Delhi CM Atishi announced that registration for the ₹1,000 Mahila Samman Yojana will begin within a week. She said funds would be distributed after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is enforced, with the first tranche expected post-election. Around 40 lakh women will benefit, excluding taxpayers, elected officials, and pensioners. The scheme’s Samman Rashi will […]
France aims to strengthen its AI partnership with India, after Russia’s lead. The French President’s office announced an invitation to PM Modi for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, February 2025, calling India a very important country. Key themes include combating misinformation and misuse of AI, with both nations collaborating closely ahead of the […]
Actor Allu Arjun was released from jail on Saturday morning after spending Friday night in custody over the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, which resulted in a woman’s death and her son’s injury. The “Pushpa 2” star was arrested from his residence on Friday and initially sent to a 14-day judicial remand. He was granted interim […]
Rajendra Prasad’s “Harikatha” is a standard revenge drama with an interesting premise linking God to the killings. While the suspense elements generate some curiosity, the revenge plot feels predictable and lacks depth. Despite the potential of its core theme, the series ultimately fails to deliver a compelling experience, making it an underwhelming and average watch […]
Turkey urged Russia and Iran not to intervene militarily in Syria as Islamist-led rebels advanced on Damascus, leading to President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized Turkey’s efforts to prevent escalation, ensuring minimal loss of life. He noted that while the rebels could have won without Russian and Iranian support, the conflict would […]
Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, was hospitalized after injuring her hip during a Luxembourg visit marking the Battle of the Bulge’s 80th anniversary. Pelosi reportedly tripped on marble stairs, breaking her hip, and is receiving treatment. Doctors expect a routine operation to repair the injury. Pelosi remains active in Congress and influential in […]
ISRO announced a major milestone in the Gaganyaan Programme as the first solid motor segment was moved to the launch complex, marking progress toward the HLVM3 G1 flight. Chairman S Somanath aims to launch Gaganyaan by year-end. The programme targets human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit, advancing India’s long-term space exploration ambitions, including a lunar […]
A US appeals court rejected TikTok’s emergency bid to block a law requiring ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, to divest the app by Jan 19 or face a US ban. TikTok and ByteDance filed the motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, seeking more time to appeal to the Supreme […]
A new trend called “Divorce Mehndi” is making waves on social media, where women use henna art to express their emotional journeys through failed marriages. A viral video by Urvashi Vora Sharma shows a woman’s Mehndi with designs symbolizing pain, betrayal, and eventual freedom, including the words “Finally Divorced.” The emotional art has sparked a […]
Russian Chess Federation chief Andrei Filatov has accused defending world champion Ding Liren of deliberately losing to India’s D Gukesh in the final game of their match. Filatov, expressing suspicion over Liren’s costly blunder, called for an investigation by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), questioning how such a mistake could occur even for a top-tier […]