An Overdose of Opioid: Johnson & Johnson
Does the landmark judgement of a US Court against Johnson & Johnson for promoting excessive opioids lay bare the complicity…
White nationalism : A growing force?
In the age of instant communication, with world-wide reach, nationalist groups target communities of colour and also religious minorities through…
The Protests in Russia
Over 60,000 Russians staged the country’s biggest political protest, defying a clampdown to demand free elections to Moscow’s city legislature.…
Animal-Human hybrid in the making
After the development of human - monkey in China, the Japanese government has approved stem cell experiments to create animal-human hybrid disregarding…
RTI Amendment: Threat to autonomy?
The Lok Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to make changes to the statutorily…
Chinese cameras ban at U.S. facilities
U.S. federal agencies are yet to comply with a mandate on Chinese made surveillance cameras which was imposed by the…
Tolerating intolerance in the US
A Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed a resolution to condemn President Donald Trump’s "racist comments" towards four Democratic congresswomen of…
Taliban negotiates with Afghanistan
An Afghan delegation (not representing President Ashraf Ghani) met Taliban officials in Qatar to seek a political solution to end…
Universities under scrutiny for foreign funding
The U.S. Education Department has opened an investigation into Georgetown, Texas A&M University over foreign funding from Qatar Foundation and…
World to edge closer to 10B by 2050
The world population is expected to increase from 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050. But the population growth rate…