Spread the love Since the end of World War II, the US has established a global military network consisting of around 750 bases in roughly 80 countries. While the US government has characterised this presence as a stabilising force, the local populations have often paid for the military’s presence with displacement and long-term exposure to hazardous industrial waste. Perhaps the most...
As Trump floats buying Greenland, Arctic island still holds toxic US waste
Spread the love Since the end of World War II, the US has established a global military network consisting of around 750 bases in roughly 80 countries. While the US government has characterised this presence as a stabilising force, the local populations have often paid for the military’s presence with displacement and long-term exposure to hazardous industrial waste. Perhaps the most...
Shivakumar’s brother namedrops Rahul in CM row; Siddaramaiah puts it to ‘high command’
Spread the love Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar NEW DELHI: The ongoing tension over the Karnataka chief minister‘s post resurfaced on Tuesday after DK Shivakumar’s brother said Rahul Gandhi had assured the deputy chief minister that a decision would be taken at an appropriate time.Former MP DK Suresh described Shivakumar as a committed party functionary and said the Congress...
Release of Vijay’s Jana Nayagan delayed further as Madras HC reserves order
Spread the love Jana Nayagan Release Date Verdict: In yet another setback for director H Vinoth’s ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan, a division bench of the Madras High Court, headed by Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, reserved its order in an appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) challenging a single judge order directing it to give a...
Cashfree announces ESOP buyback for 400 employees
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India’s trailblazer: From Sania mix-ups to sporting immortality – farewell Nehwal
Spread the love Saina Nehwal (Getty Images) Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza can be safely termed as two of the most recognisable faces of female sportspersons in India. Many came before them and many after, but the credit of popularising two widely followed racquet sports in India, especially among girls, goes to these two world beaters.Go Beyond The Boundary with...
Gates Foundation investments: Fossil fuel holdings hit $254m; raises climate questions
Spread the love Bill Gates’ charitable foundation, Gates Foundation Trust holds hundreds of millions of dollars in fossil fuel extractors, said Guardian. The trust invested $254m in companies that extract fossil fuels such as Chevron, BP and Shell, according to end-of-year filings as quoted in the report. The investment marked a nine year high and was 21% up compared to...
‘No interest in Greenland’: Russia makes big remark; what it said on Trump and Iran
Spread the love Russia on Tuesday made crucial statements on Greenland, Iran, US and Nato amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions with the Western nations over Ukraine war.Dismissing the US president Donald Trump’s charges that Greenland had a looming threat from Russia and China, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that the nation had “no interest” in interfering in the Arctic...
‘I don’t care about Nobel Prize’: Trump breaks silence on letter to Norway PM
Spread the love US President Donald Trump on Tuesday changed his long-standing stance on Nobel Prize, and said that he “did not care” about the peace prize. This comes only a day after he wrote to the Norway PM in which he had that said he no longer felt bound to “think purely of Peace” on Greenland after the Nobel...
Noida techie’s death: Builder arrested for criminal negligence
Spread the love Greater Noida police arrested Abhay Kumar, builder of MZ Wishtown, in connection with the death of software engineer Yuvraj Mehta GREATER NOIDA: Police on Tuesday arrested Abhay Kumar, the builder and owner of MZ Wiztown, in connection with the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta.Abhay Kumar, director of Wiztown Planners Private Limited, was arrested by Knowledge...
