Cheaper than Pakistan, costlier than China, equals to US, India is ranked 41st on THIS list; it is…
Nowadays, other than food and water, the internet has become a necessity. Whenever there is an internet outage, the whole world comes to a standstill. Have you ever thought about how much money you have to pay in order to access the internet? How does it differ in various countries? Let’s find out.
India, China restore relationship, MEA confirms ‘normalisation’ after resuming direct flights to China, ‘This is in line with…’
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that resumption of direct flights between India and China is in line with the growing trend towards normalisation in the relationship between the them. The civil aviation authorities have been engaged in discussions on resuming air services.
Centre releases draft Online Gaming Rules, seeks feedback till…; who will be affected? Key points here
The draft rules have been placed in the public domain for comments and suggestions before being finalised. The Centre has invited comments and feedback from stakeholders until October 31.
Karur Stampede: Madras High Court forms SIT to probe stampede during Vijay’s rally
The Madras High Court on Friday, i.e., October 3, formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the leadership of Inspector-General of Police (North) Asra Garg to investigate the deadly stampede in Tamil Nadu’s Karur, which occurred during actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally.
At least 9 children die from consuming contaminated cough syrup; centre says ‘probe on’
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday, i.e., October 3, took note of reports claiming deaths among children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to the consumption of contaminated cough syrups. At least nine children died after consuming allegedly spurious cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, said, as cited by news agency ANI.
Good news for Bihar! Ahead of Chhath puja, Railway minister flags of three new Amrit Bharat Express, 4 passenger trains; check route
Ahead of Diwali and Chhath puja, the Union government has given a big ‘gift’ to the people of Bihar. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off three Amrit Bharat Express Trains and four new passenger trains for Bihar via video conferencing.
Zubeen Garg’s death: Assam CM says HC judge-led judicial commission to probe case, to be headed by…
CID is currently probing the case of Garg’s death after more than 60 FIRs have been lodged across the state against Mahanta and almost 10 others.
Renewed focus on Roberson case is latest in deluge of political pressure aimed at Texas judiciary
The latest calls to stave off the politically charged execution come after a summer where GOP leaders asked the state courts to kick Democrats out of office and throw Beto O’Rourke in jail.
Texas attorney general tells 4 cities to drop tax hikes amid investigations into incomplete audits
Most of the cities — Odessa, La Marque, Tom Bean and Whitesboro — said they are following the law and Ken Paxton’s office is jumping the gun on enforcing new state rules.
White House pressed about Trump seemingly changing his tune on Project 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed about President Donald Trump seemingly changing his campaign position on Project 2025 amid the government shutdown Friday. “During the campaign, President Trump said that he did not know anything about Project 2025. Now, he knows about it. Is that the blueprint for shrinking the government?” Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Leavitt during the press briefing Friday afternoon. Project 2025 is a roughly thousand-page policy proposal crafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank during the 2024 election cycle. THE AGENCY STAFF VOUGHT MIGHT RECOMMEND CUTTING AND WHETHER THE CUTS WILL BE PERMANENT Leavitt made no mention of the policy proposal in her response, arguing any decisions on layoffs of federal government employees or cuts to federal programs are up to the “president and his team and his Cabinet secretaries ultimately decide.” “And the president trusts his Cabinet secretaries to identify where there is waste, fraud and abuse. We pointed out this morning — or Russ Vought tweeted about this morning — a Chicago rail project that was canceled,” Leavitt said. “We paused $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, specifically the Red line extension and the Red and Purple modernization projects, and it’s because the administration is concerned that the Biden administration was handing out taxpayer dollars to pay for this construction based on DEI.” “DOT is reviewing the race-based contracting on unconstitutional grounds,” she said. “And in the meantime, the Department of Transportation funds for these projects are on hold. So I guess this answers both of your questions. This would be an example of that.” Project 2025 became a lightening rod of criticism among Democrats during the 2024 election, as the Harris–Walz campaign claimed it was rife with “dangerous” policies stretching from abortion to the economy. WHITE HOUSE SAYS FEDERAL LAYOFFS COULD HIT ‘THOUSANDS’ AHEAD OF TRUMP, VOUGHT MEETING Trump denied knowing details about the policy blueprint from the campaign trail. “I know nothing about Project 2025,” Trump said in July 2024. “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.” On Thursday, after the government shutdown, Trump posted to Truth Social that he was set to meet with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) chief Russell Vought, describing him as the man of “PROJECT 2025 Fame.” Vought was one of the architects behind the Project 2025 policy proposal. TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE DEMANDS AGENCIES MAP OUT MASS LAYOFFS AHEAD OF POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN “I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent,” Trump posted on Thursday, setting of renwewd criticsms of Project 2025. Leavitt’s comments come as Trump and OMB map out a plan to roll out layoffs and cut government programs amid the government shutdown.