France’s Emmanuel Macron invited as Republic Day chief guest: Report

The  Chief Guest for the 2024 Republic Day Celebrations  to be held next month would be French President Emmanuel Macron .  Even US President Joe Biden  has been invited but  he will not be able to attend the events.  Many French leaders have already come as chief guest for India’s …

Heavy rain batters Tamil Nadu overnight, schools shut, several trains cancelled

Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi  and Tenkasi  had on Monday morning a red alert as on late Sunday it was a heavy downpour. Over the Comorin area a cyclonic circulation is in rotation currently in Vijayawada. Due to severe waterlogging many educational institutions are shut down today. Several trains…

Bengaluru schools get bomb threat on email, students, staff evacuated

On  Friday more than 15 schools came under the scanner as parents, students and staff were panic struck.  Anonymous mails regarding bomb threats reached them . Napel and Vidyashilpa  in Basaveshwar Nagar was one of  the  first set of schools that were targeted. Opposite to Karnataka’s…

US issued record 140,000 visas to Indian students last year: Report

Last year US issued more than 1,40,000 visas to Indian students. Under  Biden’s administration  it was done to promote people – to – people ties with  India . To reduce visa appointment wait period several  steps are being taken . Since six to seven days a week US  missions in India…

Irish writer Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for his novel ‘Prophet Song’

On Sunday Paul Lynch, the Irish writer won the 2023 booker prize. It was for  the novel “Prophet  Song”, about a family on the edges of a catastrophe as an imaginary Irish  government veers towards tyranny. This is Lynch’s fifth novel . The way  western democracies are in unrest and their…

Agra mourns Captain Shubham Gupta who was killed in J&K Rajouri encounter

The death of two Indian Army Captains and two jawans  has left the country to mourn. For the residents of Agra , it’s double fold . Captain Shubham Gupta  the deceased  in the encounter is from Agra. Captain Gupta was born in Delhi but he was posted first in Jammu & Kashmir . His parents stay in…

China sees mysterious pneumonia outbreak, hospitals flooded with sick children

China, the pioneer in spreading covid -19 pandemic  ,  is now  facing a gross health issue on an emergency basis.  In china hospitals  are full with sick children  as a pneumonic outbreak has spread through schools .  In Liaoning province and Beijing  pediatric wards are full due…

Biden, his wife don aprons, serve ‘Friendsgiving’ dinner to military personnel

On  Sunday an early holiday meal  dubbed “ Friendsgiving” was hosted by US President Joe Biden. He was accompanied by first  lady Jill Biden. She wore an apron and served dinners. That was a thanksgiving dinner to the families of military personnel.  In Virginia it took place in a flag-bedecked…

Five militants killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Kulgam

In  Jammu & Kashmir’s Kulgam district ,  it’s the  second day of Anti – terror operation today . After an encounter with the security forces , five militants were shot down . Through a post, the Kashmir Zone Police said “Kulgam Update – Day 2: Five #terrorists neutralized by Kulgam Police,…