1995
1995 News

Adivasis and the Indian State: Caught between Hinduisation and indifferent govt, Madias of Maharashtra struggle to make ends meet
Majority of the families belonging to the Madia tribe in Maharashtra, whose lives have been disrupted by an encroaching ‘civilisation’, are left with a Hobson’s choice — assimilate and lose their Adivasi culture or resist and lose their lives

Mayawati, Akhilesh's alliance eclipsed by bitter past, but SP-BSP combine threatened more by intrinsic differences
Mayawati, when she announced the alliance, brought up the infamous guest house incident obliquely hinting that the embers of the past still remain but she is consciously choosing to bury the hatchet

Israel 'in touch' with at least 10 countries, mainly in Europe, after US decision to shift embassy to Jerusalem
Israel is in touch with "at least ten countries" over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem after the United States recognised the city as Israel's capital, a deputy minister said on Monday.

Donald Trump declares Jerusalem Israel's capital: US president has damaged UN, risks setting West Asia afire
No one is quite clear what the urgency was for US president Donald Trump to unilaterally sign the order recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. And the haste with which the US is shifting its embassy seem extraordinarily insensitive.

By moving US embassy to Jerusalem, Donald Trump is acting on long-pending law on Israel's disputed capital
Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is just a confirmation of the ground reality. The fact of the matter is that no Arab country can start a war with the militarily superior Israel to snatch Jerusalem

What's in a name? A look at Bombay 20 years after it was renamed Mumbai
Twenty years after Bombay was officially renamed Mumbai, Hindu nationalist politicians in India are stepping up efforts to rid the city of the remnants of its British moniker.

Fernando Alonso wakes up from crash thinking he's in 1995
Fernando Alonso woke up in 1995 after he crashed at 150 mph, into the inside wall of the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona during the final pre season testing two weeks ago.