•Over 25,000 babies born in Nigeria on Jan 1, 2019 •Countries urged meet every newborn’s right to health and survival Senator Iroegbu Nigeria is in the top three of January 1, 2019 baby boom with an estimated 25,685 babies said to be born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day, only behind India and
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India witnessing heavy cyber attacks from Russia, U.S, China — report
India has been the target of over 4.3 lakh cyber attacks from five countries including China, Russia and the US while more than 73,000 attacks were initiated from India between January and June this year, says a Finnish cyber security company. According to F-Secure's honeypot data, Russia, the US, China, the
India flood crises worsens, death toll hits 324
The death toll from floods that have triggered landslides and sent torrents sweeping through villages in the Indian state of Kerala trebled Friday to 324, authorities said, amid warnings of worse weather to come. Hundreds of troops and local fishermen are staging desperate rescue attempts with helicopters and boats across the
5 Charity workers gang-raped
Five women working for a charity in remote eastern India were abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint, police said Friday, in the latest horrific sex assault in the country. The women said in their complaint they were performing a play to raise awareness about human trafficking in the largely tribal Khunti district
India to build major military facility in Seychelles amid growing China influence
•India signs 20-year-pact with Seychelles to build airstrip and jetty for navy on Assumption Island By Samuel Osborne Insecurities deepen in Delhi after Beijing inaugurates overseas base near one of world's busiest shipping lane. India is preparing to build a military base in the Seychelles as part of the country’s ongoing contest with China for influence in
Asia’s rocketing ambition
China will not fall into the ‘Thucydides Trap’ with India
President Xi Jinping projects China as a 'benevolent power' but at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi the 'Quad' nations lined up against him By Pepe Escobar The West’s notions of history and geography between Europe and Asia, are drenched in myriad cultural implications and can be traced back to ‘The Romance of Alexander’. This is
2 pilots fight inside plane with 324 passengers
Varun Gandhi’s View On Rohingya Draws Big Put-Down From Government
Varun Gandhi's editorial cites several international sources to describe the Rohingya refugees as victims of foreign policy and domestic politics. The 37-year-old MP from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh has, in an article today, advocated asylum for Rohingya Muslims who have escaped the violence in Myanmar, a view that is in contrast
Varun Gandhi’s View On Rohingya Draws Big Put-Down From Government
Varun Gandhi's editorial cites several international sources to describe the Rohingya refugees as victims of foreign policy and domestic politics. The 37-year-old MP from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh has, in an article today, advocated asylum for Rohingya Muslims who have escaped the violence in Myanmar, a view that is in contrast