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  • Google celebrates Nowruz 2024 with a doodle

    03/19/2024 1:12:16 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    Times of India ^ | March 19, 2024 | TOI Tech Desk
    Google commemorates Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with a vibrant doodle symbolizing equal daylight and darkness on the vernal equinox. The doodle features haft-sīn, a table Google has created a colourful and vibrant doodle to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Nowruz means 'new day' in Persian and it aligns with the vernal equinox, marking the period when daylight and darkness are nearly equal in duration.The Google doodle consist of multiple colourful elements which represent the Persian culture. The doodle comprises of traditional calligraphy, floral designs and the most important tradition haft-sīn.For those unaware, Haft-sin is a distinctive table arrangement...
  • April 19th, 2024: Date set for largest democratic election in human history

    03/17/2024 2:24:02 PM PDT · by Cronos · 14 replies
    CNN ^ | 17th March 2024 | Rhea Mogul
    Polls in the world’s largest democracy India will open on April 19, the country’s election commissioner announced on Saturday, setting the stage for a nationwide election expected to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi clinch a rare third consecutive term. An estimated 960 million people in a country of 1.4 billion are eligible to vote in the widely anticipated polls that will take a month to complete. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to secure another five years in power, ruling an India that has become increasingly polarized along religious lines. Polling will unfold over seven phases around the country...
  • Lawless Seas: Indian Navy Raids and Rescues Cargo Ship Hijacked by Somali Pirates

    03/17/2024 6:28:16 AM PDT · by george76 · 14 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Mar. 17, 2024 | Paul Serran
    The major disruption caused by Yemeni Houthis in the Red Sea is hardly the only trouble spot in the world’s increasingly dangerous seas. An Indian navy warship has intercepted a hijacked cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, safely rescued all 17 crew members, and detained all 35 Somali pirates. The Indian navy vessel INS Kolkata came to the rescue of the Bulgarian ship MV Ruen, which was hijacked by pirates back on December 14, 2023. The operation lasted no less than 40 hours. The hijacking of the Ruen was the first successful action by Somali pirates in the past six...
  • 10,000 foreign workers to arrive by June to save construction industry

    03/17/2024 6:28:29 AM PDT · by Texan4Life · 25 replies
    The Jerusalem Post ^ | 17 March 2024 | Yosi Dayan
    By the end of June, more than 10,000 foreign workers from India will be employed in Israel, and at the same time, the process of absorbing about 10,000 foreign workers from other countries such as Georgia, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, and more will begin. The arrival of foreign workers will save the construction industry, which is currently in collapse, and most of the construction sites are closed. The trend is to bring about 40,000 more workers to Israel to complete a quota of 65,000 foreign workers because Palestinian workers who worked in the construction industry no longer come to work in...
  • Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing?

    03/16/2024 7:44:34 AM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 84 replies
    Finshots ^ | Jan 2024
    …Yeah, things aren’t looking good for the plane manufacturer. And we must ask — where did it all go so wrong for Boeing? Well, it probably all began in the summer of 1997. Boeing wanted to establish dominance and show the world who was boss in the airline industry. So it decided to acquire another plane manufacturer called McDonnell Douglas. It was a massive merger worth $14 billion. Now after the merger, the new entity retained the Boeing name. It was expected since it was Boeing that splashed the cash. But the problem was that the culture of McDonnell Douglas...
  • India Accelerates Citizenship for Persecuted Minorities From Three Islamic Nations with CAA, Muslims and Leftist Media Launch Vicious Attack

    03/13/2024 8:23:59 PM PDT · by Roman_War_Criminal · 30 replies
    Rair Foundation ^ | 3/12/24 | Amy Mek
    Despite relentless attacks from left-wing media and threats of violent jihad from Muslims, Modi has remained steadfast in his pursuit to protect minorities facing persecution in Islamic nations. Through groundbreaking CAA legislation, he offers sanctuary to victims of Islamic persecution, contrasting sharply with Western countries that extend entry to those persecuting non-Muslim minorities. On Monday, March 11, the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took a significant step in addressing religious persecution by officially implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). This piece of legislation, passed in December 2019, aims to provide a haven for minorities such as Hindus,...
  • Russia wants to topple dollar dominance, but it isn't even able to deliver oil to India with alternative currencies

    12/27/2023 12:10:44 AM PST · by dennisw · 22 replies
    MSN-Insider ^ | 12-27 | Huileng Tan
    Moscow has been on a drive to replace the use of the US dollar in international trade, but there are barrels of Russian oil stuck at sea due to issues with paying in alternative currencies. Shipments of Russian Sokol grade crude oil to state-owned Indian Oil Corp, or IOC, have been delayed by payment issues, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The seller is the state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft. The problem arose because Rosneft unit selling the oil hasn't been able to open a bank account in the United Arab Emirates to receive payments...
  • How Alexander the Great’s Army Horses Discovered Himalayan Salt

    03/11/2024 12:55:40 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 18 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | March 10, 2024 | Alexander Gale
    During their numerous conquests across much of the known world, Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalas led the elite Macedonian cavalry. According to one legend, they even discovered Himalayan salt, famous today for its pinkish tint and its essential trace elements required by the body. The horses had worked hard in battle and on the trail and during a moment of respite licked the salt-covered rocks in the hills overlooking the Hyaspes River. This alerted the soldiers to the salt deposits there. Whether the anecdote is true or not, it speaks to the bond between horse and rider and...
  • India says it uncovers trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

    03/08/2024 7:14:24 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Reuters ^ | 4/8/2024 | Sakshi Dayal Krishn Kaushik
    India said it had uncovered a "major human trafficking network" which lured young men to Russia with the promise of jobs only to force them to fight in the war in Ukraine. About 35 men have been sent to Russia in the scheme so far, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said late on Thursday, an increase from the 20 men that the Indian foreign ministry had earlier mentioned. At least two men who went to Russia expecting to work as "helpers" in the army have died while fighting at the front, their families have said. The Indian Embassy in...
  • Police officer in Pakistan is praised for saving woman accused of blasphemy by angry mob

    03/04/2024 7:25:48 PM PST · by grundle · 15 replies
    NBC News ^ | March 3, 2024 | Mushtaq Yusufzai and Mithil Aggarwal
    Officials say Sheher Bano, an assistant superintendent of police in Lahore, risked her life to rescue the woman after Arabic calligraphy on her outfit was mistaken for verses from the Quran. PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police officer in Pakistan is being hailed as a hero after she protected a woman from a furious mob accusing her of blasphemy over what she was wearing. Sheher Bano, an assistant superintendent of police in the city of Lahore, “put her life in danger” to rescue the woman after colorful Arabic calligraphy on her outfit was mistaken for verses from the Quran, the Muslim...
  • A Beautiful Dress and an Ugly Crowd

    03/04/2024 7:45:05 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 31 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 4 Mar, 2024 | John F. Di Leo
    An incident in Lahore Pakistan stands as a damning indictment of modern Islamic society. From distant Pakistan, an NBC news story surfaces that serves to remind us of everything we need to know about our current crisis. A week ago, a female police officer in Lahore, Pakistan, patrolling a shopping district in the busy muslim city, saw a crowd gathering, to taunt, accuse, and threaten a young woman in a colorful Kurta (a long shirt-dress). Her dress was covered with bright and abstract calligraphy that the crowd assumed was an improper quoting of the Koran. In Pakistan, when a crowd...
  • The world’s fastest-growing big economy is living up to its billing

    03/02/2024 2:50:18 PM PST · by Cronos · 11 replies
    CNN ^ | 1 March 2024 | Diksha Madhok
    India has reported surprisingly robust economic growth, ending 2023 on a high note and providing a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi just weeks before an election that could give him a third term in office. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s fastest growing major economy surged 8.4% in the final three months of 2023 compared with a year prior, up from growth of 7.6% in the June-to-September period, the country’s statistics office said Thursday. The latest increase was much stronger than analysts expected and means India’s economy “ended last year with a bang,” Thamashi De Silva, assistant India...
  • Christians in Pakistan’s Islamic Hell-While the Biden administration continues to turn a blind eye - and provide billions in "aid."

    03/01/2024 6:06:59 AM PST · by SJackson · 33 replies
    Frontpagemagazine ^ | March 1, 2024 | Uzay Bulut
    While general elections were held in Pakistan on February 8 amid allegations of fraud, Christians in the country continued suffering from severe persecution and braced themselves for a frightening future – having still been traumatized by last year’s anti-Christian pogrom.Hundreds of Christians fled their homes on August 16, 2013 when in the Pakistani district of Jaranwala, Muslim mobs launched an anti-Christian riot, vandalizing churches and committing arson against both churches and Christians’ homes — all based just on an accusation that a Quran was desecrated.At least 20 churches throughout the city were set on fire and more than 400 Christian-owned...
  • MASSIVE Groups of Military Age Males From Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and More Filmed Traveling Through Darién Gap in Panama to be Flown into US by Biden Regime

    03/01/2024 6:46:32 AM PST · by Roman_War_Criminal · 26 replies
    Gate Way Pundit ^ | 2/29/24 | Jordan Conradson
    Real Americas Voice correspondent Ben Bergquam is currently in the Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama, reporting on the international human smuggling operation coordinated by the cartels, globalists, and the Biden Regime. The Biden Regime is now granting asylum to illegal immigrants in South America and flying them by plane into the United States to arrive “as refugees who have already met the requirements and will be legally allowed to live and work in the U.S.,” according to the Associated Press. Bergquam shared a photo of a group he discovered on Tuesday night showing “over 50 men from Bangladesh, Sri...
  • India approves three chip plants with over $15 billion in investments to realize semiconductor ambitions

    02/29/2024 8:58:48 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    NBC New York ^ | 02/29/2024 | Sheila Chiang
    * India has ambitions to become a major chip hub on the lines of the U.S., Taiwan and South Korea, and has been courting foreign firms to set up operations in the country. * "Within a very short time, India Semiconductor Mission has achieved four big successes. With these units, the semiconductor ecosystem will get established in India," the government of India said in a press statement. * India in June 2023 had approved Micron for setting up a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat. India has approved building three semiconductor plants with investments of more than $15 billion as the...
  • India Prepares to Inaugurate Ram Temple on Site of Demolished Mosque

    02/25/2024 8:56:36 PM PST · by Cronos · 12 replies
    Voa ^ | 24 January 2024 | Shaikh Aziz Rahman
    A north Indian town is preparing for a mega event next week, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a grand Hindu temple that symbolizes the country’s surging Hindu cultural nationalism, a movement also known as Hindutva. The inauguration of the grand temple in Ayodhya, India is set for Monday, January 22. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Ram and stands on the site of a demolished 16th-century mosque. Some Hindu leaders have begun calling the town a "Hindu Vatican." Many Hindus claim that Ram was born in Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh — exactly...
  • Russia is hiring Indians for support work, then sending them to fight for Russian Army in Ukraine

    02/24/2024 11:50:01 AM PST · by Lurch Addams · 24 replies
    NDTV India News ^ | 2/23/24 | NDTV
    Yesterday, reports emerged that dozens of Indians were allegedly duped into military service in Russia. The unsuspecting Indians were promised support jobs but were ultimately enlisted in the Russian army, receiving misleading translations of documents and undergoing military training against their initial understanding.
  • WORLD’S TALLEST MAN MEETS WITH WORLD’S SHORTEST WOMAN

    02/21/2024 9:23:40 PM PST · by Red Badger · 16 replies
    Futurism ^ | 20 February 2024 | HARON ADARLO
    THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO IS MORE THAN SIX FEET! When the world's tallest man meets the world's shortest woman, the moment demands a photo op. That's what happened on Monday in California when Sultan Kosen of Turkey, measuring at a neck-craning 8 foot and 2 inches, reunited with the diminutive Jyoti Amge of India, who's recorded at just 2 feet and 0.7 inches — and the meeting was documented by Turkey’s state-run news outlet Anadolu, as reported by The Independent. In a testament to the incredible variation of human body types, in one shot the 30-year-old Amge even...
  • Scientists Make Breakthrough Discovery While Experimenting With Urine: ‘WE CAN REUSE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE COBALT’

    02/19/2024 8:14:10 AM PST · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    www.thecooldown.com ^ | February 18, 2024 | By Jeremiah Budin
    “The combination of readily available and relatively harmless substances and high energy efficacy gives our method potential to work for large scale extraction.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scientists have experimented with many types of materials in hopes of making EV batteries, their storage, and their recycling more efficient. One of the latest breakthroughs, developed by a team from Linnaeus University in Sweden and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India, is derived from perhaps the most unexpected substance yet: urine. The new method, which the scientists described in a study published in the scientific journal ACS Omega, summarized by Anthropocene, can be...
  • Frog sprouts mushroom, stumps the science world

    02/18/2024 5:22:35 PM PST · by Red Badger · 39 replies
    New Atlas ^ | February 15, 2024 | By Bronwyn Thompson
    A healthy frog has been spotted with a tiny mushroom sprouting from the side of its body, the first time such a growth on live animal tissue has been observed. Naturally, it completely stunned scientists. While fungi invasions are fairly common in the small-animal world, this growth appeared to be very different to the zombie parasitic types that spell bad news for their hijacked hosts. The fungus-accessorizing Rao's Intermediate Golden-backed Frog (Hylarana inter-media) was discovered by scientists out on a nature walk at the foothills of the Kudremukh Range in India's Western Ghats mountains. Despite this species being on the...