Lynching a Federal Hate Crime : US U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became […]
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First Meeting Of The Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group
First Meeting Of The Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group: The first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group (IMCG) at Secretary level was convened by India’s Foreign Secretary. The IMCG has been set up as a high-level mechanism towards mainstreaming of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy vision that sought to develop better relations with the country’s neighbours. IMCG is […]
UN Peacekeepers in Ukraine
UN Peacekeepers: Canada and allies are planning to work togather to support among United Nations General Assembly members, including China, for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Countries opposing Russia’s invasion should seek a recommendation from the General Assembly for a peacekeeping mission with the goal of keeping humanitarian corridors open. While decisions about establishing, maintaining […]
The Civil War In Yemen
The Civil War In Yemen: The civil war in Yemen — between the Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels — saw a historic two-month truce deal last week, the first of its kind since 2016. The parties agreed to halt all offensive military, air, ground and maritime operations inside Yemen and across its borders. […]
‘Gaofen-3 03’: China’s Earth Observation Satellite
‘Gaofen-3 03’: China’s Earth Observation Satellite China has launched a new Earth observation satellite on 7th April 2022. This satellite will become a part of the country’s land-sea radar satellite constellation. It will capture images to help China safeguard its maritime interests. The satellite has been named Gaofen-3 03. It was from the Jiuquan Satellite […]
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1)
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1): Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is a crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that is operated by the Axiom Space. This mission was launched on 8th April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center. It is a private crew mission. The crew consists of Michael López-Alegría who is a professionally trained astronaut […]
Russia Got Suspended From The Human Rights Council
Russia Got Suspended From The Human Rights Council: The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from the Human Rights Council during a meeting recently. Ninety-four members voted in favour while 24 voted against, and 58 abstained. India also abstained in the UNGA vote moved by the United States to suspend Russia over allegations that the […]
Hydra: Russia’s Dark Marketplace
Hydra : Russia ‘s Dark Marketplace German police said they have taken down Russian-language illegal darknet marketplace Hydra, the largest such network in the world, and seized bitcoins worth €23 million ($25 million). Founded in 2015, Hydra sold illegal drugs, stolen credit card data, counterfeit currency and fake identity documents, masking the identities of those […]
Bucha Civilian Killings
Bucha Civilian Killings: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian troops of committing “the most terrible war crimes” since World War II in an address to the United Nations Security Council. The grimmest discoveries have been made in a Kyiv suburb called Bucha, a town located about 25 km to the northwest of the capital, which […]
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Appearance Of Amazon And Future Group Before Singapore International Arbitration Centre: Amazon and Future Group have agreed to appear before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the parties informed the Supreme Court (SC) recently. The Supreme court was hearing Amazon’s application seeking directions to restrain Future Retail from alienating its retail assets till the arbitration […]
