New Delhi: On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each individual who lost their life in the Dausa road accident, along with Rs 50,000 for those injured. The Prime Minister conveyed his sorrow over...
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has claimed there is a credible threat to his life in connection with the ongoing criminal defamation case related to his remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The claim was made through a pursis submitted to a special MP/MLA court in Pune by Gandhi’s...
On Wednesday, eleven individuals, including women and children, lost their lives, while more than six others sustained injuries when a pickup truck collided with a container near Bapi village in Dausa, Rajasthan. Reports indicate that among the deceased are three women and seven children. Initial accounts suggest that the vehicle crashed into a container truck,...
Updated: Aug 13th, 2025 Greece is battling dozens of wildfires across the country, forcing mass evacuations and damaging homes, farmland, and industrial facilities as extreme winds and heat hamper firefighting efforts. 82 wildfires in the past 24 hours, with 23 still active by nightfall Tuesday. Gale-force winds of up to nine on the Beaufort scale...
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court revoked the bail of Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar, who is a key suspect in the murder case of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar, instructing him to surrender within a week. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra approved the special leave petition (SLP) submitted by Dhankar’s...
On Tuesday, the Police CID (Security) Intelligence apprehended a suspected Pakistani spy in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The individual, identified as Mahendra Prasad (32), served as the manager of the DRDO Guest House located at the Chandan Field Firing Range. He is accused of maintaining regular communication with a handler from Pakistani intelligence and leaking sensitive information...
Amid a growing wave of layoffs in the US tech sector, a viral post on professional networking platform TeamBlind has reignited a contentious debate over the role of H-1B visa holders in the American job market. The US tech industry has already witnessed more than 130,000 layoffs in 2025 alone, with major firms like Amazon,...
The Supreme Court has annulled the election of the Sarpanch for Gram Panchayat Buana Lakhu in Haryana’s Panipat district after a recount supervised by the court revealed that the appellant received the most votes. A panel consisting of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and N K Singh instructed the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Election Officer of Panipat to...
Indian cricket veteran Rohit Sharma has surged to the No.2 spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters, despite not featuring in international cricket since the IPL 2025 season. His rise comes at the expense of former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who dropped to the third position after a poor outing in the recent...
The Indian Olympic Association has approved India’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Ahmedabad suggested as the venue if the bid is successful. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) endorsed the proposal during its Special General Assembly, confirming that the government will cover the entire cost of hosting the event. The final bid documents...