Attacks on United States Personnel in Middle East, Retaliatory Strikes Threaten to Worsen Regional Stability, Political Affairs Chief Tells Security Council

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, noted that the tensions that have engulfed multiple countries in the Middle East continue to rise, with near daily incidents in the region since mid-October 2023 — including some 165 attacks on United States facilities in Syria and Iraq, prompting American strikes in the two countries.

From Words to Worlds: The Biography of Shehan Karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan writer known for his novel “Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew,” which won the Commonwealth Book Prize in 2012. Life and Career Shehan Karunatilaka was born in 1975 (age 49 years), in Galle, Sri Lanka Karunatilaka began his career as a writer, primarily focusing on fiction. His breakout work, … Read more

A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit

1.5°C warming limit

Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led. The worrying findings, based on temperature records contained in sea sponge skeletons, suggest global climate change has progressed much further than previously thought.

6 February in Indian and World History

6 February in Indian and World History

6 February in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 6 February is the birth anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Kavi Pradeep, and Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth. 6 February is also observed as the death anniversary of Pt. Motilal Nehru, and Pratap Singh Kairon. Birth Anniversary 6 February in Indian history is … Read more

Shri Sanjay Verma, Indian Foreign Service of 1990 batch takes the oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC

Sanjay Verma

Shri Sanjay Verma, Indian Foreign Service of 1990 batch takes the oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC this afternoon in the Central Hall, Main Building of UPSC. The oath was administered to him by the UPSC Chairman Dr Manoj Soni.

3 February in Indian and World History

3 February in Indian and World History

3 February in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 3 February is the birth anniversary of Ram Singh Kuka, Suhasini Ganguly, and Raghuram Rajan. 3 February is also observed as the death anniversary of Kanjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, Radhakrishna, and Dr. Balram Jakhar. Birth Anniversary 3 February in Indian history is celebrated … Read more

2 February in Indian and World History

2 February in Indian and World History

2 February in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 2 February is the birth anniversary of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Moturi Satyanarayana, and Khushwant Singh. 2 February is also observed as the death anniversary of Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Govind Shankar Kurup, and K. Subrahmanyam. Birth Anniversary 2 February in Indian history is … Read more

31 January in Indian and World History

31 January in Indian and World History

31 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 31 January is the birth anniversary of Major Somnath Sharma, Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay, and Preity Zinta. 31 January is also observed as the death anniversary of Krishna Singh, Minjur Bhaktavatsalam, Maniram Bagri, and Akilan. Birth Anniversary 31 January in Indian history is … Read more

30 January in Indian and World History

30 January in Indian and World History

30 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 30 January is the birth anniversary of Jaishankar Prasad, Chidambaram Subramaniam, and Amrita Sher-Gil. 30 January is also observed as the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, and J. C. Kumarappa. Birth Anniversary 30 January in Indian history is celebrated as … Read more

Jim Wong-Chu: A Literary Trailblazer in Asian Canadian Literature

Jim Wong-Chu

Jim Wong-Chu (28 January 1949 – 11 July 2017) was a Canadian activist, community organizer, poet, author, editor, and historian. Wong-Chu is one of Canada’s most celebrated literary pioneers. He also co-edited several anthologies featuring Asian Canadian writers.

25 January: Tribute to Frank Soo

Frank Soo

Frank Soo (8 March 1914 – 25 January 1991) was a pioneering British footballer of Chinese descent who played for Stoke City, Chelsea, and England during the mid-20th century. He was the first person of Asian descent to represent England at football.

25 January in Indian and World History

25 January in Indian and World History

25 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 25 January is the birth anniversary of Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Rajendra Awasthi. 25 January is also observed as the death anniversary of Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, Ananta Singh, and Vijayaraje Scindia. Birth Anniversary 25 January in Indian history is celebrated as the birth … Read more

23 January in Indian and World History

23 January in Indian and World History

23 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 23 January is the birth anniversary of Veer Surendra Sai, Subhash Chandra Bose, Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, and Achal Kumar Jyoti.

20 January in Indian and World History

20 January in Indian and World History

20 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 20 January is the birth anniversary of Ajit Kumar Doval and Ratan Thiyam. 20 January is so observed as the death anniversary of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Thakkar Bappa, Harvilas Sharda, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, and Karam Singh. Birth Anniversary 20 January … Read more