Washington, D.C., January 17, 2025 — In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a federal law that requires ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest ownership of the popular video-sharing app by January 19, 2025. If no agreement is reached, the platform will be subject to a nationwide ban since it…
New Delhi, January 17, 2025 — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unveiled its ‘Sankalp Patra’ manifesto for the Delhi Assembly elections, focusing on the welfare of women, senior citizens, and the poorer sections of society. Union Minister and BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda announced the manifesto. Financial Assistance for Women: The Scheme of…
Saif Ali Khan, an established Bollywood actor, suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked in the entrance of his home in Bandra, Mumbai, and was stabbed multiple times. The incident allegedly occurred shortly after Khan was attacked in his apartment-his murderer-breaking into, taking advantage of an open fire exit-in the early hours of January 16, 2025….
January 16, 2025 – In one of the important legal developments, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal has moved an intervention application in the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This argues for the party’s commitment to fostering communal harmony and preserving India’s secular fabric. Background…
16 January 2025 – In a path-breaking initiative that will affect more than one crore central government employees and pensioners, the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The decision aims to make modification in allowances, pension, etc., with fair degrees of salaries adjusted according to…
New Delhi, January 15, 2025 — The BCCI made bold choices for the ICC Champions Trophy, omitting both seasoned wicketkeepers KL Rahul and Sanju Samson. Along with Rishabh Pant, the up-and-coming Dhruv Jurel will serve the national team in wicket keeping duties. Selection Decisions and Rationale KL Rahul solidly kept wicket in the absence of…
New Delhi, January 15, 2025 — The Commission for Air Quality Management has resurrected Stage IV restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan, across Delhi and the National Capital Region, in response to a notable degradation in the air quality. This comes as the Air Quality Index enters a ‘severe’ category with readings creeping closer…
January 15th, 2025-After 15 months of conflict, Israel and Hamas have done their ceasefire agreement, which aims at stopping the long battle in the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire is to be put in place for 42 days, starting with negotiations to reach concrete conclusions on fundamental issues, with the help of mediators from Qatar, Egypt,…
New Delhi, January 14, 2025 – The eighth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) closed its registration process with officials indicating that there had never been such participation in this initiative that is personally overseen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Unprecedented Participation The registration window between December 14, 2024, and January 14, 2025, witnessed unheard-of…
New Delhi, January 14, 2025: In India, a recent remark by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg created quite a stir and prompted plans for the formation of a parliamentary committee to haul up representatives of the tech giant. The argument arose about the observation made by Zuckerberg that in 2024, losing elections-one of those being India-…
