Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport received a bomb threat on Wednesday from an anonymous caller who claimed a passenger named Mohammad was carrying explosives on a flight to Azerbaijan. The CISF alerted the Sahar Police, leading to a security sweep. Authorities increased surveillance and conducted thorough checks to ensure passenger safety.
Delhi woke up to dense smog on Thursday, drastically reducing visibility and pushing air quality to hazardous levels. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported an average AQI of 432, categorized as “severe.” Anand Vihar’s AQI was 473, IGI Airport’s Terminal 3 stood at 435, and ITO recorded 421, all indicating dangerously poor air quality […]
Karnataka may soon impose a green cess on water bills in cities using water from rivers originating in the Western Ghats. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has directed his department to draft a proposal for the cess. The Additional Chief Secretary for Forest, Environment, and Ecology has been instructed to submit the proposal within a week, […]
Delhi Police arrested SK Masud Alam from East Midnapore, West Bengal, for his role in a ₹2,000 crore cyberattack on WazirX. Alam set up a fake account under the name Souvik Mondal, which he sold via Telegram. The chargesheet also mentions non-cooperation from Liminal Custody, responsible for securing WazirX’s wallets. Investigations into the complex crypto […]
Chennai and other cities in Tamil Nadu have been experiencing heavy rainfall in recent days, with more showers expected on Thursday and Friday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall for Chennai, though some areas may witness heavier downpours. Regional Meteorological Centre has issued warnings for continued rainfall across the state over the […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, next week on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus (ADMM-Plus) summit. This could be the first ministerial-level interaction between India and China since the disengagement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Both countries recently conducted joint […]
Donald Trump nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a prominent China hawk, for Secretary of State. Trump praised Rubio in a statement, calling him “a very powerful voice for freedom” and “a fearless warrior who will never back down to our adversaries.” Rubio’s nomination signals a strong foreign policy stance, particularly against China, as he is […]
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the Opposition BJP of offering Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs in an attempt to topple the Congress-led government. Speaking in Mysuru, after inaugurating a Rs 470 crore public works project, Siddaramaiah claimed the BJP resorted to false accusations after their plan to buy off Congress […]
Shiv Kumar Gautam, the main accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, admitted to waiting outside Lilavati Hospital for 30 minutes after the shooting to confirm Siddique’s condition. He had changed his shirt and stood among the crowd. Siddique, 66, was shot in Bandra on October 12 and later died from his injuries. […]
Karnataka High Court rejected Union Bank of India’s plea to transfer the investigation into the alleged Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd scam to CBI. Justice M Nagaprasanna stated that allowing such request would set precedent, potentially rendering Delhi Special Police Establishment Act redundant & allowing all banking institutions to make similar demands.