Rajya Sabha elections 2018 underway
Voting has commenced for the Rajya Sabha elections 2018 in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. The…
Tech giants face EU ‘digital tax’
Under plans announced by the European Commission, major technology companies including Google, Amazon, and Facebook could soon face higher taxes.…
Confucius Institutes: China’s soft power
Republican senators have proposed a bill that will designate China’s Confucius Institutes (foreign language institutes present across universities in the…
G20 seeks ‘further dialogue’ on trade
The world’s financial leaders reaffirmed their commitment to fight protectionism and recognize the need for “further dialogue and actions” on…
The last white rhino
vbSudan, the last male northern rhinoceros in the world has passed away. This has triggered a heated debate regarding the…
India-China to improve ties?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to improve the bilateral ties between the two…
Amazon beats Alphabet
For the first time ever, Amazon has surpassed Alphabet in market value and has become the second most valuable listed…
The fate of Indian economy
Finance giant Goldman and Sachs has downgraded its Indian economic growth forecasts from 8% to 7.6% for the financial year…
Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica, a data mining and analysis firm associated with the Trump campaign, has been accused of a Facebook data…
Self-driving Uber car kills pedestrian
An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona. This marks the first fatality involving…
The fate of 39 Indians
Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of External Affairs of India has confirmed that the 39 Indians who had been abducted by…
Is trade war inevitable?
Reports have emerged that the US administration plans on slapping China with an immense package of US$60 billion (S$79 billion)…
Palestine takes aim at US
During a recent meeting, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly labelled the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, a “son of…
3D-printed electronic vehicles
X Electrical Vehicle’s LSEV, which will hit markets in 2019, will be the first mass-produced 3D printed electronic car in…
No confidence?
Efforts to initiate a No Confidence Motion against the ruling party in India have stalled due to noisy protests taking…