Brazil former president Jair Bolsonaro Brazil’s Supreme Court placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest as he stands trial for allegedly orchestrating a failed attempt to cling to power after losing the 2022 presidential election, on Monday. The high-profile case unfolds as tensions rise between Brazil and the United States, which is currently imposing...
Updated: Aug 5th, 2025 Two people were killed and six others wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Los Angeles, the US state of California, local authorities said. The incident occurred around 1 am (0800 GMT) on Monday, near 14th Place and Griffith Avenue, where several parties were underway, according to the Los Angeles Police...
Updated: Aug 4th, 2025 US accuses India of financing Russia’s war In a sharp escalation of rhetoric, a senior aide in US President Donald Trump’s administration has accused India of imposing ‘massive’ tariffs on American goods and ‘cheating’ the US immigration system, in addition to purchasing the Russian oil that’s ‘financing’ Russia’s war in Ukraine....
Updated: Aug 4th, 2025 Trump’s golf club A civilian aircraft was intercepted in a restricted airspace over Trump’s golf club on Sunday. A statement of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) read, “Fighter aircraft intercepted a second general aviation aircraft that violated Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, at approximately 12.50 pm...
The Supreme Court on Monday strongly criticized Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remarks about the Indian Army. The comments were reportedly made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, where Gandhi claimed that “Chinese troops are thrashing Indian Army soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh” and alleged that China...
Shibu Soren, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and the founding patron of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), passed away on Monday at the age of 81. His son, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, announced the news through an emotional post on X, stating, “Respected Guru Dishom has left us all. Today, I have become empty…”...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stirred controversy by appointing two former adult film actors, Alejandra Umaña and Juan Carlos Florián, as deputy ministers in the Ministry of Equality. Both appointees will oversee government programs aimed at supporting poor and vulnerable communities. Vice President Francia Márquez, who initially led the Ministry of Equality, has opposed the...
Significantly advancing India’s future human space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the country’s first analogue mission in Ladakh. The analogue station — the Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE) station — formally inaugurated by Dr V Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO, has isolated aerospace engineer Rahul Mogalapalli and astrobiologist Yaman Akot. “This analogue mission...
The government on Sunday dismissed as “untrue” a viral WhatsApp message claiming that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had directed banks to stop issuing Rs 500 notes through ATMs by September 30, 2025. It clarified that no such instruction has been issued and Rs 500 notes remain legal tender. The misleading message further alleged...
The Election Commission (EC) has directed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav to hand over a voter ID card that he claimed to possess, which preliminary investigations suggest was “not issued officially.” The controversy erupted after Tejashwi alleged during a press conference on August 2 that his name was missing...