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Corridoio Vasariano, a secret passageway built in 1565 for the Medici family in Florence, has opened to the public for the first time. Connecting Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi Galleries, and Palazzo Pitti, the 2,460-foot corridor was designed by Giorgio Vasari. After an eight-year renovation, it is now accessible following its extensive restoration, costing $11.5 million.
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan congratulated Koneru Humpy on winning FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship 2024. Naidu called it a proud moment for India. Pawan Kalyan also congratulated the woman chess champion on winning the second world title. He called her a true queen of chess.
PM Modi congratulated Humpy Koneru on Sunday for winning her 2nd FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship title, calling her the only Indian to achieve this feat. Modi praised her grit and brilliance, noting her victory continues to inspire millions. This victory is even more historic because it is her second championship title, he added.
Acting President Choi has mobilized all available resources to the crash site at Muan International Airport, declaring it a special disaster zone. A Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people crashed on Sunday after a likely bird strike and adverse weather. The plane landed belly-first, skidded, and exploded, leaving only two survivors. Authorities confirmed 120 deaths […]
Charles Dolan, the visionary behind HBO and Cablevision, passed away at 98 from natural causes. Known for pioneering pay-television and building Cablevision into a major cable company, he outmaneuvered competitors to control Cablevision’s systems and Madison Square Garden, influencing major sports teams.
On Sunday, Mikheil Kavelashvili, a far-right former footballer and loyalist of Georgia’s ruling party, was inaugurated as president, despite opposition claims of an “illegitimate” election. Outgoing President Salome Zurabishvili declared herself the “only legitimate president” and vowed to continue opposing the Georgian Dream party, which controls the parliament.&n...
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra said on Sunday the the Ram temple is set to be completed by June 2025, with ramparts and shoe racks expected by September.He also shared that 85 murals are planned, with 60 already in progress. New titanium lattices are also being made for the temple’s Parikrama.
China has built over 200 “liuzhi” detention centres as part of President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, detaining suspects for up to six months without legal counsel or family visits. The centres, introduced in 2018, replace the controversial “shuanggui” system. Critics argue the regime enables abuse, with detainees often facing torture and forced confessio...
Navi Mumbai International Airport successfully conducted its first commercial flight validation test on Sunday, with an Indigo Airlines A320 aircraft landing on runway 08/26. The milestone confirmed the functioning of Instrument Approach Procedures, marking a significant step towards operational readiness as an international airport.
Katra, the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage base camp in J&K, remained shut for the fifth day on Sunday in protest against a proposed ropeway project. Shops, businesses, and traffic remained suspended as part of the protest. BJP MLA Baldev Raj Sharma joined the protest and threatened a hunger strike if detainees weren’t released within 24 hours.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee criticized sports and film personalities for their silence in paying respects to ex-PM Manmohan Singh. He described Singh as a visionary leader and expressed disappointment over their lack of acknowledgment, suggesting their silence was due to fear of govt retaliation and questioning their integrity.
Union Minister and BJP West Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar accused Mamata Banerjee’s TMC of supporting terrorists aiming to turn West Bengal into a Muslim-majority state. He said BJP leaders, like Suvendu Adhikari, are on terrorists’ hit lists due to their opposition to these plans, while TMC workers allegedly produce fake IDs for terrorists.
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have killed 75 terrorists, with 60% being from Pakistan in 2024, army officials reported. Only 4 local youths were recruited by terror groups. The majority of the terrorists were foreign, with 17 killed while attempting infiltration and 26 during encounters, contributing to curbing terrorism.
A Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea’s Muan, killing 179 of 181 passengers, coincided with a severe political crisis. President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on December 14, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was stripped of his powers. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became acting president and now faces the country’s deadliest aviation disaster.
The ashes of ex-PM Manmohan Singh were immersed at Delhi’s Yamuna Ghat near Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila Sahib on Sunday, a day after his cremation with full state honors. His family performed rituals, including Shabad Kirtan and Ardas, at the Gurdwara after the immersion, as confirmed by Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney.