Georgian President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili speaks at his swearing-in ceremony at the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi on December 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP With the dawn of the 21st century, post-Soviet States experienced a wave of uprisings known as the “colour revolutions”. The movements were associated with specific colours and were largely peaceful protests to … Read more
Every morning at 10 a.m., Arun enters his employer’s manufacturing unit at Saravanampatti, Coimbatore. As he exits in the evening, his heart is filled with pride and satisfaction, not from the quantity of footwear he created but from the difference it would make to users and the environment. Arun is not alone. Across India, lakhs … Read more
India-Bangladesh ties should not be “regime-specific”, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said. After holding talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the 8th Indian Ocean Conference organised in Muscat, Mr. Hossain said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus may finally meet on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit … Read more
A DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal functioning of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming it with a flood of internet traffic [File] | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath Story so far: In January, web-based portal Kaveri 2.0, which streamlines property registrations in Karnataka, faced sporadic, crippling server outages. As … Read more
Students invest immense efforts in securing admission to premier educational institutions. While many are able to turn their dreams into reality, others get left behind. There are times when both students who are unable to get admission and those who join these institutes take extreme steps. A victim’s mother once said, “I gave him an … Read more
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images “You look rather tired. Have you been up all night reading the book you bought a couple of days ago?” “There’s a major problem at the office. So, we’ve all been working rather late. As far as the novel is concerned, I’ve given up on it. Found … Read more
Story so far In a major setback for public transport users, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) announced a steep hike in Namma Metro fares on February 9, drawing widespread criticism from commuters and mobility experts. The fare increase, which in some cases neared 100%, triggered a political tussle between the ruling Congress and … Read more
Poongodi Mathiarasu | Photo Credit: Anbin Kodi It is the liberty puppetry offers that drew Poongodi Mathiarasu to the art form. “Anything can become puppetry,” says the 25-year-old, who is from Tiruppur. The art from is not limited to physical movement. “Anyone, including people who are differently-abled, can try it,” he says, adding: “It can … Read more
The story so far: When U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, million-dollar donations poured in from Big Tech companies and their CEOs. During Mr. Trump’s inauguration, some prominent figures included his unelected adviser and major donor Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, OpenAI CEO … Read more
According to officials of the Public Health Department of the GCC, over 17,000 dog bite cases — involving both domestic and community dogs — are reported every year | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan The Tamil Nadu government will hold meetings with officials of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) and Animal Husbandry Departments over … Read more