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The Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution requesting the Centre to rename Pune airport as Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj International Airport. The airport is currently known as Lohegaon Airport. The resolution will be forwarded to the Civil Aviation Ministry for further consideration.
The Winter Session of Parliament concludes on Friday after weeks of intense drama and heated remarks, including charges of ‘attempt to murder’ against the opposition. The govt is expected to introduce the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, proposing a Joint Parliamentary Committee. After chaos, Speaker Om Birla has banned protests at Parliament gates and instructed […]
A prominent Delhi school, DPS Dwarka, received a bomb threat email on Friday morning, prompting a search operation by security personnel. The threat was reported at 5:02 am, with police, the fire department, bomb detection teams, and the dog squad involved in the search. This marks the sixth bomb threat to schools in the capital […]
A massive fire broke out outside a petrol pump in Jaipur on Friday morning after a truck collided with a CNG tanker on Ajmer Road. At least one person has died, and several others are feared dead. The fire engulfed multiple vehicles, and rescue operations are ongoing. Some burn victims have been hospitalized. The truck […]
President Draupadi Murmu is set to begin her official tour to Secunderabad today. During her visit, she will tour the Secunderabad Defense Management College and later participate in the ‘At Home Program’ at the President’s official residence in the evening. Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and several ministers are expected to attend the event.
The US government has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss Mumbai attack convict Tahawwur Rana’s plea to avoid extradition to India. Wanted for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Rana, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, filed a final petition after losing in lower and federal courts. This marks his last legal attempt to block extradition.
A third soldier, Ishwar Talia, succumbed to injuries from a Mahajan field firing range incident in Bikaner, where a tank charger exploded during a training exercise. Airlifted to Chandimandir’s Command Hospital, he passed away, said officials. The Army’s Rising Star Corps paid tribute, honoring his sacrifice and extending condolences to his family in their loss.
AP CM Chandrababu will visit the Penamalur constituency in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, today. He will attend the revenue conference organized at Ganguru and Edupugallu villages within the constituency. Top govt officials have made all arrangements, including setting up a large shed to accommodate for the possibility of moderate rainfall.
AP Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan is set to visit Salur constituency in the Parvathipuram Manyam district of AP today. He will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Bagujola-to-Sirivara road with an allocation of ₹9 crores and attend a photo exhibition. Also, he will inspect roads in nearby villages and interact with locals.
The report of the Parliament Standing Committee on the helicopter crash that killed former Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat has been submitted. Rawat’s death was attributed to human error, with the accident occurring due to pilot error. On Dec 8, 2021, Rawat was traveling in a helicopter that crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
The NDA govt is ready to send the ‘One Nation, One Poll’ bill to the Joint Parliamentary Committee today. To this end, the Centre will nominate 21 Lok Sabha MPs to the JPC, along with 12 MPs from the Rajya Sabha. As today is the last day of the Parliament session, the Centre is attempting […]
Russia is planning to build stronger ties with India as it lacks any trust in the West. Moscow accused United States of instigating global conflicts and breaching crucial Cold War arms control treaties. Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov said it is “impossible” for Moscow to place even a “minimum level of trust” in […]
France’s mass gangrape survivor, Gisele Pelicot, finally got deserved justice. A court found all 51 defendants guilty in the drugging-and-rape case. Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique was sentenced to 20 years in jail. He pleaded guilty to drugging Gisele repeatedly for almost a decade to rape her. He offered her unconscious body for sex to strangers he […]
Jamaica has introduced a bill to replace King Charles as head of state and move toward becoming a republic. Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte presented the legislation, aiming to establish a Jamaican president as the ceremonial head of state, with the PM as head of government. The country plans to transition by the 2025 general elections.
TikTok’s rise, launched by ByteDance in 2016 and popularized during the 2020 pandemic, has raised security concerns in US. The app’s addictive nature and potential for Chinese govt influence led to scrutiny. India banned it in 2020, and ex-President Trump attempted to ban it in the US, accusing it of data theft and censorship, though […]