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The National Center for Seismology (NCS) has confirmed that a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Nepal in the early hours of today. According to NCS data, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, with tremors felt at 3:59 AM IST. The people in the affected area were alarmed, and further details are yet to […]
PM Modi will visit Kuwait for two days starting today, where he will discuss bilateral investment and defense agreements with Kuwaiti leaders. He is scheduled to visit an Indian labor camp in Kuwait and participate in the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cup football tournament. Notably, Modi will be the first Prime Minister to visit […]
The 55th GST Council meeting will be held today in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. There is a possibility of a reduction in taxes on medical and life insurance. Reports suggest that changes in GST rates for about 148 items may be discussed. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has already arrived in Jaisalmer to attend the meeting.
Search operation by naval boats to locate a seven-year-old boy, missing after a Navy craft collided with a ferry off Mumbai’s coast, continued on Friday, according to an official. Following the recovery of a 43-year-old man’s body on Thursday, the death toll from the December 18 tragedy rose to 14. The Navy has launched an […]
Breon Peace, the attorney responsible for the US fraud indictment against Adani Group, announced his resignation effective Jan 10. Appointed by President Biden in 2021, Peace will depart just before President-elect Trump takes office. His office indicted Adani Group officials for defrauding US investors, with the company denying bribery charges and clarifying that no evidence […]
Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting US insurance executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan, appeared in a New York court on Thursday to face federal charges, including murder. The 26-year-old was extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested. Thompson’s death, which sparked public anger over the US healthcare system, was described by the FBI as a […]
As per Buckingham Palace sources, King Charles’ cancer treatment is progressing very well and it will continue into next year. This comes as the British royals prepare for their annual Christmas get-together after a year. The 76-year-old had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February. It was detected in tests after a […]
Google laid off 10% of its managerial staff as part of a long-running campaign to increase efficiency by double that number. As per reports, Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an all-hands meeting indicated the cuts will come at the manager, director, and vice president roles. As per sources, some employees would face “transitioned to individual […]
US President-elect Donald Trump threatened the EU with consequences, if they did not reduce the “tremendous” trade gap with Washington. Trump demanded that Europe buy most of its oil and gas from the US. He even said that if EU doesn’t do that, then there will be “TARIFFS all the way”. He capitalized the word […]
Hundreds of people gathered in Syria’s Damascus’s Ummayad Square demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life. This marks the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The protestors chanted slogans like “No to religious rule”, and “We want a democracy, not a religious state”.
NIA arrested Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, a member banned outfit PFI, at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport. He was returning to India after spending time in Bahrain. He was arrested in connection with the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru. Sherif had been on the run with a lookout circular issued against him after the […]
A PIL filed in Bombay High Court to direct SEBI to revoke permissions granted to the mutual fund body Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) to do ads on mutual funds. Petitioner alleged that AMFI is ‘recklessly propagating that mutual funds are right without any basis or rationale’. These ads only emphatically endorse and […]
BJP MP PP Chaudhary was appointed Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation, One Election. The committee’s size was expanded from 31 to 39 members, with 27 from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha. The revised list includes representatives from Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI(M), Lok Janshakti Party, and additional […]
Centre informed Parliament that Canada has provided “no evidence whatsoever” regarding allegations involving Indian citizens in crimes. In response to Congress MP Manish Tewari’s query about criminal activity claims in the US & Canada, Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh stated the govt is aware of the allegations and is examining inputs shared by the US, with […]
India said the Speaker of People’s Republic of Maldives and a parliamentary delegation will visit the country from February 10-14 next year. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, MoS Pabitra Margherita said, “As per objectives of ‘Neighborhood First’ Policy for enhancing relations, regular parliamentary exchanges with our neighboring countries are taking place.”