Category: Events

In May 2025, Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki created history by becoming the first woman officer from any of India’s three armed forces, the Army, Navy, or Air Force, to be appointed Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the President of India. The President is traditionally assisted by five ADCs at any given time, three from the Army and...

The crisis changed India in many ways. September 19, 2008: A world wrapped in uncertaintyThe global financial crisis erupted from the US housing market, where easy credit, rising home prices and risky mortgages had fuelled a massive boom. As borrowers defaulted and mortgage-linked assets collapsed, losses spread across banks and financial institutions.Lehman Brothers’ collapse on...

An IIT Bombay student died by suicide in his hostel room MUMBAI: “I want justice. My son was killed, tortured,” the mother of an IIT Bombay student said after her son was found dead in his hostel room, hours after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination.The student’s death triggered protests...

Union minister’s fiery response to Guna resident goes viral, Congress reacts NEW DELHI: A video showing Union minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia in a sharp exchange with a resident over a long-pending road in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, has gone viral on social media, with the Congress sharing the clip and accusing the minister of showing “arrogance...

Aftermath of Houthi strikes at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh (Reuters image) Flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, following reported Houthi strikes, according to an eyewitness.Reuters images showed smoke rising from a fuel storage depot at the airport in the...

Sikh bus driver attacked and thrown from vehicle in England; hijacked bus crashes into multiple cars before suspect is arrested. A British Sikh bus driver was assaulted and his bus stolen in Telford, in England’s West Midlands region, on Friday evening, with police arresting a man in his 20s on suspicion of robbery and dangerous...

Sikh bus driver attacked and thrown from vehicle in England; hijacked bus crashes into multiple cars before suspect is arrested. A British Sikh bus driver was assaulted and his bus stolen in Telford, in England’s West Midlands region, on Friday evening, with police arresting a man in his 20s on suspicion of robbery and dangerous...

ABVP’s Yash Dabas (M) won the DUSU president’s post, while Deepanshu Shokeen (R) was elected vice-president and Riya Chhawdi (L) won secretary’s post NEW DELHI: ABVP’s Yash Dabas was elected president of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU), while independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen won the vice-president’s post as results for the four central panel positions...

Image credit: PTI The 20th Asian Games officially began in Nagoya on Saturday with a colourful and high-tech opening ceremony at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.Japan’s Emperor Naruhito officially declared the Games open in the presence of Empress Masako, members of the Japanese imperial family, Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al...

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh on Russian sactions NEW DELHI: India will take decisions in the best interests of its people and will continue to follow an independent foreign policy, minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said while responding to a question on the Russian Sanctions Bill and its possible impact on India.“The...