Japan recently released an AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting, to give people an idea of what to expect if the disaster strikes and how to prepare themselves. The video shows ash spreading through Tokyo, smothering buildings and roads. Railway tracks and roadways become impossible to navigate as ash coats them. There is power outage…
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Aug 31, 2025 09:56 PM IST The Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, also known as Educate Girls, was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award on Sunday (August 31), becoming the first Indian organisation to receive the prize. An official statement from the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) said it was honouring the…
After months of official extensions to prevent the social media app TikTok from being banned in the United States, President Donald Trump posted on Monday (September 15) that a deal had been reached with Chinese officials. “The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL!”, he…
4 min readLudhianaUpdated: Sep 22, 2025 03:02 PM IST Monday (September 22) was marked as Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti to commemorate the life of the king who is believed to have founded the Aggarwal community. The day is a gazetted holiday in Punjab, Haryana and a few other states, and the community celebrates by distributing sweets…
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Sep 24, 2025 05:10 PM IST More than 20 people were killed and several homes destroyed in the Tirah Valley of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday (September 22) in an explosion. Authorities said the blast was caused by bomb-making material stored in a compound by Pakistan Taliban members, but some…
On November 17 — days after the bust of an alleged ricin terror case in Ahmedabad and the subsequent blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi that killed 12 — Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Vikas Sahay directed police stations across the state to compile dossiers on those either known to be involved in…
The Higher Education Commission of India Bill 2025, to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament next month, seeks to merge the functions of three statutory bodies — the University Grants Commission (UGC), the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). This marks the second time…
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The central government’s draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, has sparked pushback from power employee associations and farmer trade unions in Punjab, who say it would pave way for privatisation and higher tariffs. Released for public feedback on October 9, 2025, the Ministry of Power’s draft law seeks to overhaul the Electricity Act, 2003, and address…
Navy Day 2025: December 4 is annually celebrated as India’s Navy Day. On Thursday, President Droupadi Murmu, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, extended her greetings to Navy personnel, veterans and their families. She said, “The nation salutes the brave men and women who safeguard our maritime borders and national…
