New Delhi: The Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections for the academic year 2025-26 are scheduled for September 18, as announced by the university on Wednesday. The counting of votes will occur on September 19. As per a notification from DU, voting for day classes will take place from 8:30 am to 1 pm, while evening class students will be...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to travel to India
New Delhi: Sources indicated on Wednesday that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to visit India this month. As per the sources, the Chinese Foreign Minister is anticipated to participate in SR (Special Representative)-level discussions. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will act as India’s special representative. In recent months, India and China have been striving to enhance their...
PM Modi declares compensation for the victims of the Dausa road accident
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 the tragic loss of life...
Rahul Gandhi Alleges Threat to Life Amid Savarkar Defamation Case, Cites BJP Leaders’ Remarks
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 advocate Milind Pawar, asserting that...
11 People lost their lives when a truck crashed into a container in Dausa, Rajasthan
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, leading to the immediate fatalities...
Wildfires rage across Greece, triggering mass evacuations
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 fanned the flames, prompting the...
Supreme Court cancels bail of wrestler Sushil Kumar in murder case
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 father, which contested a Delhi...
A Pakistani spy has apprehended in Rajasthan for disclosing classified information
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 regarding India’s defense operations. CID...
“‘Pause All H-1Bs,’ Say US Tech Workers Amid 130,000 Layoffs, Sparking Heated Online Debate”
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, Microsoft, Intel, Google, and TCS...
SC orders EVM recount, overturns Sarpanch election in Panipat
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 issue a notification within two...