Thinkline

Sri Lankan attacks: An example of global violence and terrorism

By Anshuman Bhargava. Never in the history of humanity did we need so much unity of the humanitarian forces as now. And if we don’t realise the humanitarian crisis and act smart today, the world will be left in tatters in the near future. Sri Lankan political factions and leaders must stand united and help in the free, fair and efficient probe so that such possible attacks could be thwarted in future. Though attacks of this kind happen throughout the world these days, ..

Raj Thackeray’s self-destructive gamble

By Rahul Dixit: Raj Thackeray’s acerbic jibes against the Prime Minister is a tectonic shift in his earlier stand when he was all praise for Modi. In fact, Thackeray was the first politician from Maharashtra to endorse the Gujarat model of development under Modi and sought its replication in the State. The U-turn is an effort to stay relevant in electoral politics even if it means turning into a Modi-basher. ARMED with video clips, files and bunch ..

People in PoK suffering because of Pak’s illegal occupation of land: India

GENEVA,India also raised the issue of persecution of minorities by Pakistan and atrocities on people in Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, besides Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. INDIA on Tuesday reminded the world community that Pakistan is in illegal occupation of parts of Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, which needs to be addressed since people in those areas are suffering because of “systematic Army persecution” and denial of basic rights. India also raised the issue of persecutio..

Indian Ocean exploration mission makes historic broadcast

ALPHONSE ISLAND, A BRITISH-LED scientific mission to document changes taking place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live, television-quality video transmission from a two-person submersible. Monsoon storms and fierce underwater currents continued to present a challenge at greater depths as scientific work began in earnest on Tuesday off the Seychelles. ‘The Associated Press’ has successfully broadcast the first multi-camera live signal in full broadcast ..