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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.”
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have transferred the technology of the Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat (ABHED) bulletproof jacket to three companies: Midhani (Rohtak), SMPP Pvt Ltd (Delhi), and AR Polymers (Kanpur), which is a lightweight jacket that weighs at least 30% less than the usual […]
World Bank has approved an $800 million loan to fund the development of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh’s new capital. The loan will support the Amaravati Integrated Urban Development Program, aiming to establish the city as a well-managed, climate-resilient economic hub, generating jobs and improving the lives of residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
Supreme Court asked Maharashtra government if there was any proposal to fell more trees in Mumbai’s Aarey forest. The court wanted the parties to complete the pleadings by February second week. The top court posted the matter for directions on January 10, 2025. The court permitted some forest-dwelling tribals to move the Bombay High Court […]
Kerala High Court emphasized that hospitals are “temples of modern society”, and added that they must be protected from vandalism. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan made this observation while granting bail to a man accused of damaging an Ayurveda hospital causing damages worth ₹10,000. He was asked to deposit ₹10,000 with the court. If he was found […]
Haryana has declared a 3-day state mourning from December 20 to 22 to honor the memory of former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. During this period, the national flag will fly at half-mast across the state. Additionally, all state govt functions and official entertainment will be suspended as a mark of respect to the late […]
Telangana High Court has granted temporary relief to K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), BRS Working President, by directing a 10-day protection from arrest. KTR sought the quashing of a case linked to the Formula E car racing event. The court instructed the state government to file a counter-affidavit by December 30, while KTR must cooperate with […]