Delhi’s air quality worsened to the ‘very poor’ range on Sunday, with pollution levels increasing throughout the day. Stubble burning incidents in Punjab crossed 1,000 for the first time this season, contributing to the pollution load. Local sources of pollution within Delhi were identified as the main factor behind the city’s poor air quality,...
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Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino discussed the changes and vision for X (formerly known as Twitter) during an all-hands meeting. Musk plans to launch a news distribution service called XWire, which aims to compete with platforms like Cision’s PR Newswire. Musk wants to make X a trusted news platform, encouraging citizen journalism and stating...
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India is set to deploy its own long-range air defence system by 2028-29. The indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system, being developed under ‘Project Kusha’, will have interception capabilities comparable to the Russian S-400 Triumf. The LR-SAM will be able to detect and destroy stealth fighters, aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and precision-guided munitions at...
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The Attorney General of India, R Venkataramani, has submitted his views to the Supreme Court regarding petitions challenging the electoral bond mode of funding political parties. He stated that citizens do not have a fundamental right to know the source of these funds and cautioned the court against entering the policy domain for regulating...
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WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform owned by Facebook, does not provide a definitive way to know if someone has blocked you. However, there are certain signs that can indicate if you have been blocked. These include not being able to see the person’s last seen or online status, not seeing updates to their profile...
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An off-duty police inspector in Jammu and Kashmir, Masroor Ahmad Wani, was critically injured when a terrorist attacked him while he was playing cricket with friends. This marks the first attack on an off-duty cop in the region this year. The attacker, identified as Basit Dar from Kulgam, is associated with the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba’s...
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Hundreds of people entered the main airport in Russia’s Dagestan region on Sunday and went onto the landing field to protest the arrival of an airplane from Tel Aviv, Israel.This incident was reported by Russian news agencies and on social media. As a result of the protest, the airport in Makhachkala, which is the...
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A passenger train derailed in Andhra Pradesh, India, after colliding with another train, resulting in at least 10 deaths and 25 injuries. This is the third rail accident in the country since June. The accident occurred when one train was switching tracks and was rear-ended by the other train. Rescue operations were hindered by...
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A 14-year-old boy named Ashwin and several others were injured in back-to-back explosions at a prayer session in Kochi. Ashwin, who had traveled with his mother to the venue, suffered hand and face injuries. A nurse named Aksa also suffered burns on her hands. Attendees stated that the organizers had given a safety demonstration,...
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