Nepal Gen Z protest: Interim govt to provide Rs 1 lakh to families of deceased, observe national mourning
Hours after being sworn in as Nepal’s home minister, Om Prakash Aryal on Monday announced that the interim government in the Himalayan nation will provide 1 lakh Nepali rupees to the kin of those who lost their lives in the Gen Z protest.
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Patna protest: BPSSC and CSBC job aspirants breach barricades, police use batons to disperse them
In a strong display of unity and frustration, students in Patna took to the streets demanding transparency in the recruitment process of the Bihar Police Sub-Ordinate Service Commission (BPSSC) and the Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC). Marching toward the Chief Minister’s residence, the students called for the release of the answer key and other key documents. Despite the administration’s efforts to block the march at Dakbangla Chowk with barricades, many protesters managed to bypass the blockade and continued forward.
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‘Will flush out infiltrators’: In Purnea, PM Modi blames RJD, Cong for ‘threatening’ Bihar’s identity
Launching a scathing attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his government will flush out all the infiltrators from the country, as he blamed the two parties for ‘threatening the identity’ of Bihar. Addressing a poll rally after inaugurating multiple projects in Purnea, the Prime Minister also said that Bihar has suffered a lot under the RJD-Congress rule.
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India post text alert: Don’t fall for this viral SMS scam! Here’s what you need to know
A fake SMS message claiming to be from India Post is circulating, urging users to update their address via a suspicious link. The PIB Fact Check team has confirmed it’s a scam, and India Post does not send such messages. The text message reads, “Your package has arrived at the warehouse and we attempted delivery twice but were unable due to incomplete address information. Please update your address details within 48 hours otherwise your package will be returned. Please update the address in the link: indiapost-go-in.one/index. After the update is complete we will re-deliver within 24 hours. India Post”
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Earthquake with magnitude 5.9 hits Assam; epicenter at Dhekiajuli
Earthquake with magnitude 5.9 hits Assam; epicenter at Dhekiajuli
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‘Assistant to my wife’: Noida man’s honest LinkedIn job title wins the internet
In a world where LinkedIn job titles often lean toward the self-important or overly technical, one Noida man has taken a different route and the internet loves him for it. Anil Baveja, who previously held senior roles at automobile companies including Honda Cars India, updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect a new role he took on in August 2023: “Assistant to my wife.” The simple, self-aware phrase has caught widespread attention for its honesty and wit.
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Why did India boycott Asia Cup in 1986? Reason was not Pakistan: Here’s all you need to know
India are set to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup today in Dubai amid the boycott calls all over the country. Not many are in favour of the match happening after what happened earlier this year in Pahalgam. But the BCCI and the Indian government have time and again reiterated the fact that sports will go ahead with Pakistan only in the multilateral events, while they have been banned from playing in bilaterals. However, 39 years ago, India had boycotted the Asia Cup entirely, but the reason was not Pakistan then.
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Bengaluru beats Gurgaon? Viral Reddit post sparks heated debate on livability and infrastructure
A Reddit post comparing Bengaluru and Gurgaon (Gurugram) has gone viral, reigniting the age-old debate between India’s two major corporate hubs. Titled “Gurgaon vs Bengaluru: My personal experience of living in both”, the post was shared by user @dconhue, and has triggered intense reactions from people who have lived in either or both cities.
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India pacer fit for Australia series, ODI World Cup, confirms coach Amol Muzumdar
India pacer Renuka Singh has been out of action for over six months. During the last edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), the 29-year-old suffered a stress fracture while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and has been out of action since. Ahead of the ODI series against Australia, India head coach Amol Muzumdar confirmed that Renuka has cleared all the fitness and medical tests and will feature heavily in the series to be up to the mark ahead of the ODI World Cup, slated to begin on September 30.
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After Bhopal’s bizarre 90-degree flyover, another one in Nagpur goes viral for passing through balcony | VIDEO
After Bhopal’s bizarre flyover with a 90-degree turn, a project with equally astounding engineering sense has come to light in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city. The under-construction flyover has become the centre of attention after it was found to be running through the portion of a balcony of a house located along its stretch near the Ashok Chowk.
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