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Dr. Seema Javed Oil & gas sector spent $9.6 million on 25,174 ads  on Facebook The oil and gas sector’s Facebook ads designed to prolong the use of fossil fuels were viewed at least 431 million times during 2020, a new analysis by Influence Map shows. The research focused on ads …

Special Desk India shall soon get its art work from Australia’s National Gallery. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) will remove 14 works from its Asian art collection and then return them to the Indian government. Worth a combined $3m, 13 of the objects were purchased between 2002 and 2010 …

To those who may not be aware of his antecedents, Anil Deshmukh was the Home Minister of Maharashtra until the Antilia case blew up in his face. Antilia is the private residence of tycoon Mukesh Ambani and Mumbai woke up on February 25, 2021, to hear the shocking news that …

Kulsum Mustafa “Women must assert themselves, reclaim their spaces from men keeping in mind that those enjoying power for so long will not give in easily,” said  Prof Sanjay Srivastava, Professor of Sociology, Institute of Economic growth. The lone male speaker in the group, he  hit the nail on the head when he said …

Special Desk Sunny Leone is happy that her film is not having an elephant, a real one. In her latest video she shared on twitter Sunny Leone, an animal lover and the actress, who champions the cause of animals , explains how shooting will be done without a real elephant. …

Special Desk While the scientists world across were wondering how China had controlled covid spread within its boundaries for the past few months, a fresh Covid outbreak has troubled authorities in China. Covid has spread to more locations in China, raising concerns over the country’s vulnerability to the highly contagious …

Kulsum Mustafa Words of wisdom, and foresight this concern for the aged the population of rural India comes from Dr Sanjiv Phansalkar, chair, TRIF, fmr program director, Tata Trusts. He was one of the three panelists at India Rural Colloquy, the one-week long Zoom sessions which started off on Sunday evening. This mega event …

Special Desk New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised. She apologised for an immigration crackdown in the 1970s against Pacific Islanders who had come to the country after the world war two. The ‘Dawn Raids’ targeted people who overstayed their visas, deporting them to their countries of origin. They …

Special Desk India took over the rotating United Nations Security Council (UNSC) presidency to hosting signature events related to maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism during August month. Ambassador of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti thanked the France Permanent Representative to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere. Tirumurti tweeted, “Thank …

Even before her soulful, mystical voice creates its magic and captivates you, it is her charismatic persona that hits you with an intensity that is overpowering. Doyen of Hindustani Light Classical music, Karamveer Noble Laureate, Rekha Surya enjoys the distinction of having been trained by two legendary music maestros- Begum Akhtar (Lucknow gharana) and Girija Devi (Banaras gharana). …