Pencaksilat is an indigenous martial art form that originated in Indonesia. The term pencaksilat has been popularised after the Indonesian independence. It is a regular medal sport event in the Asian Games, Asian Beach Games, South Asian Games, and Asian Youth Games and is duly recognised by t...
India holds an important place in the global education industry. The country has more than 1.5 million schools with over 260 million students enrolled and about 850 universities and 35,539 colleges. India has one of the largest higher education systems in the world. However, there is still a lot of ...
Titagarh Wagons Limited, a flagship company of the Titagarh Group, has reiterated its commitment towards the government’s vision of ‘Make in India’, by successfully launching the first of the four vessels being built for Indian Navy and Ministry of Earth Sciences respectively. On May 9, ...
It’s been 18 years that Vladimir Putin has been ruling Russia. He has recently sworn in for his fourth Kremlin term amidst nationwide protest rallies that resulted in the arrests of at least 1,200 anti-Putin demonstrators. The internal situation in Russia is unstable but Kremlin is bent on repress...
Rural infrastructure is essential for improving the quality of human life in India’s rural hinterlands and for accelerating the process of agricultural development. According to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, agricultural infrastructure can be categorised into three broad ca...
The E-Cell of Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata recently organised an entrepreneurship summit (E-Summit) to enhance entrepreneurial awareness among students. This first-of-its-kind summit organised by JU saw the participation of a large number of students from various institutes. The summit,...
Globally, human trafficking and especially trafficking of girls/women remains a major problem. The purpose behind trafficking of girls/women has conventionally been sex slavery, sexual exploitation, and forced labour. The district of South 24 Parganas is one of the largest districts in West Bengal a...
India has emerged as the fastest growing major economy in the world as per the Central Statistics Organisation (CSO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is expected to be one of the top three economic powers in the near future. It has retained its position as the third largest start-up bas...
The recently concluded Russian presidential election warrants a close scrutiny. In what was effectively a one-horse race, anything less than an impressive victory could have weakened President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Putin’s victory, with a 76.7% vote share, came amidst high tensions bet...
What happened in Maldives?The latest political crisis in Maldives is a result of a deadlock between President Abdulla Yameen and the Supreme Court of Maldives. The Supreme Court of Maldives has unanimously ruled that nine opponents of Yameen’s regime have been unfairly convicted. Those opponents i...