Current Affairs

Rae Bareli NTPC unit explosion: over 20 personals killed

Nearly twenty people have been killed and several others seriously injured in a boiler tube explosion at the National Thermal Power Cooperation unit situated in Rae Bareli in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh....

Saudi Women to embrace ‘Freedom to Enter Sports Stadium’ soon

Removing another string attached to the Saudi women, the Kingdom has decided to let the country’s women enter the sports stadium from next year onwards. Saudi is one of the extremely conservatives Muslim societies...

SC criticises West Bengal govt over ‘Aadhaar Petition’

Putting a senior advocate, who has represented the Indian state of West Bengal in the Supreme Court in the sensitive Aadhaar case, and Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee, who has been aggressively campaigning against the...

Despite ban, ‘crop burning’ still practiced in Punjab

Despite the National Green Tribunal’s ban on ‘crop burning’, many farmers in the Indian state of Punjab is still practicing the dangerous act of crop burning, which has several serious aftereffects. An investigative story...

Centre to infuse Rs 2.11 Lakh crore capital into PSBs

In a bid to strengthen the Public Sector Banks, the central government is set to infuse nearly 2.11 lakh crore Indian rupees into it. The ambitious plan aims to overcome the difficulties posed by...

Abe wins Japan election, vows to eliminate NK threat

The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, who has managed to gain an astounding victory in the country’s election, has vowed to eliminate the threat posed by their aggressive neighbour, North Korea. It is learned...

Brazil police launches massive crackdown on ‘Paedophiles’

In one of the most successful police operations against the paedophiles, the Brazilian police officials have arrested nearly 108 people. The massive crackdown on the paedophiles is the result of a six-month-long investigation carried...

‘Tipu Jayanthi’ issue ‘again’ triggers political tug-of-war in Karnataka

The Congress-led Karnataka government’s bid to celebrate the Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary as an official event has ‘again’ triggered a severe political tug-of-war between the BJP –which rule the central government- and the Congress...

Irishman, illegally detained by Egypt, released

Ibrahim Halawa, who was illegally detained by the Egyptian government, has been released from the jail. It is learned that Mr Halawa has spent nearly four years in the Egyptian prison as an anti-government...

‘Quieter Diwali’ fails to contribute ‘Huge Impact’ in South

Not a single Diwali celebrated in the recent past in the country have been much quieter than this year’s. Unfortunately, the reports indicate that the quieter Diwali has not contributed the desired output in...