Superpowers have always dominated their region by exerting an outsize an overbearing influence like China’s involvement in Southeast Asia, US looms over Latin America, Russia treat ex-Soviet States as its “near abroad”, creating unease among its smaller neighbours. The stunning growth of China has although yanked up the region’s economies, but its militarisation of the…
Megalopolises cities like Chicago where 6 per cent of its inhabitants died of Cholera pandemic in 1854, the outbreak killed 8. 600 in 1892 and the great plague claimed the lives of over 100, 000 for London (a quarter of the population) between1665-1666. Although cities have only ever been inhabited by a tiny minority of…
Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell between 1 per cent and 2.2 per cent when trading began on Friday, after Donald Trump tweeted he and his wife had contracted COVID-19. Mr Trump tweeted: “ Tonight FLOTUS (First Lady of the US) I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and…
Fifty-six Indian entrepreneurs who founded various innovative Indian startups conferred on a Zoom Video conference call earlier this week to discuss a range of issues including establishing an alternative to Google Play Store, and set up a startup collective to fight the power of Big Tech and shape digital policy to take into account…
In only a matter of months Dogs trained at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine could accurately detect a person with Covid-19 symptoms from a crowd or at ports of entry, and other large gathering like arenas, and football stadiums. In the absence of a credible Covid-19 vaccine, man’s best friend Dog will…
Legendary cartoonist KC Sivasankar who beought Chandamama characters to life illustrating for children’s magazine Chandamama also known as Ambulimama has died aged 97 at Chennai, south India on September 29. The Chandamama or the Ambilimama magazine was one source which helped kids before the advent of internet and smartphones to recreate a story in their minds.…
Hydroflex, a hydrogen-powered train has travelled a 25 mile round trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds up to 50 mph, on Britain’s rail network for the first time . The net phase is to move the hydrogen tanks fuel cells and battery out o a carriage and stash then underneath the train with the aim to…
Armenia says one of its Soviet-made S|U-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 in Armenian air space, escalating the conflict over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Turkey, which is baking the Azerbaijan in the conflict has denied the claim. Over 100 people including civilians, have died in three days of fighting over the disputed…
Good News for millions of Londoners and visitors who rely on Uber to get around the capital. Uber, the ride-hailing giant has finally secured its right to continue operating in London after a judge upheld its appeal against Transport for London (TfL) at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The Court said Uber was now a “fit…
Antonov-26, a military aircraft came down near the eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 20 cadets and six officers from Kharkiv Air Force University while on a training flight. Only one person survived. The crash is being investigated and according to officials captain and not cadets was flying the plane when it crashed. The plane came…