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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office on Friday apologised for a “mistake” in the organisation of its Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street after some British Hindus objected to non-vegetarian food and alcohol being served at the gathering. While the statement did not make a direct reference to the menu, a spokesperson for Starmer’s office said…

Amul, the popular dairy brand, frequently releases topicals that comment on news of public interest. One of its latest illustrations features U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk. Wondering why? Trump recently announced that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (the former Republican presidential candidate), will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. The…

A party, a high-speed car chase and a grisly collision summarise the events that led to the death of six friends in Dehradun on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The Toyota Innova that was reduced to a mangled mess after the accident was allegedly racing with a BMW at a speed of more…

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is hiring. The Tesla CEO, along with Vivek Ramaswamy, appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to lead DOGE, is using his social media platform X to recruit candidates. They are looking for “super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” willing to work over 80 hours a week on unglamorous cost-cutting tasks.  The…

The Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council announced the complete list of players for the IPL 2025 mega auction. Indian cricket team stars like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami have been placed in the marquee lists. While Pant and Iyer are part of Marquee List 1, Rahul and Shami headline the…

The Maharashtra assembly polls scheduled for November 20 are “ajab (strange)” and clarity on which group is supporting whom will be clear after results are declared on November 23, Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. Interacting with a select group of reporters, he said the Mahayuti, comprising Chief Minister Eknath…

India is ready to launch from the US’ Cape Canaveral its most sophisticated communications satellite named GSAT-N2, also called GSAT-20, using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Made by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), this 4,700 kg satellite was too heavy for Indian rockets to carry, hence the foreign commercial launch. The satellite when operational will…

A close friend of Mike Tyson revealed why the legendary boxer slapped his opponent Jake Paul ahead of their much-anticipated boxing match. The incident happened during the weigh-in ceremony where both boxers faced off ahead of their bout. Videos showed that Paul stepped on Tyson’s right foot at the weigh-in and that angered the 58-year-old…

Noticing the rotors of an Apache helicopter making unusual movements at a military training area in the UK, maintenance staff decided to check and were surprised to find two soldiers having sex inside. The British soldiers were reportedly drunk at the time. The ground staff had finished servicing the highly armed Apache chopper, worth 8.5…

The BCCI has strong objected to Pakistan Cricket Board’s purported move to take the Champions Trophy for a tour of the disputed ‘Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’ (POK), prompting the global body ICC to put the promotional event on hold. The tournament, last played in 2017, is already in limbo after the BCCI officially intimated ICC about…