the discussions focused on the resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control. In the year 2020 in Galwan valley, Ladakh, Chinese soldiers attacked Indian soldiers with sticks wrapped with barbed wire and baseball bats, sticks, and stones. In this sudden and new type of attack, our soldiers also faced the Chinese soldiers but still, 20 soldiers were martyred. Now to counter this policy of Chinese soldiers, Indian soldiers are being equipped with Lord Shiva's Trishul, Indra Dev's Vajra, Sapper Punch, Dand, and Bhadra. Noida-based company Epasteron Pvt Ltd has developed thes...
Read MoreIndian women spend almost an hour every day playing mobile games, recent surveys reveal. Many started playing during the pandemic but are still under-represented in the digital industry plans and our collective imagery. The Changing Face of India’s Online Gaming Community Marketers have held for a long time that online gamers are typically young males clicking away on their smartphones. While this is still the prevailing user profile, recent studies have shown that the share of women playing games, across the Union, has risen significantly in the past couple of years. Mobile games as a whole have seen an impressive growth lately, with 70% more users in less than a year since mid-2020. Half of all women gamers, in particular, are reported to have started playing games on their mob...
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