PM Modi praised the film ‘The Sabarmati Report’. The film focuses on the events leading up to the Godhra train tragedy in 2002. PM Modi praised the film for “revealing the truth” behind the incident. He said, “A fake narrative can only persist for a limited period of time. It is good that this truth […]
A two-member committee found that fire at a hospital in UP’s Jhansi that killed 11 newborns, was entirely accidental and not deliberate. There is no criminal conspiracy or negligence in the incident, due to which no FIR has been registered. The fire broke out on Friday in the neonatal wards of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical […]
Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a Gujarat resident in connection with Baba Siddique murder case. He was arrested from Akola in Maharashtra. This took the number of people held in the sensational incident to 25. He was identified as Salmanbhai Iqbalbhai Vohra, a resident of Petlad in Gujarat’s Anand district. Siddique was gunned down on October […]
US confirmed its first case of clade I mpox, a more aggressive strain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The individual, diagnosed in California, had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, received treatment at a local medical facility, and was released. The CDC stated the risk to the general US public remains low, […]
Blasts rang out across Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday. This happened as Russia staged its biggest missile attack since August and targeted power facilities with the winter setting in. Ukraine officials said, “Another massive attack on the power system is under way. The enemy is attacking electricity generation and transmission facilities […]
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane awarded compensation of ₹31.39 lakh to a businessman who was injured in a road accident in 2019. Gopichand Shankar Patil (38) was riding a scooter on Ghodbunder Road on March 13, 2019, when a speeding car knocked down his two-wheeler. This left him grievously injured. The driver fled […]
A mountain collapse in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo revealed tonnes of copper, captured in a dramatic video on X. As people ran from the collapse, social media users reacted, with some questioning Africa’s poverty and others expressing concerns over Western interference. Comments highlighted fears of resource exploitation by foreign countries, […]
Former RAW officer Vikas Yadav, who was indicted by United States in an alleged plot to murder Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, informed a Delhi court that he faces serious threats to his life from nefarious elements. He sought exemption from physical appearance in relation to an extortion and kidnapping case where he is an […]
Dubai-based siblings Jainam and Jivika, owners of the jiohotstar.com domain, have decided to transfer it to Reliance “free of cost,” ending speculation on social media. Domain, initially registered by a Delhi-based app developer amid rumors of a Reliance Jio-Disney Hotstar merger, gained attention when the developer sought funding for his Cambridge University studies in exchange [&h...
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane awarded ₹31.39 lakh to Gopichand Shankar Patil, a businessman injured in a 2019 road accident. Patil was struck by a speeding car while riding his scooter on Ghodbunder Road, resulting in 40% disability. The driver fled the scene and was charged with rash driving and other offences under […]
Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology faced backlash after declaring the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access blocked content as ‘un-Islamic’. The edict, led by CII chief Raghib Naeemi, criticized VPN use for accessing “immoral or illegal content.” Digital rights activists and some religious scholars, including Maulana Tariq Jameel, condemned the procl...
When Russian tanks entered Ukraine in February 2022, many predicted Kyiv’s swift fall and the collapse of the country. However, the Ukrainian army defied expectations, slowing Russia’s advance. With significant Western support, Ukraine managed not only to resist but also to delay defeat, challenging the initial narrative of a quick Russian victory.
Supreme Court flagged “complete failure” of agencies in implementing Solid Waste Management Rules in Delhi. The court said it is a matter of immense importance that rules are implemented. “If we find that all other authorities do not come together and tell us the time-bound schedule for implementation of the 2016 Rules, the court may […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Odisha, has launched five booklets in Santali (Ol Chik) to promote financial literacy among the tribal population. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi released the booklets at Bali Jatra in Cuttack. The initiative, marking 90 years of RBI operations, aims to educate the Santali-speaking community through translated materials and related […]
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spotlighted four critical challenges news media is facing. He called for greater accountability and fairness from Big Tech. He was speaking at an event organised by the Press Council of India in Delhi to mark National Press Day. He listed fake news, algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence, and fair compensation as the […]