Andhra govt, ISRO ink five-year deal to leverage space tech for citizen services

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu | Photo Credit: – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said his government has partnered with ISRO to leverage space tech for real-time citizen-centric governance. The Chief Minister on Monday noted that the southern state’s Real Time Governance System (RTGS) inked a five-year deal with Sathish…

No ‘Pikachu’: Why is Japan at war against unconventional, ‘glittery’ names? | Government News

Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, aim to quell a growing practice of Japanese parents giving their babies unconventional names, known as “kira kira”, or glittery, in kanji, one of Japan’s major writing systems. But why are such names a problem for Japanese…

Mongolia PM resigns amid protests over his son’s lavish lifestyle

Getty Images Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is under fire over his family’s alleged lavish lifestyle Mongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament. The vote followed days of mass protests over corruption allegations – fuelled by social media posts about his son’s lavish birthday party and engagement. Oyun-Erdene, who took office…

What message does Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web send to Russia and US? | Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine carries out large-scale drone strikes on multiple Russian airbases. Eighteen months in the making, Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web saw hundreds of AI-trained drones target military aircraft deep inside Russia’s borders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Sunday’s attacks will go down in history. He followed them up with a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire as…