India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said that the Quadrilateral Security Alliance (Quad), widely dubbed as a geopolitical challenge to China’s maritime strategy in the Indo-Pacific, is no talk shop and is poised to grow. Meanwhile, a stabbing incident in the UK has kept the country’s northwest on alert. Besides, in the Paris Olympics, India’s Men’s Field Hockey team proceeded with a 1-1 stalemate against Argentina.
Emphasising the growing importance of Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), India’s external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that the grouping is “here to stay, here to do and here to grow”. Quad is a grouping of four countries, India, the US, Japan and Australia and the foreign ministers of these countries are meeting in the Japanese capital Tokyo today.
British police on Monday (July 29) arrested a man after a “major incident” in Southport, northwest England, about 80 km from Manchester where tensions are rife after a police person was seen kicking a Muslim man at the airport last week.
Israeli war cabinet on Monday (July 29) gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant their approval to determine the “manner and timing” of a response to a rocket strike in the Golan Heights that killed 12 people, mostly children and teenagers.
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party’s secretary-general confirmed on Monday (Jul 28). Zuma, who once led the party, had campaigned for rival uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party in the May general elections, leading to the ouster.
Delhi High Court (HC) on Monday (Jul 29) reserved its judgment on the bail plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor excise policy scam. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, currently in judicial custody, had directly approached the HC, seeking bail without going to the trial court.
When Nicolas Maduro Moras took over charge at Venezuela after the untimely death of revolutionary socialist leader Hugo Chavez in 2013, not many expected him to have such a long stint at the helm. On Sunday (July 28), Maduro, the 61-year-old former bus driver declared himself the victor the contentious presidential election of the South American nation. This will be his third consecutive term, which lasts for another six years.
With the rise in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir recently, the former Director General of the Police of Jammu and Kashmir, S P Vaid has made a revelation and claimed that over 600 SSG (Special Service Group) commandos from the Pakistan Army have been earmarked while some of them have already infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir and are carrying out terror attacks.
On Monday (July 29), India managed a 1-1 stalemate versus Argentina in their second group-stage clash in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 edition. Fresh from a 3-2 win over New Zealand, Harmanpreet Singh-led Men in Blue had a tough contest versus Argentina but managed to prevent a loss courtesy of a last-minute thrilling goal from skipper Harmanpreet in an important Pool B match at the Games. This became only the second instance of a draw between the two heavyweights, with the first occurrence dating back to 2004.
House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 Review: The Greens are in for a major mood spoiler as the Blacks gain momentum, dragons and dragonriders in this episode. With Rhaenyra in full mood to change the tides and make the Iron Throne her own, she started seeking out dragonseed (any person who has Targaryen ancestral) and could claim a dragon courtesy their bloodline. While it backfired the last time, in episode 7, Rhaenyra strategises harder and brings together all Targaryen bastards.
