MP Atul Garg on All Party Delegation: गाजियाबाद से भारतीय जनता पार्टी (BJP) के सांसद अतुल गर्ग उस सर्वदलीय प्रतिनिधिमंडल में शामिल थे, जो विदेश में ऑपरेशन सिंदूर के बारे में जानकारी देने गया था. इस दौरान उन्होंने दुनिया के चार देशों की यात्रा की, जहां उन्होंने सभी को पाकिस्तान के नापाक इरादों के बारे…
Operation Sindoor BSF: ऑपरेशन सिंदूर के दौरान देश के सीमा-प्रहरियों ने जो सराहनीय कार्य किया, उसके चलते आज बच्चे-बच्चे की जुबान पर बीएसएफ (BSF) का नाम है. ये मानना है बॉर्डर सिक्योरिटी फोर्स (BSF) के डीजी दलजीत सिंह चौधरी का. दलजीत चौधरी के मुताबिक, बीएसएफ के महिला और पुरुष, दोनों जवानों ने ऐसा कार्य कि…
Mr. Mudimbe was unapologetic. “To the question ‘what is Africa?’ or ‘how to define African cultures?’ one today cannot but refer to a body of knowledge in which Africa has been subsumed by Western disciplines such as anthropology, history, theology or whatever other scientific discourse,” he told Callaloo. “And this is the level on which…
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed militia M23 released a joint statement late on Wednesday announcing a commitment to end the conflict that has raged along the border of the two countries since January, killing thousands. The announcement came as a surprise to some observers. Felix Tshisekedi, the president of Congo, had long…
Male domination is the natural order of things, some people say. But bonobos, primates with whom we share nearly 99 percent of our DNA, beg to differ. Bonobos are great apes that live in female-dominated societies, a relative rarity among mammals, especially in species where males are the larger sex. While females are smaller than…
After listening to hundreds of hours of ape calls, a team of scientists say they have detected a hallmark of human language: the ability to put together strings of sounds to create new meanings. The provocative finding, published Thursday in the journal Science, drew praise from some scholars and skepticism from others. Federica Amici, a…
The African nation of Zaire was elated. Its president, Mobutu Sese Seko, had struck a deal in 1974 for the country to host potentially the biggest boxing contest in history: Muhammad Ali, a legend seemingly on the decline, versus George Foreman, a ferocious, rising heavyweight world champion. Mr. Mobutu, a brutal autocrat, saw a chance…
The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have called for a cease-fire in eastern Congo in a bid to end the latest deadly chapter in a three-decade conflict. Presidents Félix Tshisekedi of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda committed to an “immediate and unconditional cease-fire,” according to a joint statement issued with…
Rwanda severed diplomatic ties on Monday with its former colonial ruler, Belgium, which has been pushing to penalize Rwanda over its invasion of the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry gave Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country. The diplomatic escalation came as the European Union, at the urging of Belgium, on…
Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out outbreaks around the world, scientists say, leaving people everywhere more vulnerable to…