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Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the country, leaving over 1,000 people dead. The quake, which hit Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, has also caused widespread devastation. Authorities warn the death toll could rise significantly, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) estimating deaths may exceed 10,000. The earthquake’s tremors […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that Russia and India are seeking to elevate their bilateral relations to an unprecedented level, with President Vladimir Putin expected to visit India in the near future. Lavrov confirmed the development during a televised address, stating that preparations for the visit are currently underway. Lavrov highlighted that […]
You may dislike or hate Prime Minister Narendra Modi but you have to credit him for keeping the legend of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose alive. Last year, Modi took a bold step of installing the idol of Netaji at India Gate where the statue of King George V once stood. That statue was taken down […]
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges today, driven largely by the excessive emissions of developed nations over decades. While India, home to over 17% of the world’s population, is a key player in the fight against climate change, its contribution to historical carbon dioxide emissions remains minimal. According to data from […]
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has advised Indian students in the United States to comply with American laws following the recent detention of a postdoctoral fellow and the self-deportation of another student to Canada. Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the two individuals had not sought assistance from Indian missions in the US. Badar […]
Even as the Parsis celebrate Navroz on Friday by visiting fire temples, decorating homes, wearing traditional attire and spending time with the family, in Sanjan, South Gujarat, from where it all began several centuries ago, only a few Parsi families reside. Located in Umargam taluka of Valsad district, once upon a time nearly 100 families […]
Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Central government. The lawsuit challenges the government’s use of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to issue inflammatory content blocking orders. X claims this practice leads to the creation of a parallel and unlawful content censorship regime. The episode is a fallout of […]
These days, Elon Musk seems to have taken Narendra Modi’s place. Earlier, there was a war over who is closer to Prime Minister Modi. Now, let there be a fight over who is closer to Musk, Mukesh Ambani or Sunil Bharti Mittal. As soon as the news came on March 11 that Mittal’s Airtel had […]
Challenging conventional narratives, Elon Musk’s Grok AI is quietly making a name for itself by providing surprisingly candid insights into various public figures and institutions. Developed by xAI, Grok is a highly developed conversational AI chatbot powered by a sophisticated large language model (LLM) architecture. xAI, which announced its launch in November 2023, said the AI chatbot was designed […]
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has safely returned home after spending 286 days in space, marked by 4,577 orbits around the planet and travelling a distance of 195.2 million kilometres. What began as an eight-day mission alongside fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore turned into a nine-month journey owing to technical issues with the Starliner spacecraft. As […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended an invitation to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to visit India after her scheduled return to Earth on Wednesday, following a nine-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS). The invitation was conveyed in a letter dated March 1, delivered through former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino. Union Science and Technology […]
Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur following the outbreak of violence and condemned the imposition of President’s Rule, calling it harmful to democracy. During a discussion on the Manipur Budget 2025-26 and four related Bills, including The Appropriation Bill, 2025, opposition leaders accused the […]
Any deconstruction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent podcast with Lex Fridman, a conversation driven by delusions and powered by platitudes, could be an offence to reason. But since journalists are expected to follow their leaders’ enterprises, even at the cost of consuming soporifics, we managed to salvage a few gems. Fridman begins the three-hour […]
New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi has said that Gujarat had a long history of communal riots, even before he was “in the picture” and pointed to the “backdrop” of a spate of terror attacks before the violence to say that the perception that the riots were the biggest ever in the state was “misinformation”. He […]
An Indian student at Columbia University has self-deported after her visa was revoked over allegations of advocating for violence and terrorism and involvement in activities supporting Hamas. Ranjani Srinivasan, a citizen and national of India, entered the United States on an F-1 student visa as a doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia University, the […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with newly-appointed United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer in Washington last week to discuss reciprocal tariffs and the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between the two countries. The USTR confirmed the meeting on platform X, stating that Greer had a productive discussion with Goyal […]
Sunil Barthwal, the commerce secretary, told a parliamentary panel that India has not committed to lowering trade tariffs with the United States. He informed the parliamentary committee on external affairs that no trade agreement had been finalised and that talks between the US and India were still in progress. “One cannot go by the US […]
The United States Supreme Court has rejected an emergency application by Tahawwur Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, opposing his extradition to India. Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, had sought a stay on his extradition, claiming he would face torture in India due to his background. Rana had filed an “Emergency […]
The United Kingdom has condemned the security breach involving External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar after a pro-Khalistan protester broke past a barrier and approached his motorcade outside Chatham House in London on Wednesday evening. A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) stated that such attempts to “intimidate, threaten, or disrupt” public events […]
India has spent EUR 112.5 billion (approximately Rs 1.5 lakh crore) on purchasing crude oil from Russia since the beginning of the Ukraine war, according to a report released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Thursday. The report details payments made to Russia for fossil fuel imports since February […]
