Indian travel agencies have seen a decrease of up to 67 percent in footfall compared to pre-pandemic levels due to the country’s ‘Sustainable Development Fee’ policy. Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee has limited the entry of Indians into the country, for tourism. Travel companies have registered a decrease in footfall of up to 67 percent since […]
Continue Reading
The people in Srilanka will not stop until their demands are met. Amid the Sri Lankan economic crisis, citizens are protesting and demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Buddhi Prabodaha Karunaratne, a Sri Lankan citizen, said, “Everybody in the current government is above 65 years of age. So we demand a youth-led party so […]
Continue Reading
Africans in Ukraine are facing the double whammy of war and racism. Bengaluru, March 3, 2022 In a huge hall, orderly beds were made ready. People were isolated from their families. They were given pieces of bread and buns to eat. Their yearning desire to meet their families brought tears. There was fear for life […]
Continue Reading
Invasion unjustified as Ukraine isn’t a direct threat to Russia: Rajesh Rajagopalan. On February 24, 2022, Russia launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea. It is the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. Eight days after the war began, several buildings have fallen and civilians […]
Continue Reading
Videos shot by Indian students in Kharkiv show consecutive explosions accompanied by loud bangs. Bengaluru: Moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine, loud explosions were witnessed in Kharkiv city on Thursday just before 6 A.M in Ukrainian time, three-and-a-half hours behind Indian Standard Time. Videos coming out of Kharkiv city show […]
Continue Reading
As debris washes ashore from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, the Sri Lankan Marine Environment Protection Authority begins to remove waste from the coast. Bengaluru: The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) of Sri Lanka has started the process to remove the cargo that washed ashore from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl […]
Continue Reading
Right when everyone thought India’s battle with covid-19 was a success story, the second wave struck the country turned it into a cautionary tale and left the future of garment works in the dark. Bengaluru: With wages she earned as a garment worker at one of the manufacturing units, in Bangalore, Rajama said she normally […]
Continue Reading
The US State Department’s official advisory to its citizens to not travel to Japan may affect the 2021 Olympic Games as the US has the largest participation in Olympic Games. New Delhi: Olympics followers believe that a restricted US participation might give other nations a chance to win many more gold medals than they would […]
Continue Reading
Women navigate through a pandemic of cyber harassment as they share how easy it has become for harassers to attack them online. Bengaluru: It’s worse than you think it is. Imagine this: It’s a Friday. You wake up with your phone blowing up with notifications. It’s seven in the morning. What could possibly be wrong? […]
Continue Reading
With countries going under lockdown again, many airlines see a grim future as the cost of parking and maintenance of aircrafts lies heavy on them. Bangalore: As thousands of flights worldwide are grounded again due to lockdown, many airlines drown in the cost of safeguarding parked planes on runways and storage facilities. Many airlines across […]
Continue Reading