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Pope Leo XIV successfully underwent a 90-minute surgical procedure at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome to remove the lower lobe of his right lung following a lung cancer diagnosis. The Vatican confirmed that intraoperative tissue testing verified a loc…
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced an extension of operational suspensions at King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh. The operational hold, formalizing a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) effective through 21:00 GMT on Octob…
Vote counting commenced at 8:00 AM on Friday, October 9, 2026, across five Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, along with the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. Following polling held on October 6, early trends show the BJ…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk publicly criticized regulatory delays surrounding Starlink’s commercial authorization in India, accusing unnamed domestic "oligarchs" of obstructing the process to preserve market control. The Ministry of Communications promptly issued a …
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a ₹10,000 crore capital commitment on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to establish the SME Growth Fund (SGF). Designed as an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), the SGF provides growth-stage equity…
The Union Territory Administration of Ladakh launched its first large-scale pilot project for saffron cultivation at Spituk Pharka in Leh district under the "Project Him Sarovar" land restoration initiative. Covering 4,000 square meters of previously barren l…
Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin arrived in New Delhi on Monday, October 5, 2026, commencing a three-day official state visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati B…
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi formally launched 'Satyagraha' (satyagraha.in), a digital movement and interactive mapping platform. The campaign aims to consolidate localized struggles, student demonstrations, farmer movements, and civ…
Fame Gurukul winner and reality television personality Qazi Touqeer triggered a widespread fitness movement across social media platforms following a viral clip of him executing 100 uninterrupted push-ups. Demonstrating rapid speed, physical endurance, and hi…
A viral video filmed at Nirma University in Ahmedabad sparked intense online debates and student protests after showing a senior faculty member physically confronting a student on stage. The altercation occurred during 'Technofora 2026', the annual fest organ…
Indian middle-order batter Rinku Singh sparked widespread social media discussions following an interview with JioStar where he backed veteran stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to feature in the 2027 ODI World Cup. Addressing the senior legends' future, …
In an intensive community-led environmental intervention, popular activist Surendra Singh Choudhary (known online as Bittu Tabahi) led a massive waste-clearing drive in Gurugram's Khedki Daula area, removing 2,435 kilograms of accumulated garbage. The campaig…
A leaked WhatsApp exchange between a school manager and a teacher went viral across LinkedIn and social media platforms, igniting public outrage over workplace toxicity. The viral conversation—in which the manager bluntly rejected a three-day leave request su…
In an unprecedented show of journalistic solidarity, major U.S. television news networks suspended joint video pool coverage of presidential events following the White House's decision to ban journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico and revoke their press c…
Short video clips purportedly showing a brightly lit, unidentified flying object hovering and shifting positions over the skies of Tehran sparked widespread speculation across social media platforms. Circulated widely on September 20 and 21, the low-resolutio…
A decision by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) administration to restrict overnight access to its flagship Lecture Hall Complex (LHC) has sparked widespread debate across the Powai campus. Citing concerns over air-conditioning energy con…
Following the diplomatic friction over a high-seas collision in the North Arabian Sea, fact-checkers confirmed that widely shared viral video clips do not show the September 15 incident, but rather a 2011 collision between the Indian Navy's INS Godavari and t…
The Eiffel Tower temporarily closed to visitors following a staff walkout protesting instructions that led to female employees being moved away from their workstations or replaced by male colleagues during a private group visit, prompting an investigation by …
Located in Beijing's Zhongguancun tech hub, AGI Bar has integrated an in-house AI platform running on dual supercomputers to reward patrons purchasing signature drinks with access to free, unlimited DeepSeek AI coding tokens.
The viral "cortisol cocktail" (or adrenal cocktail) has taken social media platforms by storm, with creators claiming it combats stress and fatigue. However, medical experts emphasize that while the drink offers hydration, it lacks scientific evidence to dire…
Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa engineered a dramatic final-day comeback against Fabiano Caruana to win the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals in St. Louis, becoming the first Indian champion in the tour's history.
A catastrophic glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border triggered sudden flash floods, prompting a high-stakes multi-national evacuation of thousands of residents, trapped tunnel workers, and foreign pilgrims.
A devastating flash flood along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors damaged 14 hydropower projects, cutting nearly 750 MW of power generation capacity in Nepal.