The Great Green Wall: Africa’s Quiet Revolution Against the Climate Crisis Part 1: When the Desert Advanced, People Planted Hope By C Mahesh “When the desert kept advancing, Africa did not answer with concrete walls or weapons. Instead, it responded with trees, restoring land, livelihoods, and hope. The Great Green Wall is one of the…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Security Assistant Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The court also imposed a fine of ₹5 lakh on Hussain. The other four convicts—Nasim, Kasim,…
The recent arrival of thousands of irregular migrants in the Spanish autonomous enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, located on Morocco’s northern border, has reignited debates across Europe over border security, migration policy, and the future of the Schengen Area. While some political leaders and parties have criticized Spain’s border management, there is no confirmed evidence…
New Delhi, July 30: Parliament has passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, extending the same legal protection enjoyed by India’s National Anthem, “Jana Gana Mana,” to the National Song, “Vande Mataram.” The Bill was approved by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and will become law after receiving…
Guwahati, July 30: Although floodwaters have begun receding in parts of Assam, the humanitarian crisis remains severe. The flood death toll has climbed to 78, while more than 300,000 people continue to be affected across several districts. Thousands of displaced families are unable to return home as roads remain buried under thick layers of mud…
Kolkata: In one of the biggest cash seizures in recent months, police in West Bengal’s Birbhum district recovered more than ₹28.5 crore in cash and 15 kilograms of gold, valued at around ₹21.5 crore, during a raid at the residence of Minar Mondal, a former state transport driver. The raid was conducted by a large…
New Delhi, July 2026: The Supreme Court of India has upheld its March 24, 2026 judgment that a person born into a Scheduled Caste (SC) loses Scheduled Caste status upon converting to any religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism. The Court also dismissed a review petition seeking reconsideration of the ruling, holding that there…
Rome, July 25: Italian authorities have launched an investigation into disturbing allegations that live cats were used by suspected arsonists to ignite and spread wildfires in the southern region of Calabria. The claims, first reported by Italian daily Corriere della Sera and supported by statements from Calabria’s Civil Protection Department, have sparked nationwide outrage. However,…
New Delhi, July 25: The nationwide youth movement led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has declared a historic victory after the Union government accepted its key demands and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from office. CJP leaders announced the end of their nationwide protests, describing the development as “a victory for India’s youth…
Massive Counter-Terror Crackdown Launched Across South Kashmir Following Fatal Shooting of J&K Police Head Constable Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir demolished the houses of two alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants following the killing of a Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The operation was carried out…
