On Saturday, the High Court ordered three men accused by Telangana police of attempting to poach MLAs from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s party to surrender to the Cyberabad Police Commissioner. The order overruled a lower anti-corruption court, which refused to take the three men into police custody on Thursday …
Read More »IndiGo Plane’s Engine Catches Fire Moments Before Take-Off In Delhi
An IndiGo flight was grounded at Delhi International Airport on Friday night after one of its engines caught fire seconds before takeoff for Bengaluru. According to the Delhi Police, all passengers and crew onboard IndiGo flight 6E-2131 are safe. The Airbus A-320 aircraft carried 184 passengers. The incident occurred around …
Read More »Delhi’s air quality is now “severe,” with today being the most polluted day of the season thus far.
Air pollution in Delhi has reached an all-time high, with some areas in the National Capital Region reporting “severe” air quality. According to the most recent forecast, it is expected to worsen and remain in the “very poor” category for the next three days, triggering health advisories. At 4 p.m., …
Read More »French President Macron spoils Emperor Xi’s coronation ceremony.
Before the 20th Party Congress, Beijing was engaged in frantic diplomacy to ensure that top global leaders pay a state visit to China to congratulate Xi Jinping on his re-election as President for the third time. French President Macron has declined the invitation, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be …
Read More »“PM Modi is a patriot… India’s future belongs to India,” Putin says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s independent foreign policy in his annual address to the Valdai Discussion Club, a Moscow-based think tank, on Thursday, saying that a lot has been done under his leadership in India and calling him a patriot of the country, according to Reuters …
Read More »Cyclone Sitrang killed seven people and evacuated thousands in Bangladesh.
As Cyclone Sitrang battered parts of Bangladesh on Monday, at least seven people were killed, including three members of a family, when a brick railing and trees collapsed, according to media reports. Following the casualties, the Fire Service and Civil Defence established a monitoring cell. According to bdnews24, the incidents …
Read More »Under Xi Jinping’s third term, the world faces tensions with China.
The world faces increased tensions with China over trade, security, and human rights after Xi Jinping was elected to a third five-year term as leader of the ruling Communist Party on Sunday. Xi has tightened control at home and is attempting to leverage China’s economic might to expand its influence …
Read More »The Congress condemns the action against the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation as “recycled old charges.”
The Congress attacked the central government on Sunday for canceling the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licenses of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), claiming that the move was intended to defame the party and divert public attention away from the country’s major issues. …
Read More »Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson camps claim hitting 100 MPs mark.
On Saturday, supporters of Rishi Sunak claimed that the Indian-origin former chancellor had reached the 100-member threshold required to make the shortlist for the race to replace Liz Truss as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tally increased as he returned from his Caribbean …
Read More »ISRO’s heaviest rocket, carrying 36 satellites, takes off.
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) heaviest rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3), successfully orbited 36 satellites of the United Kingdom-based OneWeb after taking off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota at 12.07 a.m. (IST). The 43.5-meter LVM3 weighed approximately 644 tonnes and carried …
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