The United Nations has recently come out with a list of cities that are expected to grow the fastest between 2010 and 2020 in terms of population. For that purpose it looked at cities with a population of at least five million people and came out with the ones talked about below. Suzhou Suzhou in […]
Why did Marco Rubio Quit Presidential Race?
The Florida Republican primary was a do-or-die battle for Marco Rubio to keep his presidential dream alive, but the Senator lost to rival Donald Trump. To make matters worse, Rubio failed to register a single win in the other four states that went to polls on March 15. Marco Rubio had entered the US presidential […]
Syrian Civil War: 2011 and After
When they said “Revolutions go not backward”, they certainly did not imagine Syria. In the four and a half years of conflict, around 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives while another 11 million are displaced as refugees across the world. The Pro-democracy Protests The pro-democracy protests, which began in March 2011 in Deraa as an […]
Ankara Blast and Turkey’s Security Challenges
When the emergency workers at the explosion site close to Kizilay Square were picking up the severed body parts and pieces of machines, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was talking about “bringing down terror to its heel.” Forgive me for the cliche, but the job is easier said than done. While the rest of […]
Donald Trump’s Chicago Rally: Protests and Undercurrent of Racism
When media came to know that Donald Trump was outraged because his freedom of speech was violated on Saturday night when his rally in Chicago had to be called off due to protests, they responded by saying that his “fondness for free expression is highly selective.” That was perhaps the drift of the event that […]
Isla Coiba: Former Island Prison in Panama
At the first look Isla Coiba at Panama is like any other desert island. The water is as clear as gin and the sand is white and powdery. There is a dense rainforest waiting to be explored, and a whole line of palm trees before the same. This island paradise has a rather chequered past […]
Facts about Ted Cruz you should know
Ted Cruz is fast emerging as the man to watch out for in the 2016 US presidential elections. He already has seven wins in his pocket and has begun to give a steady competition to front-runner Donald trump. The Texas Senator, who has his eyes firmly set on the Florida primaries, is currently busy rallying […]
George Martin: The Fifth Beatle
George Martin can be credited as one of the world’s biggest names in the music industry who propelled four young men to stardom. Yet, he chose to remain away from the limelight. George Martin played a pivotal role in the rise of the Beatles, one of the biggest rock bands of the 60s and a […]
10 Most Amazing Aquariums in the World
#1 Chimelong (Hengqin) Ocean Kingdom Location: Hengqin (Zhuhai), People’s Republic of China According to the Guinness World Records, Hengqin Ocean Kingdom, in the Guangdong Province of China, is the world’s largest aquarium. The 12.87 million US gallons ocean theme park opened in 2014 and now attracts millions of visitors. The seven displays, including a “Whale […]
Sharapova and Doping Cases in Tennis
Sponsors are severing ties with Maria Sharapova. This new development comes close on the heels of the tennis star’s announcement that she had failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. The press conferences on March 7 was one of the very few ones when the 28-year-old Russian seemed at unease. The entire world watched […]