Author: Waazir Anagal

India’s top wrestlers have suspended their protests after a senior minister promised them a swift investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against their federation chief. The protesters have been camping in Delhi since April, demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. On Wednesday, they met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and held talks that lasted nearly six hours. Mr Thakur said the police would complete an investigation against Mr Singh by 15 June. He said the wrestlers had assured him that they would not hold any demonstrations until then. The government has also promised to hold elections to the executive…

An Air India plane has taken off with stranded passengers from a US-bound flight after its plane made an emergency landing in Russia. The Delhi-San Francisco flight had 216 passengers and 16 crew members on board when one of its engines developed a snag on Tuesday. The plane was forced to land at Magadan in the Far East region of Russia. On Thursday, the airline tweeted that the replacement flight had taken off and was headed to San Francisco. On Wednesday, Air India said it had sent a ferry flight to Russia with food and other essentials for the passengers. The airline…

A new study published in Lancet estimates that 101 million people in India – 11.4% of the country’s population – are living with diabetes. A survey commissioned by the health ministry also found that 136 million people – or 15.3% of the people – could be living with pre-diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the condition. People have high blood sugars because they are unable to make enough insulin, a hormone, or respond to it properly. The latest study, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, is considered to be the first to comprehensively cover every state…

While there are signs of easing in the trade dispute between Australia and China, the two countries remain fundamentally at odds when it comes to defense strategy. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin (Lloyd J. Austin) said on Monday (April 17) that the trilateral military alliance “AUKUS” between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States is a long-term path, and it also proves that the three countries enjoy shared values. Austin and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace discussed the possible short- and long-term implications for the US-UK alliance at the Pentagon on Monday, with the two also talking about…

Cambodia’s reaction to the trilateral nuclear-technology sharing deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States can best be described as lukewarm. It would be an oversimplification to say that AUKUS will have no adverse effects on Southeast Asia. On 14 March, United States President Joe Biden, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese provided an update on a trilateral plan to provide the Royal Australian Navy with nuclear-powered submarines. Since then, there has been growing attention paid to how ASEAN nations respond to the deal and whether Canberra’s diplomatic blitz to assuage regional…

Terming the HC judgment as an ex-parte judgment that only heard the petitioners’ interests, ATSUM general secretary S Andria said that “19 April is a black letter day for the tribal people of Manipur.” Imphal: The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has condemned and opposed the High Court of Manipur judgment, which directed the state government to recommend the demand of the Meitei community for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. The tribal body alleged that the judgement contradicted the wish and aspiration of the tribal people. Terming the HC judgment as an ex-parte judgment that only heard the petitioners’…

N Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, inaugurated the five-year HUN Thadou Cultural Festival 2023 on Tuesday at Thomas Ground in the Kangpokpi district. N Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, inaugurated the five-year HUN Thadou Cultural Festival 2023 on Tuesday at Thomas Ground in the Kangpokpi district. The festival will last for two days. In connection with a celebration held under the banner of a “drug-free society,” CM Biren Singh also unveiled a souvenir. The chief minister said during his speech that the current administration is people-centred and upholds the prime minister’s slogans of ‘One Earth, One Family, and One…

The vast majority of these new jobs have been created since the PLI scheme came into effect in August 2021. The data is based on the three vendors and the companies in the Apple ecosystem. Apple has emerged as the biggest creator of blue-collar jobs in the electronics industry in India, according to a report by Business Standard. The company has generated over 1,00,000 new direct jobs in the past 19 months, largely through its key vendors in the country and their component suppliers. The jobs have been created under the government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, which aims to…

India’s top 1% owned more than 40.5% of its total wealth in 2021, according to a new report by Oxfam. In 2022, the number of billionaires in the country increased to 166 from from 102 in 2020, the report said. Meanwhile, it added that the poor in India “are unable to afford even basic necessities to survive”. The charity called on India’s finance minister to levy a wealth tax on the ultra rich to tackle this “obscene” inequality. The report – Survival of The Richest – was released as the World Economic Forum began in Davos, Switzerland. The report highlighted…

Christmas is usually Nayomi Gracy’s favourite time of year. But this year, Gracy is feeling more fearful than cheerful. Right-wing Hindu groups have recently led a succession of violent attacks against her Christian community in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. When she attends church in her home city of Bangalore on Christmas Day, the congregation will be guarded by armed police. ‘It is a mental torture. They say we cannot go to church or they will kill us but the police have promised to protect us and to help us,’ said Gracy. India’s historic Christian community dates back to 52AD.…