Hamas on August 6, 2024, named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. | Photo Credit: AP Vinesh Phogat enters final in 50kg freestyle; assured of historic Olympic medal Vinesh Phogat made history. With Himalayan determination, the two-time World championships medallist overcame odds … Read more
A rescue operation underway after a landslide, in Wayanad. | Photo Credit: PTI Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles Four years after then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, U.S. and Indian officials are trying to overcome the hurdles posed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which has held up funding … Read more
Heatwaves push power demand in North India to record high Amid the longest spell of heatwaves in the past 15 years, the power demand in North India surged to 89 GW (89,000 MW) , the highest ever for a single day. To meet this demand, nearly 25%-30% of power had to be “imported” from outside … Read more
Rescue work underway after a collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train, near Rangapani railway station, on June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in … Read more
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.N. Security Council … Read more
Congress names Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Ajay Rai from PM Modi’s Varanasi seat in fourth list The Congress on Saturday announced 45 names in its fourth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls while one seat for the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) in Rajasthan. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh … Read more
People lay flowers and lit candles in memory of the Moscow concert gun attack victims in the center of Simferopol, Crimea, on March 22, 2024. Gunmen opened fire at a Moscow concert hall on March 22, 2024 killing at least 40 people, wounding more than 100 and sparking an inferno, authorities said, with the Islamic … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: PTI Infosys, Biocon, JSW Steel, Shahi Exports donated to JD(S) via electoral bonds On March 17, the Election Commission of India disclosed new documents listing the corporations and individuals who contributed to the Janata Dal (Secular) party in Karnataka before April 12, 2019, via the electoral bond route. The documents … Read more
Union Ministers and BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and party national president JP Nadda | Photo Credit: ANI Standing on cusp of history, PM Modi says NDA ready for polls The schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha election was announced by the Election Commission on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a third term in office, … Read more
NSA Ajit Doval meeting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. Photo: X/@IsraeliPM India test-fires Agni-V ballistic missile with multiple warhead technology under Mission Divyastra In a major technological breakthrough and building in redundancy into the country’s nuclear weapons programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the successful test firing of Agni-V ballistic missile with … Read more