India on Sunday, 1 February, rejected Pakistan’s allegations linking New Delhi to violence in Balochistan, calling them an attempt to deflect attention from Islamabad’s own internal issues. Terming the claims “baseless”, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan should instead focus on addressing the concerns of its own people. In a statement, the…
Air India on Sunday resumed direct Shanghai–Delhi flights after nearly six years, following the suspension of services in early 2020. The airline will operate the route four times weekly with its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, featuring modernized cabins and enhanced onboard services, according to a statement. The inaugural Shanghai–New Delhi flight departed today from Shanghai…
A viral video allegedly showing first responders in Pakistan attempting to douse a residential building fire using buckets of water has triggered a broader debate on emergency preparedness and public safety infrastructure. The clip, widely shared on social media, shows firefighters manually ferrying buckets of water to the affected area instead of deploying fire tenders…
An unclassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) memo from the Jeffrey Epstein files includes a series of unverified and incendiary allegations concerning US President Donald Trump, Israel, Russia and a major Jewish religious movement, according to documents released by the US Justice Department on Friday (January 30). The memo, written in 2020, forms part of…
Union Budget 2026: Former finance minister P Chidambaram sharply criticized the Union Budget presented on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Alleging it is a “failed test of economic strategy, economic statesmanship,” Addressing a press conference in New Delhi after the Union Budget was presented, the Congress MP claimed he is not ‘sure if the Finance Minister…
A video is viral on the internet. The video is of Air Asia Airlines. Due to the actions of a passenger here, the flight had to make an emergency landing. The flight was going to Thailand. Then a Russian speaking passenger took off his clothes in front of everyone in the flight. Apart from this,…
Slamming the Union Budget 2026-27, Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday said the central government has completely failed to meet the expectations. Taking a dig at the Budget, she commented that the special thing about it is that all BSE stocks declined. Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “The special thing about the budget is that…
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra president and Raigad Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare on Sunday asserted that his party will continue as a constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), dismissing speculation about an imminent merger with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP). Tatkare said the party would move ahead on the political line and…
The US Embassy in India announced on Saturday, January 31, a temporary reduction in its social media activity. In a post on X, the US Embassy said that the activity on its social media account was being curtailed due to the ongoing partial government shutdown in the United States. It said that the account will…
Smokers woke up to sticker shock on Saturday as cigarettes and tobacco products became more expensive following fresh tax changes that came into force on 1 February. The price hike sparked an instant reaction online, with social media flooded with memes, jokes and sarcastic posts capturing public disbelief. The government has imposed an additional excise…
