The Economic Offences Wing CID police have issued a fresh summons to film producer-cum-actor RK Suresh, who is suspected to be involved in a ₹2,438 crore gold trading scam. The company, Aarudhra, swindled money from over 1 lakh depositors by luring them to invest in their schemes. The police have sought Interpol’s help to...
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at explicitly banning caste discrimination in the state. Newsom argued that existing laws already prohibit ancestry discrimination, making the bill unnecessary. If signed, California would have become the first US state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. Advocates for the legislation see caste discrimination as similar...
Read MoreGunmen from Hamas carried out a deadly rampage in Israeli towns, killing at least 250 Israelis and taking hostages. Israel responded with retaliatory strikes, resulting in the deaths of over 230 Gazans. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed vengeance, while Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh threatened to spread the assault to the West Bank and...
Read MoreAn 11-year-old girl from Ahmedabad has become the first victim of dengue this season. Between September 1 and 30, the city has recorded a total of 708 dengue cases, averaging 23 cases per day. The dominant viral strain found in samples collected by the health department was DenV2, followed by DenV1. The Aedes aegypti...
Read MoreChief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a meeting of the Central Regional Council chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Shah highlighted the importance of the four states in the council’s contribution to the country’s GDP and development. Topics discussed included banking facilities in villages, setting up new agriculture loan committees, mining, kisan credit card,...
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