Riya Baibhawi

Watch: PM Modi’s Gesture to CM Yogi Echoes Vajpayee Encounter

June 7, 2024

Two days after the Lok Sabha poll results were announced, newly elected MPs gathered at the Parliament in New Delhi. The NDA parliamentary meeting saw the presence of PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut, among others. A video from the meeting, showing PM Modi patting...

Israel defends strike on Gaza school that killed 40

June 7, 2024

Facing international criticism, the Israeli military has issued a robust defence for its recent strike on the United Nations-run al-Sardi school in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp. The military insists that its forces targeted a group of about 30 militants using three classrooms as a base. At least, 40 people,...

Putin’s Daughters Emerge from Shadows, Make Waves at St. Petersburg Forum

June 7, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long kept his personal life shrouded in secrecy, but recent events have brought his daughters into the spotlight. Earlier this week, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova stunned observers in Moscow and beyond when they spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). This has...

RBI Policy Panel Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged. Here’s Why?

June 7, 2024

Interest rates in the financial system are expected to remain steady, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintaining the repo rate at 6.4 per cent for the eighth consecutive time. Persistent food inflation continues to keep retail inflation high. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which met from June...

Viral Song “Bado Badi” Removed from YouTube Amid Copyright Issue

June 7, 2024

In a move that has left people surprised, the viral song "Bado Badi" has been removed from the internet due to copyright infringement. The song, which had garnered over 28 million views since its release, is reportedly a copy of "Bado Badi," a 1973 track by Noor Jehan from the...

From Akhilesh’s Sarcasm to RaGa’s Emotional Moments: Netizens Revisit Viral Moments

June 6, 2024

Since the Lok Sabha election results were announced, netizens have gone into overdrive. Social media is buzzing with memes and viral posts, drawing from everything from the recently release of "Panchayat" to IPL team RCB. Here's a roundup of the most talked-about moments: Pakistani Singer Ali Sethi's Photo: A viral...

Caste Equations, Ignorance Of Locals: What Went Wrong For BJP In Ayodhya?

June 6, 2024

The magnificent Ram Mandir was one of the major poll planks of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls. However, the results announced on Tuesday, five months after the opulent consecration ceremony at the temple, indicated a different outcome. Here’s what went wrong for the BJP in...

Trump’s Georgia election case has been put on hold. Here’s why

June 6, 2024

Marking a significant legal victory for Donald Trump just months before the US presidential elections, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided to put the election subversion conspiracy case against him and several of his co-defendants on hold. This development, announced on Wednesday, could delay any trial proceedings until after...

D-Day Anniversary : What happened on this day of WW II?

June 6, 2024

June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the historic Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy, France, during World War II. Codenamed Operation Overlord, this pivotal event was unprecedented in its scale and strategic significance, leading to the eventual downfall of Nazi Germany. World War II, which resulted in the deaths...

Activists fly K-pop USB sticks into North Korea amid ‘Balloon War’ with South

June 6, 2024

The “balloon wars” in the Korean Peninsula have intensified after activists in South Korea claimed that they had sent balloons carrying anti-North Korean propaganda across the border. According to The Guardian, a group of North Korean defectors called the ‘Free North Korean Movement’ launched 10 large balloons filled with 200,000...

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