Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir for his remarks comparing India and Pakistan’s economies, saying Munir’s statement is a confession rather than mere trolling. Munir had described Pakistan’s economy as “a dump truck full of debris” while India’s economy is like a Ferrari running on a highway. Rajnath...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 Addiction to short-form video content such as Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok clips may impact the brain in ways similar to substance addictions like alcohol and nicotine, according to new research. The study ‘Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the short video addiction and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 FBI agents have reportedly raided the Washington, DC, area home of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, according to a report by the New York Post. Kash Patel, former Trump aide and now FBI Director, wrote on X: “NO ONE is above the law… FBI agents on...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 In a major development in the island nation, Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the first such arrest of a former President in the nation’s history, local media reported. Wickremesinghe was summoned by the CID over allegations of...
An Air India flight bound for Jodhpur on Friday was forced to abort its take-off after encountering an operational issue, returning safely to the bay. Flight AI645, operating from Mumbai to Jodhpur, experienced the problem during the take-off run. According to an Air India spokesperson, the cockpit crew followed standard operating procedures, discontinued the take-off,...
The government has formally notified the Income-tax Act, 2025, marking a significant overhaul of India’s income tax framework. The Act, which consolidates and amends existing tax laws, received the President’s assent on August 21, 2025, as per a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice. The new legislation will extend to the...
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Association has strongly condemned online trolling of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s family after opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, alleged ‘vote theft’ during elections. The association expressed concern over unwarranted criticism directed at the family members, who themselves are respected civil servants, and emphasized the importance of maintaining dignity and...
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Friday accused Congress-led alliance Vice-President candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy of “supporting” Naxalism. Speaking at the Manorama News conclave in Kochi, Shah claimed that if the 2011 Salwa Judum judgment delivered by Justice Reddy had not been given, Naxal terrorism in India would have ended...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Aunta–Simaria six-lane bridge on Friday, marking a significant milestone in Bihar’s infrastructure development. Spanning 1.86 kilometres across the Ganga River and measuring 34 meters in width, the bridge is now Asia’s widest extradosed cable-stayed bridge. Constructed on National Highway 31, the bridge links Aunta Ghat in Mokama with Simaria...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new metro routes in Kolkata on Friday, marking a significant boost to the city’s transport infrastructure. Among the new additions is the first-ever direct metro link to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, a long-awaited facility aimed at improving airport connectivity. The inauguration took place during Modi’s visit...