Tourists and commuters sail through Bosphorus on a ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: UMIT BEKTAS Following Turkiye and Azerbaijan’s support for Pakistan after India’s military confrontation in the wake of the Pahalgam massacre, many online travel platforms reported a sharp spike in cancellations of tour bookings to these countries. Many … Read more
The Madras High Court received the highest number of women appointees | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K Of the 17 appointees to the Madras High Court approved by the Supreme Court Collegium during the tenures of former Chief Justices of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Sanjiv Khanna, 15 (88.2%) belonged to the Backward Classes (BC), Other Backward Classes … Read more
Watch: What war hysteria hides The real cost of war goes beyond borders, battles, and breaking news. Following the Pahalgam massacre, military tensions had reignited — but so did a wave of online misinformation. This video unpacks the data behind the war hysteria: from rising Google searches of war-related terms and viral fake news to … Read more
(From right) U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Indian cricket player Virat Kohli, Satellite image of Pakistan’s Sukkur air base by Maxar Technologies, Justice B.R. Gavai, and an accused in Pollachi sexual assault case. (1) Operation Sindoor and India’s response to Pakistan In a swift military operation on May 7, 2025, the Indian Armed … Read more
New investment projects worth ₹19.8 lakh crore were announced in the March 2025 quarter, the highest in at least the last six years. Though most of the announcements were made by the private sector, pledges from the government sector saw a five-fold increase in the same quarter compared to the December 2024 quarter. While a … Read more
A man inspects his house that was damaged by cross-border shelling, in Kotmaira village along the Line of Control in Akhnoor Sector, J&K | Photo Credit: Channi Anand The military escalation between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam massacre has been accompanied by a barrage of misinformation and disinformation. Data shows that concerned citizens, particularly … Read more
Pope Leo XIV greets people of the press on May 12, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. | Photo Credit: Christopher Furlong Upon the passing of Pope Francis, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to succeed him as Pope Leo XIV. The conclave to elect the new pontiff began on May 7. The election of … Read more
(L-R) Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, Vice Admiral AN Pramod and Major General SS Sharda during the press conference on Operation Sindoor, in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI In a swift and decisive military action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Indian armed forces … Read more
(1) India launches Operation Sindoor After the Pahalgam terror attack killed 26 people in April 22, India launched a targeted anti-terror exercise – Operation Sindoor – using precision strikes to destroy nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir where operational terrorist infrastructure. was found These nine sites were selected out of 21 identified, and acted as … Read more
Bundles of sugarcane are kept for sale at Machkhowa market on the banks of Brahmaputra River, in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: ANI India is looking to increase the ethanol-blending ratio in petrol to 30% to further cut down on fossil fuel consumption, as it has met its previous target of 20% in 2025, well ahead of schedule. … Read more