Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

For a bright future, restore the wetlands

<p> Wetlands provide habitats for thousands of species of waterfowls,  birds, amphibians and plants  in different seasons.</p> <p> While the…

3 years ago

Fearing a Taliban takeover, Pak PM Imran Khan wants an Afghan settlement before US troops depart

<p> Pakistani establishment appears to have realised that in case the Taliban captured Afghanistan by force, there can be a…

3 years ago

Restoring a benign balance between man and environment

<p> “A great silence is spreading over the natural world even as the sound of man is becoming deafening, little…

3 years ago

Pandita’s killing shows Pakistan has backtracked from the budding peace initiative with India

<p> After a brief lull, Pakistan sponsored terrorists have struck again the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The assassination…

3 years ago

China and India’s interests do not clash in Afghanistan-Afghan envoy

<p> Ahead of triangular talks among China, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday to discuss the fallout of US withdrawal, an…

3 years ago

Pak govt to convert Havelis of Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar into museums

<p> <strong>The ancestral homes in Peshawar of Bollywood legends Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor are now owned by the Pakistan’s…

3 years ago

In Pakistan, Captain Imran defies selector Army chief triggering a political storm

<p> It was all set for Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s younger brother Shahbaz Sharif to…

3 years ago

Absent from meetings for a year, is Taliban Supremo Haibatullah Akhundzada still alive?

<p> The Taliban's top leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has been absent from important meetings and has not been seen in…

3 years ago

Brahminy ducks: The Chakwa-Chakwi love birds of India

<p> A pair of Ruddy Shelduck ducks is flapping frantically in the Chambal river in Dholpur, Rajasthan. Banks of clean…

3 years ago

Top cleric Grand Mufti of Egypt slams Taliban for violating Sharia laws

<p> The Grand Mufti of Egypt, a top cleric, whose voice influences millions of Muslims the world over has issued…

3 years ago

UN questions Pakistan’s epidemic of enforced disappearances

<p> <strong>Pakistan has a warped definition of the political disappearances. Its military backs it as a patriotic act, justifying enforced…

3 years ago

Trail to Pakistan: US once again in hot pursuit of Dawood Ibrahim

<p> <strong>Where is Dawood Ibrahim, the undesignated terrorist and India’s most wanted accused of the Bombay1993 blasts? This is an…

4 years ago

Pakistan wants Afghanistan to break off relations with India, deny it access to Central Asia—Hamid Karzai

<p> <strong>Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said Pakistan is not in favour of good relations between India and Afghanistan,…

4 years ago

An epic record: Bar-tailed godwit flies 12,000-km in 11 days

<p> The bar-tailed godwit has set a new world record for avian non-stop flight—12,000-km round-the-world from Alaska to New Zealand,…

4 years ago

The Truth behind the killing of Mirwaiz Farooq, defender of Kashmiriyat

<p> It's the 31st death anniversary of Moulvi Farooq, Mirwaiz of Kashmir who was murdered by his “own” people at…

4 years ago

Why are Pakistan and Taliban drifting apart?

<p> Once blood brothers, Taliban and Pakistan appear to be drifting apart, especially as the US begins to move out,…

4 years ago

Overcoming monkey shortages would be key to new Covid vaccines

<p> <strong>Scientists all over the world are facing a desperate shortage of monkeys as they are a crucial requirement for…

4 years ago

Now the Vadla crane goes missing in Balochistan

<p> Vadla is the most “famous” female crane among the common cranes who have been visiting India for the last two…

4 years ago

Pak flip flop on ties with India shows internal disarray

<p> <strong>On Thursday, while the Indian and Pakistani armies were exchanging sweets on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at Chakkan Da…

4 years ago

Ahead of US withdrawal, Afghanistan shows no signs of healing

<p> <strong>Ahead of the complete US withdrawal in September, Afghanistan is showing no signs of healing, with neither side across…

4 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s open support for Modi on Kashmir sinks Pakistan-Turkey plot

<p> <strong>Saudi Arabia, which falls in the super heavyweight category in the Islamic world, is flashing blaring signs that it…

4 years ago