Supreme Court of India is highly concerned about Punjab Farmers Union leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose health is reportedly deteriorating after an indefinite hunger strike that has continued since November 26, 2024. During a recent hearing, the Court reprimanded the Punjab government for not acting fast enough and reiterated the fact that Dallewal needed medical…
In an almost unbelievable weather phenomenon, Delhi has recorded the highest rainfall in December after 15 years. The India Meteorological Department reported that Delhi received a total of 42.8 mm of rainfall this month, exceeding the previous records. Beginning early Thursday and panning out till Friday, the spell of rain has immersed the entire National…
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an architect of India’s economic transformation, passed away in New Delhi on December 22, 2024, aged 92. The central government has declared that Singh will be given a state funeral at Nigam Bodh Ghat in New Delhi, at 11:45 AM, on December 28, 2024. State Mourning and Funeral Arrangements…
Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India, a figure critical to India’s economic transformation, passed away on December 26, 2024, at 92 years of age. Following a sudden loss of consciousness in his New Delhi residence, he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was dead at 9:51 PM…
A recent incident of sexual assault at Chennai’s Anna University has turned into a political face-off between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP has claimed that the accused, Gnanasekaran, is a member of the DMK, which the DMK has staunchly rejected. Details of the…
December 26, 2024 – Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the revered Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, is observing a 72-hour shutdown called by local business owners and workers. The protest, which started on December 25, 2024, is led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, a collective opposing the…
The alliance within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is under serious strain as AAP and Congress get involved in a bitter feud in Delhi. The AAP leaders have alleged that Congress is in cahoots with BJP secretly to weaken AAP’s exposure in the coming Delhi Assembly elections. It is this rift that poses…
In a shocking incident that has stunned the Faridabad community, this unfortunate case of a vicious attack on Anshul, a Class 11 student, in the local market, is still fresh in everyone’s mind. It was on December 24, 2004, when Anshul was attacked and mercilessly stabbed 14 times, following which ten persons alleged to have…
The tragic rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor from R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9, 2024, witnessed lengthy protests in the state of West Bengal by the medical fraternity. These are meant to ensure justice for the victim while the other calls for enhanced security in medical…
December 25, 2024 – Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal is on his 29th day of hunger strike, continuing to spiral down health-wise. For the last 29 days, 66-year-old Dallewal has been on protest at the Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana, demanding a legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price for crops and other issues…
