Court Verdict Today In Kolkata’s RG Kar Rape And Murder Case: 10 Points
Any observations of the special court judge is likely to throw light on allegations of evidence tampering during the initial phase of the investigation done by the Kolkata Police. The case was later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Calcutta High Court. The CBI during the entire phase of the […]
Maha Kumbh 2025: Spiritual Guru Jaya Kishori Takes Dip In Prayagraj, Shares “Happiness” Mantra
Spiritual orator and motivational speaker Jaya Kishori has appealed to the youth to experience the Maha Kumbh at Sangam to “achieve peace, happiness and bliss”. In an exclusive interview with NDTV on the sidelines of Maha Kumbh 2025 in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, Ms Kishori shared her “surreal” experience of taking a dip in the Sangam […]
Israel Approves Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Set To Begin Tomorrow
Israel’s cabinet voted to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ending days of uncertainty about whether the truce would go into effect this weekend. The ceasefire, set to begin Sunday, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war. It would also enable […]
Los Angeles Wildfires LIVE | 27 Dead, 12,000 Structures Lost |Â California’s Fiery Catastrophe Live
Join us for live coverage of the devastating wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles. Since January 7, 2025, the Palisades and Eaton fires have led to the tragic loss of 27 lives, with 31 individuals still unaccounted for. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, marking this as one of the most destructive wildfire events […]
Probe Agency Restores Properties Worth Rs 290 Crore in Maharashtra Bank Scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mumbai Zone, has restituted immovable properties worth Rs 289.54 crore to the Competent Authority, MPID appointed by the Government of Maharashtra in the case of M/s Pen Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd, an official said on Friday. A statement mentioned that the assets were provisionally attached by ED under Section 5 of […]
Gamers Tear Into Elon Musk For “Faking” Video Game Prowess
Elon Musk’s self-proclaimed persona as a top-class gamer took a thrashing on Friday, as video game enthusiasts mercilessly mocked the tech billionaire following a disastrous performance in a livestream. The uproar — tinged with hilarity –- left the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX battling the humiliating accusation that he was faking it as a skilled […]
“More Sad Than Shocked”: US TikTok Users Brace For Ban
“I almost, like, don’t know how to define myself without TikTok,” content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities’ scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app. After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban the video-sharing platform — used by […]
Israeli Government Votes To Approve Gaza Ceasefire Deal
The Israeli cabinet voted to approve the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal in the early hours of Saturday morning, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “The government has approved the hostage return plan”, his office said in a statement, adding that the deal to halt the fighting with Hamas would come into […]
“This Would Be Biggest Trade War”: Canada Warns US Amid Trump Threats
Americans will be hit by a “Trump tariffs tax” if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade war. Donald Trump, who returns to the White House next week, has said he plans to slap 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports […]
OpenAI Finalizes ‘o3 mini’ Reasoning AI Model Version, To Launch It Soon
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has finalized a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, CEO Sam Altman said on Friday. The Microsoft-backed company has considered user feedback and, consequently, plans to release the application programming interface (API) and ChatGPT simultaneously, Altman wrote in a […]
Quad Foreign Ministers Likely To Meet Day After Trump Inauguration: Report
The foreign ministers of QUAD countries – Australia, India, Japan and the US– will meet in here on January 21, a day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th US President, making it one of the first foreign policy acts of the new administration, a media report said Friday. Trump will be sworn […]
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok in the US unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday. TikTok had challenged the law, arguing it would violate free speech protections for the more than 170 million users it says it […]