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Incident at London Airport: Taylor Swift’s Jet Targeted by Eco-Activists

Taylor Swift’s Wembley Eras Tour is just around the corner, but a recent incident has added a splash of orange to the pre-show excitement. Swift’s private jet was unwittingly targeted in a London airport protest. Eco-activists from the Just Stop Oil group painted numerous private jets with orange paint, including Swift’s plane, according to reports.…

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Sumona Chakravarti is furious about not being included in Kapil Sharma’s Netflix show

Actress Sumona Chakravarti has reportedly expressed disappointment and frustration over not being included in Kapil Sharma’s Netflix show. Her sentiments suggest that she expected or desired to be part of the project and is disappointed by her exclusion. This reflects her feelings of being left out or possibly overlooked in the casting decisions for the…

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Patna High Court rules that Bihar’s plan to increase the quota to 65% violates people’s rights to equality

Patna : The Bihar government’s announcements to increase reservation from 50% to 65% in government employment and educational institutions were overturned by the Patna High Court on Thursday. The Mahagathbandhan administration, headed by Nitish Kumar, increased the Bihar quota slab to 65% on November 7, 2023. When the 10% quota for economically disadvantaged sectors (EWS)…

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Supreme Court Stays Proceedings in NEET-UG 2024 Paper Leak Petitions

On Thursday, the Supreme Court intervened by staying the proceedings in petitions filed across three high courts that raised concerns about the alleged paper leak and discrepancies in the NEET-UG 2024 exam. A vacation bench, led by Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti, took this action and also directed the National Testing Agency (NTA), the…

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Taking up the theme of “Yoga For Self And Society” on International Yoga Day, the Indian Embassy hosts yoga sessions…

 Washington : A yoga session was arranged by the Indian Embassy in the US in Washington in advance of tomorrow’s International Yoga Day, which is observed globally. Yoga has hundreds of millions of practitioners worldwide, according to Deputy Ambassador Supriya Ranganathan, who emphasized the practice’s widespread appeal and global reach. Since yoga’s founding in India,…

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EAM S. Jaishankar Lands in Colombo for Bilateral Discussions, Strengthens India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reached Colombo today as part of his official visit to Sri Lanka. During the visit, Dr. Jaishankar will have meetings with the leadership of Sri Lanka on wide-ranging issues of the bilateral partnership. This will be the External Affairs Minister’s first bilateral visit after the formation of the new government…

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Tamil Nadu: In Kallakurichi, 33 people were killed and another 109 were hospitalized after consuming illicit liquor

In Tamil Nadu, 33 people died and more than 109 are undergoing treatment at various hospitals following a hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi. Those who fell ill after consuming spurious liquor yesterday have been hospitalised at various hospitals in Kallakurichi, Salem and JIPMER in Puducherry. An additional number of 48 doctors have been called to assist…

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Excise policy case : Delhi court holds judgement in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail request

News Delhi : Delhi excise policy scam in Arvind Kejriwal’s application for bail in the money laundering case under investigation by the ED, a Delhi court postponed making a decision. Scam of Delhi’s excise policy: In response to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s request for bail in the money laundering case under investigation by the Enforcement…

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New Mexico wildfires kill 2, destroy 1,400 buildings

Mexico City : Two people have died in wildfires in southern New Mexico that have burned over 1,400 homes and other structures and triggered the evacuation of around 8,000 residents from the mountain resort community of Ruidoso.The unidentified skeletal remains of a person were found in the driver’s seat of a burned out car, New…

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Government Orders CBI Probe and Cancels UGC-NET Exam 2024 Due to Integrity Concerns

The government has canceled the UGC-NET June 2024 examination. Later on, there will be another assessment, for which the data will be provided individually. The exam has been canceled because the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center’s feedback suggested that there may have been a compromise to the exam’s integrity. The Central Bureau of inquiry will…

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