Operation Sagar Bandhu continues in Sri Lanka with medical and relief work
Colombo, December 6 – Sagar Bandhu, India’s multidimensional humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka continues across land and air, focusing on both emergency response and sustained medical care. Since the launch of Operation Sagar Bandhu on Nov 28, India has provided more than 58 tonnes relief...
Rahul Gandhi targets Modi’s ‘monopoly model’ amid IndiGo turbulence row
Opposition leader says ordinary flyers pay for govt-enabled domination by IndiGo, Air India as DGCA withdraws pilot rule
Sri Lanka Met Department failed to translate into Tamil all information on Cyclone Ditwah
By Sanjana H Colombo, December 5 – A journalist asked me today if the Sri Lankan Meteorological Department, and Disaster Management Centre’s respective Facebook, and web output had improved from the shambolic state it was during the height of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, severely, and asymmetrically...
Woes of IndiGo, India’s largest airline
The unprecedented cancellation of over 2000 flights by India’s largest airline IndiGo earlier this week leaving thousands of passengers stranded across the country, is attributed to the monopolistic system, greed for profits, shortage of pilots and sloppy management practices
Moscow–Delhi axis is becoming a template for a post-Western world
Russia-India relations are an example of how to maintain stability in the face of turbulent change
Lives saved, hope restored – India completes search and rescue operations in Sri Lanka
Colombo, December 5 – In response to the severe impact of Cyclone Ditwah across several parts of Sri Lanka, the Government of India deployed specialized teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) under Operation Sagar Bandhu as a humanitarian measure for search, rescue, and...
Jayalalithaa, the uncrowned queen of Tamil cinema who became a formidable politician
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Colombo, December 5- Alluring actress turned powerful politico Jayalalithaa Jayaram passed away at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai on 5 December 2016. Her condition had been pronounced grave after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit following a cardiac seizure on Dec 4....
Europe’s animosity brings Putin closer to India
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, December 5 (The Citizen) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India to attend the 23 rd. Indo-Russian summit on December 6 is expected to result in agreements for wide-ranging military and civilian technology sharing in all domains including land, air, sea,...
As cyclone impact unfolds, Sri Lanka braces for daunting recovery
Cyclone Ditwah has caused at least 479 confirmed deaths, with over 350 people still missing, marking it as one of Sri Lanka’s worst disasters since the 2004 tsunami
US and China will benefit from cooperation,not conflict
By Christopher M. Schroeder/Subtrack I went to China last month for the first time in six years. I was there at the invitation of a fascinating group that includes CEOs from China and America to meet in Beijing. But this was also an excuse to...
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