Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

Battling Covid minefield, ISRO on target to launch unmanned Gaganyaan space vehicle in December

<p> <strong>India’s first “uncrewed” mission is scheduled to launch in December as part of the human spaceflight programme “Gaganyaan”.  The…

3 years ago

Why is Pak rattled by reports about India-Taliban Talks?

<p> The news about India-Taliban talks has rattled Pakistan, which has self-assumed that it is the “unofficial” gatekeeper of Taliban’s…

3 years ago

Pancham@82

<p> <strong>I was flipping channels some nights ago  and chanced upon <em>Padosan</em>. The late R.D. Burman, India’s musical icon, with…

3 years ago

Kingfisher: The Bird which Inspired a bullet train in Japan

<p> <strong>Oo La La Lala Le.., I was humming the tune, while clicking the hovering Kingfisher in the  sky.  Suddenly…

3 years ago

A nasty war- of- words between Ghani and Imran Khan of Pakistan surges as Afghan President meets Biden in Washington

<p> “Afghans are going to have to decide their future, what they want, and the senseless violence, it has to…

3 years ago

Yet again Pakistan is unable to shake off FATF’s Grey List tag

<p> <strong>Despite intensive lobbying, Pakistan yet again remains in the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).</strong></p> <p>…

3 years ago

Pakistan media, foreign office, behind- the- curve on swift Jammu and Kashmir moves

<p> Pakistani media is behind-the-curve, unable to grasp the real meaning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s deft move to announce…

3 years ago

ISRO Spy scandal : First FIR against top former Kerala police including ex- DGP

<p> <strong>Ahead of the release of “Rocketry - The Nambi Effect” India’s first science fiction film based on ex-ISRO scientist…

3 years ago

When it comes to FATF, terror kingpin Pak shuns black and white, loves “grey” list instead

<p> <strong>When it comes to Pakistan and its etched-in-stone terror links, there is no black -and- white. Islamabad, instead seems…

3 years ago

Udta Punjab landed in Canada,Toronto police busts major drug trafficking ring, Indo-Canadians among dozens charged

<p> Twenty people including several Indo-Canadians  are facing rafts of charges each and more than $61 million worth of cocaine,…

3 years ago

Ahead of Jaishankar’s UN address, Qatar’s Special Envoy confirms India and Taliban are talking

<p> External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to address the UN Security Council on Wednesday, amid a flurry of…

3 years ago

Most wanted militant and killer of two BJP councillors in Jammu and Kashmir killed in an encounter

<p> The Jammu and Kashmir police has killed one of the most wanted militant Mudasir Pandit along with other two…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s Qureshi warns Afghan President to stop pointing fingers at the ISI

<p> Pakistani foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has warned the Afghan government not to point fingers at Islamabad’s spy agency,…

3 years ago

How will you respond if this bird asks loudly ‘deed you do it’

<p> If you get startled by a repeated call that sounds like “Deeeed You Dooo It”, it means there’s a…

3 years ago

Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi says Afghanistan doesn’t share a border with India, but what about PoK?

<p> <strong>Pakistan is obsessed with India, and its ruling elite goes ballistic when the conversation shifts to New Delhi’s role…

3 years ago

Baloch rebels accuse Pak army of sex crimes, torture

<p> <strong>The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has slammed the Pakistan army of sex crimes, blaring out that garrisons from Rawalpindi…

3 years ago

World Crocodile Day: Ghariyals and Mugger feel safest in the ravines of Chambal

<p> “Chapak”... there was the sound of water splashing and we turned our heads in that direction, a huge Mugger…

3 years ago

Turkey’s Erdogan reaches out to Biden to position troops at Kabul airport

<p> <strong>US President Joe Biden described his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels on Monday as…

3 years ago

FM Qureshi fumes over Pak-Taliban link

<p> Once supportive of the Taliban, Pakistan has now mounted an about turn, asserting that “Pakistan is not an advocate…

3 years ago

Why has India decided to engage with the Taliban in Afghanistan?

<p> <strong>India and the Taliban have finally “established” contacts. Though falling short of a full-fledged engagement, Indian security officials and…

3 years ago

PM Imran Khan Cancelled his phone call with Afghan President Ghani amid Kabul-Islamabad rift

<p> Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan cancelled his scheduled phone call to  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, indicating a further  downturn…

3 years ago