Category: NEWS

The British government announced plans to ban foreign governments from owning newspapers and magazines in the UK. This move comes amid controversy surrounding a proposed takeover of the Daily Telegraph and Spectator by a United Arab Emirates-backed firm, RedBird IMI, according to The BBC. The new legislation, introduced as an amendment to the Digital Markets…

Amid the row surrounding the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Home Minister Amit Shah today tackled a key question: why are Parsis and Christians eligible under CAA, but not Muslims? The CAA aims to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who arrived in India before December 31, 2014. In an…

Bengaluru police are investigating the mysterious death of a 37-year-old Uzbekistan woman at a hotel in the city. The woman, identified as Zareena, was found dead in her room at Jagadish Hotel in Bengaluru’s Seshadripuram area. Zareena had arrived in Bengaluru four days ago on a tourist visa. Police said that the hotel staff knocked…

Stressing that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not against Muslims, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the Opposition parties of resorting to “politics of lies”. “I have spoken on CAA at least 41 times on different platforms and spoken in detail that the minorities of the country need not be afraid because it has…

When it comes to Chirag Paswan versus his uncle Pashupati Paras in Bihar, the BJP has finally picked a side, weeks before the national election. Even if it means upsetting Nitish Kumar, who has returned to the NDA after his latest alliance switch. The BJP has conceded Chirag Paswan’s demand for five seats, including the…

Clive Palmer, an Australian mining billionaire, has announced his plans to build a replica of the most famous cruise ship in history, the Titanic. According to a CNN report, Mr Palmer who first announced his plans in 2012 and again in 2018, resurrected his passion project to build a replica of the ship during an event…

The Delhi Police has granted permission to the farmers to hold a ‘Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ at Delhi’s Ramlila Ground today. The police though have imposed some conditions on the farmers – no tractor trolleys, no march, and gathering to not exceed 5,000 protesters. The gathering, scheduled from 11 am to 2 pm, aims to “intensify…

Bird flu, a disease known as H5N1, has been gaining attention lately as scientists, governments, and conspiracy theorists gear up for potential pandemics. However, a warning from a scientist suggests that another pandemic might already be underway, according to The Metro. Dr Diana Bell, a conservation biology professor at the University of East Anglia, points…

A speeding taxi plowed through a crowded market in East Delhi’s Ghazipur on Wednesday night, running over at least 15 people and killing a woman. The driver, who was reportedly driving drunk, was caught by the people and handed over to the police. The woman who died has been identified as 22-year-old Seeta Devi, a…

In the two lists that the BJP has released so far, the party has named 267 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, and nearly 21% of sitting MPs have already not been repeated from their respective constituencies. The strategy, sources said, has been designed keeping possible anti-incumbency in mind, and the decisions have been based…