Author: Achalapati Pulkit

Frankfurt, Brussels (6/10 – 27) While Tajik authorities have not been able to lay their hands on their activist opponents living in Europe, they are able to turn the screws on their families and relatives, back in the old country. The recent case of arrest of family members took place shortly after President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to Germany, to attend a summit of Central Asian leaders, at the end of last month. Throughout Rahmon’s visit, he was trailed by demonstrators holding up placards bearing pictures of political prisoners and calling him a dictator. When Rahmon headed to the Bundestag on…

Every Indian has a special place in their heart for desi food. However, NRI’s suffer the most as they don’t have access to authentic Indian meals. But if you happen to be residing in Orlando, Florida, we have got your back. Here are the top seven Indian restaurants in Orlando, United States that serve authentic Indian meals:  Every Indian has a special place in their heart for desi food. Be it a simple dal chawal or a spicy chicken biryani, no other cuisine can satiate our taste buds and cravings like our food does. With aromatic spices and unique cooking styles, Indian food…

The assault came to light when the girl went to a hospital where it was found that she was 34 weeks pregnant, said an official. Thane: The Navi Mumbai police has registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly repeatedly raping and impregnating a 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Sunday. Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s brother, the police on Saturday registered a case under section 376 (rape) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said. The assault came to light…

A top U.S. diplomat to Afghanistan has categorically ruled out Washington’s support for a new war in the nation, saying Afghans “deserve some peace” after more than four decades of international conflict ended two years ago when American and international troops left as Taliban militants seized power. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi, Karen Decker, the chargé d’affaires of the U.S. mission to Afghanistan, dismissed any support for anti-Taliban armed factions such as the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), saying Afghans themselves have been adamantly against the launch of any new conflict. “No. Absolutely…

The first urban underground road project, 40 metre below ground level, from Orange Gate to Marine Drive, aims to provide a seamless road-based transit system with just 10 minutes of driving distance connecting the eastern freeway exit with the coastal road. Mumbai’s first urban underground road tunnel project between Orange Gate and Marine Drive in south Mumbai is a significant infrastructure development aimed at addressing traffic congestion. It will also enhance signal free connectivity between the east and west coasts of Mumbai via Eastern Freeway, MTHL, Coastal Road and the Bandra Worli Sealink. The city is having two road tunnels…

Fires that have claimed 20 lives in Greece are still burning out of control in foothills near Athens and the Evros region near the border with Turkey. Eighteen of those killed are thought to be refugees and migrants who crossed the border recently, hiding in forests north of the city of Alexandroupolis. Greece has expressed its deepest sorrow for the deaths in the Dadia forest close to the Turkish border. For five days, fires have burned near the city and west along the coast. Firefighters are also trying to stop a fire spreading from the slopes of Mount Parnitha, to…

Elnath Shinde took a swipe at the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray, stating that had the work of concretisation of city roads been completed, lives would not have been lost to accidents. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday claimed that Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in the next two to two-and-half years. He also took a swipe at the rival Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray, stating that had the work of concretisation of city roads been completed, lives would not have been lost to accidents. “In two to two-and-half years, Mumbai will…

Canadians are far from squeamish in our literary tastes, but novels about the country where we were once at war are rare CANADIAN SOLDIERS FIRST ARRIVED in Afghanistan weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001. They stayed until 2014. (A special forces unit returned in 2021 to help shut down the Canadian embassy in Kabul following the Taliban’s retaking of the country.) The mission, our largest deployment since the Second World War, involved over 40,000 troops, cost an estimated $18 billion, and resulted in the deaths of 158 soldiers. The horror and chaos of the operation was clear from the…

The trans harbour link opening will be followed by the Navi Mumbai airport, which will bring a drastic change in the way the satellite city is looked at, Shinde said. The much-awaited Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai will be opened for general traffic in the coming few months followed by the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) which is expected to bring drastic change in the way Navi Mumbai is looked at, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on August 10. Shinde was speaking at a day-long conference organised by Opelox Media and Marketing titled Sustainable Cities 2030…

Western sanctions against Russia have been impacting pet food markets in Central Asia that imported products from there. Since mid- 2022, several countries in Central Asia have struggled against occasional shortages of pet food as well-planned supply schemes fell victim to Western sanctions against Russia. Local pet food manufacturers, however, are starting to fill the gaps not only on their home ground but also in neighboring counties. In March 2022, customers in Kazakhstan, the largest pet food market in the region, witnessed unexpected turbulence in the domestic market, as some brands, including Whiskas, Kitekat and Pet Chow, disappeared from retail shelves,…