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Approach to Providing Better Housing Facilities to Poor People
Without having a clear vision regarding what you want to do with your life, you will not be able to enjoy it to the fullest. Life was never about only having luxurious cars and stacks of money, but rather those serving those people who are barely able to make their...
Common Problems Faced by PMAY Applicants in India
Initially launched in 2015 to address the problem of homelessness in our country, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or PMAY list of benefits is pretty extensive. It includes affordable housing for all urban classes at subsidised home loan interest rates, eco-friendly...
What Are the Major Risks for the European Real Estate in 2019-2020?
The European real estate market continues to be one of the most popular in the world, yet like other markets, there are several factors that could have a negative impact on future performance. Unfortunately, most of the important reasons don’t have anything to do with...
Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal Applies for Mining Lease Despite Environmental Concerns and Misgovernance Allegations
Waratah Coal, a Clive Palmer entity, has applied for a mining lease and environmental authority approval to build a coalmine in the Galilee Basin in Queensland, Australia. The project, which has been in discussions for years under the name “China First”, has now been...
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‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record year
The researchers credit the slowdown to policies implemented by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva to curb deforestation.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at...
Is India’s Chabahar dream in Iran dead?
New Delhi, India — Relations between the United States and India are at a crossroads yet again: this time, over New Delhi’s decade-long investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port.India’s most ambitious connectivity project in its extended neighbourhood now potentially faces a...
Two Kashmir brothers: One killed by rebels, another by army 26 years later
Indian-administered Kashmir – Rashid Ahmad Mughal was barely six when armed rebels barged into their home in Chunt Waliwar village, in Ganderbal district of Indian-administered Kashmir, on a freezing January night in 2000.At about midnight, nearly a dozen armed men...
Europe named ‘fastest-warming continent’ in latest climate change report
From heatwaves to wildfires and shrinking ice cover, Europe is facing a ‘severe’ impact from climate change, UN body says. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Nearly all of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, a year that included record-high...
Can Russia serve as an economic lifeline for Iran amid the Hormuz blockade?
As Iran stares down the economic consequences of a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, attention is shifting north.With Gulf shipping lanes disrupted and oil exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more on a patchwork of railways,...
White House hails ‘two kings’ as King Charles delivers pointed remarks
NewsFeedKing Charles III has hailed US-UK ties at a state dinner in the White House after speaking at a joint session of Congress in a rare appearance by a British monarch. The visit marks 250 years since American independence, and comes amid strains over the war on...
Afghan students recount harrowing university strike
NewsFeedAfghan students have described the moment a missile hit their university. Officials blame Pakistan for Monday’s attack on Kunar Province which killed at least seven people. Pakistan denies responsibility, but in prior attacks has accused Taliban leaders of...
US Senate blocks bid to stop Trump using military against Cuba
Senator Tim Kaine says if anyone did to the US ‘what we are doing to Cuba’, it would be considered ‘an act of war’. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026The United States Senate has blocked a resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from ordering...
UN aid chief says situation in Somalia worsened by US war on Iran
NewsFeedUN relief coordinator Tom Fletcher has slammed the war on Iran during a visit to Somalia where he says people in Mogadishu are suffering more as a result of the US-Israeli conflict 3,000km away. He says resources being diverted away from aid have exacerbated...
US, Latin America countries criticise China’s retaliation over Panama Canal
China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after a Supreme Court ruling on the Panama Canal, US officials say. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint...
Trump to feature on limited-edition US passports for 250th anniversary
The passports are part of broader plans to celebrate the milestone anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence.United States President Donald Trump will feature on a new, limited-edition US passport being issued to mark the country’s 250th anniversary...
Lebanon’s PM slams Israel’s ‘war crimes’ as attack kills 3 rescue workers
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun also says Israel is violating international law that protects civilians and humanitarian workers.Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of perpetrating a “heinous crime” in the targeting and killing of civil defence emergency...