In a startling revelation that has once again raised concerns about airline security and insider smuggling networks, an Air India crew member was arrested at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold worth ₹1.41 crore. The man, Girish Pimple, had come back from New York and […]
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was on June 13, 2025, hit by a barrage of Indian public backlash following the uploading of a map that inaccurately showed Jammu and Kashmir as belonging to Pakistan. The post, as part of a military briefing during escalating tensions in the Middle East, triggered […]
The departure on Thursday afternoon turned into a disaster when an Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, for London Gatwick, crashed moments after take off from Ahmedabad. What followed became India’s most deadly single-aircraft crash in years. Sequence of Disasters Take off time & altitude: the flight […]
Digital Luxury on the Railway As part of a larger modernization effort that will improve passenger comfort and level the playing field globally for rail services, it appears that Indian Railways, who operate one of the largest train networks in the world, is launching sleeper pods with entertainment services like […]
On June 9, 2025, a horrific rail collision in one of Mumbai’s suburban trains killed four passengers and injured six other passengers. The reports indicate that the passengers were thrown off a packed train on the Central Railway line between Thane and Kalyan during the morning rush hours. The fatalities […]
New violence engulfed Manipur on June 8 and 9, 2025, following the arrest of Arambai Tenggol, a militant Meitei organization’s chief leader. The arrest, viewed as a direct provocation by the Meitei people, proved to be a widespread prompting of protests and riots all over Imphal Valley. Protesters burned public […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi forthcoming participate in the G7 Summit. The summit is scheduled to be held in Kananaskis, Alberta, from June 15-17. This has triggered a political storm in Canada. This summit brings together the world’s most advanced economies, seen as a […]
Vijay Mallya broke a nine-year period of silence with a conditional willingness to return to India if he had a fair trial and dignified treatment. This evolution has sparked a new round of debates about India’s system of justice, extradition, and the wider implications of India’s treatment of fraudsters who […]
A Bold Military Claim General Anil Chauhan, India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), recently said that “Pakistan wanted to destroy India in 48 hours but broke down in 8 hours.” The comment is sensational in its pronunciation and implications, even if historic in context, and is generating interest in the […]
Most recently, in a public political flashpoint, Indian politician and diplomat Shashi Tharoor made a clear rebuttal to former President of the United States, Donald Trump’s factually incorrect claim that the United States persuaded India to agree to a ceasefire from Pakistan during their 2019 military confrontation. Tharoor’s statement—“India didn’t […]