Author: swasti.sachdeva

Sri Lanka is all set for its next presidential elections in the coming month and the Rajapaksas are trying to make a return. Namal Rajapaksa is set to contest for the top job in the island country and is looking to carry on his family’s illustrious, but controversial, legacy. The decision makes the family’s stand clear – they no longer support Ranil Wickremesinghe. They had earlier supported his candidacy in 2022 after the family was humiliated and forced into stepping down by the Sri Lankan people, as a civil war like condition ensued. General secretary of Sri Lanka People’s Front…

This day, 79 years ago, the ‘Enola Gay’, a Boeing B-29 bomber, dropped ‘Little Boy,’ a 9,700-pound uranium gun-type bomb, over the city of Hiroshima at 8:15 am. Less than a minute later, a huge explosion lit the morning sky. The city was reduced to rubbles, thousands died and lakhs would continue to suffer in the coming years. Three days later, on 9th August 1945, a similar disaster unfolded in Nagasaki. The United States’ Manhattan project was successful and the world would never be the same again. The most destructive weapon brought an end to the Second World War as…

Indian defense preparedness is all set to achieve a new milestone as the Air Force will host its biggest military exercise. Tarang Shakti, the much-anticipated multi-national air exercise, will kick off tomorrow. Initially planned for 2023, the exercise will take place this month, with its second leg in September. While our air warriors participate in and host various bilateral exercises and have participated even in some multinational ones like Exercise Red Flag, Blue Flag, and Pitch Black, this will be the biggest international air exercise to be held in India. Tarang Shakti is inspired by the U.S.-led Red Flag…

The Olympic Games are never just about exceptional athleticism and sportsmanship, as each edition tends to have its own share of controversies and political dramas. The ongoing Paris Olympics are no exception – from disputes over the poor condition of the Olympic village, domestic concerns regarding workers and the environment, the allegedly ‘anti-Christian’ opening ceremony, to the contentious gender identity issue involving an Algerian boxer, are to name a few. The latest controversy erupted on Friday, 2nd August, when a spectator was asked to leave for raising a green flag with “Taiwan” written over it. The incident occurred during the…