Tag: India
Death of Dominique Lapierre, writer, philanthropist and lover of India
The successful writer Dominique Lapierre died of old age at the age of 91, his wife Dominique Conchon-Lapierre announced on Sunday December 4, 2022. Philanthropist and passionate about India, his…
in Gujarat, the memory of the 2002 riots still influences the votes
We continue to vote, since December 1, for the legislative elections in Gujarat, stronghold of the Hindu nationalist party BJP. Twenty years ago, anti-Muslim riots killed more than 1,000 people…
BJP attempts to appropriate Gandhi’s legacy
We have been voting for the legislative elections in Gujarat, India for four days. It was here that Narendra Modi rose to prominence as Chief Minister. It is also here…
An Indian Islamist preacher, wanted by New Delhi, present in Qatar for the World Cup
A diplomatic quarrel has emerged between India and Qatar: an Indian Islamist preacher, wanted by anti-terrorism agencies, is indeed present at the moment in the emirate, where he was seen…
Blood-curdling brutality in India! Woman’s body found in suitcase left on the side of the highway
The body of a young woman, packed in a red suitcase, was found near the Yamuna highway in the city of Mathura in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Police…
Theater: Nasser Djemai and “The Guardians”: fable on the fourth age
These guardians are fairies and witches. A fantastic odyssey on the border of madness. Old age, they play with it, they laugh at it, they assume it. They are one…
India will soon overtake China as the world’s most populous country – this is how the world’s population is predicted to grow
According to UN estimates, the world’s population is now 8 billion people. However, the growth rate has slowed significantly in recent decades. The UN has estimated that the world’s population…
Literature: Shumona Sinha, French, “her vital language”
Shumona Sinha, born in Calcutta, learned French at the age of twenty-two. Since then, she considers this language as her “vital language”, the one that freed her, saved her, brought…
Trupti Jain, co-inventor of Bhungroo
Thanks to this tool, nearly 125,000 people have permanent access to rainwater. And Bhungroo is above all a matter of women, who are the only ones trained to use it.…
Even the doctors were surprised when it came out of his stomach! Weighs 1.2 kilograms
A 13-year-old girl living in India was hospitalized after not being able to eat or drink for days. After the tests at the hospital, it was stated that the girl…