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Criminal neglect of defence and external security
Nov 29, 2022
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. — Sun Tzu, ‘Art of War’

Rs 200 crore ransom demand behind AIIMS cyberattack
Nov 29, 2022
"One single vulnerability all an attacker needs": AIIMS Delhi’s database got hacked and it remained out of order the for 6th consecutive day, no ransom demand as quoted by certain sections of the media has been brought to notice by AIIMS authorities The cyberattack on the servers of All India Institute of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was carried out to demand a ransom to decrypt critical data encrypted by the hackers, according to a News18 report that cited intelligence agencies.

Surgeries in Ancient India (6th Century BCE)
Nov 28, 2022
Susrutha performed surgeries on the nose, ears, bladder, cataracts, fistula, joints, and hemorrhage more than 2600 ago with surgical instruments, but the first known surgery performed on the human body was mentioned in Rig-Veda (composed around 23720 BC), where a Prosthetic leg was attached to a queen’s leg so that she could walk normally and even participate in war.

900 Years old Ramanujacharya Original Body preserved in SriRangam Temple
Nov 28, 2022
“The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don’t know”: Vaishnava philosopher Guru Ramanujacharya's original body preserved in Sri Ranganathaswamy temple with sandalwood paste-saffron for 900 years, no other chemicals added Hindu religion is one of the world’s oldest religions, which beliefs in the circle of birth and death which happens again and again until one attains Mukti. Where the body is a gift from nature that is made up of five principles ‘bhutas’; fire, water, earth, ether, and air. It is hence believed that all the five principle elements acquired by t...

The ‘A4 Revolution’ is here: How blank sheets of paper have become symbols of protest in China
Nov 28, 2022
“Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!”: A4 Revolution - People in China tired and fed up with zero covid policy are holding up blank papers as a sign of protest with the chants of “Xi Jinping, step down”, “Communist party, step down, unlock China” In a country where protests are rare and dissent is not tolerated, China is witnessing widespread agitations — demonstrators have gathered in the capital Beijing and the financial hub Shanghai for the third day in a row.

'India Will Be Set Ablaze': Muslim Cleric Dares Government Not To Touch Private Madrassas
Nov 25, 2022
After the Uttarakhand Waqf board chairman announced that the state government will modernize the madrassas by bringing a dress code and NCERT books, a Muslim cleric has made a controversial statement saying the governments dared to touch the private madrassas, the country will burn.

Kalpa Vigraha Oldest Hindu Idol of Lord Siva (26450 BC)
Nov 25, 2022
Around 1959-60, a heavy chest containing the idol was reportedly given to CIA officials for safekeeping at Lo Monthang (called “Mustang” in CIA files) by a Tibetan monk accompanied by Khampa bodyguards.

Education system in Pre-British India
Nov 23, 2022
"You tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed": 'The Beautiful Tree' by Dharampal establishes that Britishers learned about establishing schools from India, Collector AD Campbell copied gurukul for mass education in Europe Ancient India was celebrated for its learning all over civilized Asia and Europe. Metatheses (ca. 302 BC) was struck by the depth of this learning during his mission to the court of Chandragupta. Fa-hien, the famous Chinese traveler (399-413 D) spent some years at the Paliputra and Tamralipti monasteries. He also spent two years in Ceylon ...

Rakesh Sharma, the IAF officer who spent over 7 days in space
Nov 23, 2022
"The worst feeling is not being lonely, sometimes it is being forgotten by someone you can't forget": Forgotten legacy - Rakesh Sharma became the 1st Indian to orbit space in 1984, carrying out scientific experiment for the joint Indo-Soviet Space Mission India has been reaching remarkable heights in various fields including space research. However, often overshadowed are people who paved the way for those who came later.