Legendary philosopher Confucious once famously said, “Under the sky, under the heavens, we are but one family!” And to that end, it suffices to say that if development is China’s understanding of the term family then, it is doing one…
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Are You Interested In Working For An Interesting Electric Mobility Start-up In Paris? Get To Bird Then!
Bird. Not just a word, but an expression of wings-out and a creature being in full flight. Bird. Not just a four-letter word that indicates free-flying out there but the scaling of one’s ambition; the reach for the skies. And…
Amsterdam All Set To Present The World With A Holocaust Memorial
Israel has a name for a term that perhaps marks the ghastliest period of time in all of its human history. It calls it Shoah. The world understands the term slightly differently, calling it ‘The Holocaust.’ From the onset of…
Germany Had A Pretty Bad 2018 Where It Comes To Number Of Accidents
It’s home to an automobile set-up that’s literally running the entire show in the world, well, yes, to a good extent. It’s highways and freeways are, quite simply, a delight for drivers and automotive enthusiasts and above all- a dream…
When The Rarest Of The Rare Happened: A South Korean Who Defected To North Korea
Turn of the tide. The reverse order. Changing of the order. A polarising opposite. What you are going to read now perhaps beats any of these analogies? In what comes across as a rather strange, rather an absurdly strange order…
Israel PM Netanyahu Expected To Visit India Toward September. Why Iran Could Feature In The Talks?
Israel has it, even as it will go to all possible extents to deny it. The United States has had it for years altogether. India’s had it since the past few decades. But Iran having it is a ‘world’ problem.…
Forget Politics, Tensions with India, Imran Khan, and Whatnot! Pakistan’s Mango Pizza Is Making News
Let’s face facts. And these aren’t raw but hardcore facts. Pakistan is definitely among the most polarising nations out there. A day doesn’t go by when one of the most widely discussed countries in the Islamic world isn’t chided or…
To Promote Women’s Soccer In China, This Firm Is Pumping $145 Million
Akin to the commonly known 4Ps of Marketing- Price, Product, Promotion, and Packaging- could it be that the 3cs of China are Corporate, Corporatisation and Communism? It may surely be among the most powerful economies of the world, but it…
How Is Israel Working Out A Way For Tourists In Times of Expensive Tel Aviv And Jerusalem Hotels?
What’s life without some travel in it? It’s akin to a fish living in a dry pond- right? There’s nothing really too alarming or strange about travel. The desire or zeal to travel is always high but the cost to…
Do You Know South Africans Can Visit As Many As 99 Countries Without A Visa
The common saying regarding South Africa is that you can take South Africans out of South Africa but not the other way round. This is a rainbow nation, a land of Africans, travellers, dreamers, founders, doers and the ambitious and…
Ever Heard Of A Start-up That Delivers Petrol At Your Doorstep? Know More About ‘i-fuel!’
If you thought that the whole culture of entrepreneurship and creativity was, as seen in the past decade or so, limited to the genius brains in Asia- with all due respect- or make that Southeast Asia, then think again. In…
Spain Has A Problem With Domestic Violence. And It’s Time It Got Serious About It
We all love Spain for a multitude of reasons. This is a truly enigmatic country that’s checkered with amazing natural beauty. With dozens and dozens of serene chappels, forts, castles, churches, and a fantastic array of architectural wonderments, there’s always…
Switzerland Gets Itself A Really Expensive Embassy In Moscow! Guess the Prize?
It’s the country tapered with lush green valleys, sky-rocketing mountains, melting chocolates and adorable Jersey cows. It’s a country you wish you were born in, and a country where many an old couple wants to eventually retire in. Few countries…
Germany, Spain, and France In Major Defence Deal On Euro Fighter Jet
In a world constantly mired by violent acts of terror and a geopolitical situation that’s more often than not capricious, what can be better than strengthening one’s defense preparedness? In the last half a decade, given the increase in unprecedented…
Germany Opens First Electric Highway Enabling Trucks Draw Power From Electric Cables
They say that the industrial growth of the country is rising and ‘better than’ what most economists might argue. It’s a common fact that the automotive set-up in the country is facing its worst nightmare, ever since Porsche ‘accepted’ having…
Saudi Authorities behind hacking of Amazon CEO Bezos’ phone
Think all the leading corporate luminaries of today’s day and age are all clean and brand ambassadors of morals and ethics? Think there is no one out there who seems to be hiding any skeletons in their cupboard? Well, think…
Brunei Decides To Punish Gay Sex and Adultery With Death By Stoning
A few hours ago, top Hollywood actor George Clooney decided to boycott Brunei-owned hotels. This was a serious move. To some, it may have read like, “Why.. what on earth happened there sir!?” Truth be told, the legendary star was…
What the world must applaud about NZ PM Jacinda Ardern?
A lot about a man, it is said, can be told, by the kind of shoes that he wears. Heard that one before? Well, but what about women? On a similar train of thought, some might say a lot about…
From Russia with love and might: India Buys Nuclear-Powered Submarine from Putin-land!
It may not give the likes of Einstein’s among us a complex of any kind to state something that is so stupidly understood. That India has been, as seen over the course of the last few decades, among the biggest…
Think Delhi’s a polluted mess? Well, it is. But, In Thailand, there are bleeding noses!
Delhi-O-Delhi! Ever heard the name of this famous restaurant inside the famous Indian Habitat Centre? You must try it, at least, once. It’s a fun place and there’s great food and above all, the view of the city that one…
129 Indian students got enrolled in a fake US university!
When you study, you have only one aim- which is to do well and do the best with the resources and time at your disposal. From a students’ point of view, it’s just too precious not to be making the…
Top Intel Chiefs from the US suggest North Korea may not actually give up on nuclear weapons
North Korea. The word is a bit of an anomaly to any kind of thinking that the world may be adhering to. Human Rights here are often human rights violation here. Freedom of choice, rather the freedom to conceive freedom…
Germany has made a decision to retain its unlimited autobahns
Approximately, around 12,993 kilometers of Germany is covered with the Autobahns. Not a bad stretch at all, right? The autobahns of Germany happen to be one among its many marvels that the world has come to appreciate and the country…
Mazel Tov: Israel witnesses a double-digit tourism growth from Indian tourists!
When Israeli Prime Minister Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in India a few months back, he went back saying, “Jai Hind, Jai Bharat, Jai Israel!” This poignant message from a powerful leader, of arguably the strongest nation in the Middle East, gave…
French President Emmanuel Macron pens a 2300-word letter to calm down Yellow vest protestors
France! Not just the land of great artists, but also a place where one finds amazing engineering marvels. It’s tough to say, if you were to think about it, whether what’s more dazzling- is it the Champagne region in France…