'Red gold': Why saffron production is dwindling in India
The spice saffron fetches huge sums of money, but is hard to grow and Indian production is falling. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67143765?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Bill Gates shares his ‘big hope’ for the COP28 climate conference
Bill Gates delivers a speech on Oct. 11, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates…
Biden’s Bond With Modi, India’s Leader, Is Tested by Alleged Plot
On a rainy night in June, President Biden toasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India during a state dinner at the White House, celebrating “two great friends, and two great…
What US agents knew before a Canadian Sikh activist was killed
“Today’s proof goes a lot further than what Trudeau said [in September],” Stephanie Carvin, professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, told the BBC. “This makes it clear…
Life at Sea’s 3-year cruise canceled weeks before scheduled date
In March, Life at Sea Cruises announced it was accepting reservations for its three-year cruise around the world. The ship was scheduled to set sail on November 30, with the…
A Timeline of Plots Against Sikh Activists, According to Canada and the U.S.
Federal prosecutors in the United States announced this week that they had charged an Indian national in a murder-for-hire scheme that targeted a Sikh activist in New York. The plot…
Japan asks US to stop flying Osprey military aircrafts after deadly crash
An Osprey military aircraft came down off the coast of Yakushima, killing one crew member Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67582845?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
An Alleged Plot’s Burning Question: Why Would India Take the Risk?
In page after page of fly-on-the-wall detail, the indictment unsealed in New York this week describes a chilling plot: A criminal operative, on orders from a government official in India,…
'Rock star' pandas – not exactly a love story
They arrived like rock stars 12 years ago and their love life was the source of endless speculation. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23856890?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Kissinger’s Legacy Still Ripples Through Vietnam and Cambodia
Henry A. Kissinger’s decision to authorize the secret carpet bombing of Cambodia, his efforts to negotiate the American exit from the Vietnam War and his role in the U.S. rapprochement…