Mundane life was disrupted as protesting farmers blocked roads and passages as a part of their ‘Punjab Bandh Call’ against the Centre, laying out demands including MSP (Minimum Support Price) for their crops. Image Credits: The Hindu The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (N-P) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha told the state last week that they would be holding a bandh from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to the centre’s refusal to accept demands. Today, a complete and peaceful shutdown was observed as rail operations were majorly suspended, and public transport such as buses and other vehicles remained off the roads,…
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A tragic accident occurred early Friday morning on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway near Bhankrota, resulting in several fatalities and a massive fire. Image Credits: Hindustan Times At approximately 5:30 AM, a chemical-laden truck was involved in a collision with an LPG tanker near a petrol pump, which led to a series of explosions and a fire engulfing several vehicles, including a passenger bus. Eye witness Accounts According to sources, at least 8 people have lost their lives, and more than 35 have been severely injured. The blaze affected the stretch of the highway beyond 100-200 meters. Eyewitnesses and those injured…
Six people have since lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul, on Thursday night. Image Credits: Hindustan Times Amongst the deceased, there were a child, two women, and several others injured. The fire is presumed to have been caused due to a short circuit, trapping multiple patients and hospital personnel of the City Ortho Hospital. The fire broke out around 9pm, with intense flames and smoke rising near the entrance of the institution and rapidly spreading throughout the building. Witnesses have reported seeing scenes of panic and chaos across, with…
Security Forces took down seven alleged “Maoists” in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region in the Abhujmad Forest. Image Credits: India Today Seven suspected Maoists were killed in the South of Abhujmad Jungles of Chhattisgarh in a joint forces operation inclusive of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai relaid this information at a press conference. The operation commenced early Thursday morning, according to sources at 3:00 AM. As the search operation and the encounter continue, the forces trek ahead into the dense, difficult terrain on the unsurveyed land…
The US State Department data reflects a sharp 38% drop in F-1 Visas granted to Indian Students in the first 9 months of 2024, as compared to the grants made last year in the same period. An analysis conducted by the Indian Express of monthly F-1 Visa reports available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs’s website exhibit that the number of non-immigrant visas being issued to Indian Students has taken a steep fall, and has hit its lowest, post-pandemic. The Decline 64,008 visas were issued from January to September 2024- which is a significant decline from 2023’s 1,03,495. But to…
As allegations of nepotism, arbitrary hiring procedures and governance issues surfaced under the Director in September, the IIT Kharagpur protests intensified. Image Credits: The Print The IITTA The Indian Institute of Technology Teachers’ Association wrote to the Union Education Ministry in September raising concerns of ‘favouritism’, unjustified and autocratic hiring procedures and flaws in the Institute’s governance under Director Prof. V K Tewari’s leadership. Governance concerns also include the authorities’ failure to build an on-campus hospital. The Association has also requested the Ministry to appoint a new Director to the Institute after Prof. Tewari’s tenure ends in January 2025. As…
Former Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Badal, was shot at while standing guard outside the Golden Temple following “punishment” imposed by the Akal Takht. Sukhbir Badal, Ex-Shiromani Akali Dal President (2007-2017) and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, survived an attempted assassination at the gates of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday (4 December 2024) morning. The incident took place as Badal and other leaders under the punishment imposed by the Akal Takht performed “seva” The Attempted Assassination Image Credits: Hindustan Times The accused is Narain Singh Chaura, a former fighter of the Khalistan Liberation Army, which is no longer operational. …
US President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly be visiting the restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend. Unveiling of the Cathedral President Donald Trump has recently announced that he will be visiting the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as his first overseas trip since being elected. The chapel built between the 12th and 14th centuries is considered one of French Gothic architecture’s primary and top-notch specimens. It was destroyed in a fire, five years ago on 15 April 2019. The cathedral is set to open its doors to catholic devotees and visitors on the upcoming Saturday and Sunday…
Day 4 of protests in Georgia continues as the ruling party freezes EU talk till 2028, as announced on Thursday, 28 November 2024. Sunday night saw day 4 of protesters on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia after the government announced the delay in EU integration by 4 years. Signs of opposition spread across the country and the countryside towards this decision of suspension by the government. The Protests The rising tensions between the ruling, Georgian Dream Party and the opposition for the latter has been accusing the former of ‘increasingly authoritarian’, ‘anti-western’ and ‘pro-Russian’ policies for months. The civil unrest…
