New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025—popularly referred to as the VB-G RAM G Bill—amid intense protests and sharp opposition from several political parties. The new legislation seeks to repeal and replace the nearly 20-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
SYDNEY / HYDERABAD | December 2025 — Australian and international media have identified the attackers in the deadly Bondi Beach mass shooting as father-son duo Sajid Akram (50) and his son Naveed Akram (24). The rampage on December 14, 2025, during a Hanukkah by the Sea celebration in Sydney claimed at least 15 lives and…
NEW DELHI | December 16, 2025 — In a significant legal relief for senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, a Delhi trial court on Monday refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) prosecution complaint in the National Herald money laundering case. Importantly, the ruling was delivered by the Rouse Avenue Special…
The Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, remains one of the most documented and controversial war crimes of the twentieth century. Following the capture of Nanjing—then the capital of the Republic of China—by the Imperial Japanese Army on 13 December 1937, the city witnessed weeks of mass killings, sexual violence, looting, and…
KOLKATA — A major political controversy has erupted in West Bengal after the release of the draft Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral roll, which reportedly excludes the names of nearly 5.8 million people from the voters’ list. The development comes at a politically sensitive time, with elections approaching in the state, and is widely expected…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is currently grappling with unusually heavy rainfall, flooding and an incoming cold wave that have disrupted normal life across wide parts of the Kingdom, according to Arab and regional media sources. Widespread Heavy Rain and Flood Risk The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has issued repeated warnings for moderate to heavy…
NEW DELHI — The Union government on Monday introduced the ‘VB G Ram Ji’ Bill in the Lok Sabha, triggering strong protests from Opposition parties both inside and outside Parliament. The Bill, which is being projected as a replacement for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) launched during the UPA regime, led…
NEW DELHI / WAYANAD — A Nigerian national identified as Mohammed Jamiu Abdur Raheem, a key operative in an international drug trafficking network supplying narcotics to Kerala and Karnataka, has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. The arrest was carried out by a special investigation team of the Kerala Excise…
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a chargesheet against 40 residents of the Union Territory, most of them hailing from Pulwama district, for allegedly crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan for illegal arms and terror training and subsequently failing to return to India. Charges and Allegations According to police officials,…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, the city’s longest-standing and once-influential pro-democracy force, has formally voted to dissolve itself, marking a watershed moment in the territory’s political history. The decision reflects deepening pressure from Beijing and the practical collapse of organized political opposition under Hong Kong’s security-focused governance system. At an extraordinary general meeting…
