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From memes to movements: How 2025 became the year of political awakening for Gen Z

How 2025 became the year of political awakening for Gen Z It was all brewing in quiet frustration before it turned into a full-blown “we’re done” moment. Across the world in 2025, Generation Z, popularly called Gen Z, stopped doom-scrolling and decided to “touch grass”, politically.What began as side-eyeing governments for being “pompous in power”...

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New Year alert in Rajasthan: 150kg explosives, batteries and wires seized from car; 2 arrested

As per reports, the car was reportedly heading toward Bundi when it was intercepted. TONK: Police on Wednesday seized around 150kg of ammonium nitrate from a car on the Tonk–Jaipur highway during a special vehicle-checking drive held on New Year’s Eve. Two men travelling in the vehicle were detained for questioning.The police also seized 200...

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‘Skills, patience and passion exemplary’: PM Modi on Arjun Erigaisi’s World Blitz bronze

PM Narendra Modi and Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to social media and congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning the bronze medal at the World Blitz Championships in Doha, saying the achievement reflected India’s rapid strides in chess.Erigaisi topped the Swiss Round with 15 points,...

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Khaleda Zia’s funeral: Thousands gather in Dhaka to pay last respects — live updates

Thousands of mourners gathered in Dhaka on Wednesday for the funeral of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, one of the most influential political figures in the country’s history.Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and a two-time head of government, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after...

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‘World stands with you, Matto’: Damien Martyn in induced coma, battles meningitis

Damien Martyn (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been rushed to hospital and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, media reports said on Wednesday.The former batsman, who represented Australia in 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and featured in 208 one-day internationals, was admitted on Boxing...

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Smooth deliveries on New Years eve? Zomato, Swiggy hike payout to gig workers

NEW DELHI: Food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy have announced higher incentives for delivery partners on New Year’s Eve, calling it a “standard festive protocol,” amid strike call by gig workers’ unions. The incentives are aimed at ensuring minimal service disruptions during one of the busiest ordering periods of the year, an Eternal spokesperson told...

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Trailing a scream, cops foil suicide, save youth; to be rewarded

NEW DELHI: What began as a routine evening patrol on Sunday for two beat officers in upscale Patel Nagar turned into a race against time that saved a young man’s life. Head Constable Yogesh and Constable Ajay were patrolling the area around 7pm when a woman’s screams shattered the calm.At first, the source of the...

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Water contamination kills 3 in Indore: Hospitals see rush of patients

The health department organised camps and screened residents while the civic staff carried out cleaning in the affected locality. INDORE: A day after residents in Bhagirathpura area of Indore took ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming contaminated water, three people admitted to different hospitals died on Tuesday.Chief minister Mohan Yadav termed the...

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