Articles by Ramandeep Bajwa

The daughters of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi pose with an image of their mother outside their residence in Sheikhupura located in Pakistan's Punjab ProvinceReuters

Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi walks out of jail after 8 years

Asia's acquittal sparked massive protests by hardline Islamists who brought the country to a standstill.

Nov 8, 2018

Indian tigress Avni, who is responsible for killing 13, is shot dead; Was it required?

Popularly called Avni though officially called T1, the tigress was ordered to be shot to death by the Supreme Court earlier in the year despite calls by animal rights activists to capture the animal alive.

Nov 4, 2018

CISF to get world's first detect-track-disrupt counter-drone system for security near airports

The system is in use in France, Israel, the US and the UK, and can not only detect, track and classify if the drone is a micro, mini or large but also differentiate between a bird and drone.

Oct 13, 2018

Shenzhou-11 spacecraft returns after China's longest-ever manned space mission

Russia to assist India in sending manned mission to space

India and Russia have been close partners for the last four decades and Rakesh Sharma India's only astronaut went into space on a Russian Soyuz T-11 spacecraft on April 2, 1984.

Sep 22, 2018

Dalai Lama's incarnation comments meant to offend China says Beijing official

Dalai Lama says he knew Buddhist teachers were sexually abusing students since 1990s

The Tibetan spiritual leader made the admission in the Netherlands, where he met victims of sexual abuse after they launched a petition asking to meet him during the trip.

Sep 16, 2018

500-year-old 'Dancing Shiva' statue displays at Australian art gallery was stolen from Tamil Nadu temple

The 500-year-old statue owned by Art Gallery of South Australia was stolen from a temple in Nellai (Tamil Nadu) in the 1970s.

Sep 14, 2018

India surpasses Japan to become third-largest world economy in terms of PPP

Purchasing power parity (PPP) compares how many goods and services a unit of money can purchase in different countries.

Sep 12, 2018

Nepalese petrol tankers heading to the Chinese border of Kerung are pictured on a road on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal November 2, 2015.

China grants Nepal access to its ports

Nepal requested China to allow access to its ports to reduce dependence on India.

Sep 8, 2018

Warren Buffett to invest in Indian company 'Paytm'

If the deal goes through, it will be Buffet's first direct investment in India and also his first investment in a privately-held tech company anywhere in the world.

Aug 27, 2018

Pakistan's new PM Imran Khan has to address 5 challenges immediately

Pakistan is facing many challenges and most stem from issues like a faltering economy, extremism, overbearing military, overpopulation and dwindling water resources. Imran Khan has to address these on priority if he wants to fulfil promises he made to his voters.

Aug 19, 2018

Spiritual guru behind downfall of Fortis' Singh brothers?

Heirs to a business house which was worth billions not that long ago, there has been a dramatic fall in the fortunes of Malvinder and Shivinder Singh in the last six months.

Aug 18, 2018

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Survey reveals Tokyo is the world's most innovative city

Tokyo bagged the top spot for embracing cutting-edge innovative trends of robotics and 3D manufacturing. Among the 13 Indian cities which made the list, Mumbai came out on top with an overall ranking of 92.

Aug 11, 2018

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Pakistan: Take a look on Imran Khan's Pakistan cabinet

With PTI busy wooing smaller parties to get the numbers, a number of new faces, including women, are expected to be included in Imran Khan's cabinet.

Aug 6, 2018

Terror attack on Venezuelan soil: President Nicolas Maduro survives assassination attempt

Thousands of citizens have fled the country, where food and medical supplies are in short supply and inflation is nearing one million per cent.

Aug 5, 2018

Japan beat China to become world's biggest stock market

Chinese currency and equities have been hit hard this year following the trade spat with the US and efforts by the government to check a slowing economy and cut debt.

Aug 3, 2018