According to an annual report published by Global Freedom House, India’s points dropped from 71 to 67. Amongst 211 countries, India has secured the 88th place. Previously India was placed 83rd on this list.
It has come to light that a Chinese hacker group has also carried out a cyber attack on two Indian companies manufacturing the Covid vaccine.
US Congressman Frank Pallone called on US President Joe Biden to “stand by our strategic partner (India) and condemn China’s cyber-attack on India’s power grid”. He was treferring to a Chinese state backed hacker group’s cyber attack that caused a massive blackout in Mumbai. China said as mentioned…
Racially motivated attacks against people of Chinese descent and Pacific islandersare on the rise in the USA since the pandemic began. Taking a serious note of the issue, the White House has passed executive orders to contain the xenophobic violence.
In October last year, Mumbai and suburban areas had witnessed a power outage because of a grid failure bringing the city, including its local trains, to a complete halt. It was suspected to be the result of a sophisticated sabotage attempt to target the country’s power utilities.
“We will not retaliate as long as it is possible and we hope that the Pakistani side will also uphold the agreement,” General Officer Commanding (GoC), 28 Infantry Division, Major General V M B Krishnan told reporters.
‘Turkey is going to send Syrian Jihadi Terrorists to Kashmir to assist Pakistan in spreading terror’, reported Andreas Mountzouralias in a report on the Pentapostagma of Greece.
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organization has lauded India’s efforts in driving down Covid-19 cases. He said ‘India is highly successful in controlling Covid-19.
America has voiced its support the three farm laws passed by the Modi government. The Biden administration said that it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater private sector investment.
The World Health Organization states that cancer is the second largest cause of death in the world, killing 9.6 million people in 2018 alone. WHO has issued warnings that certain routines and food habits may trigger cancer.