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France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati said a theft took place at the Louvre in Paris, which also hosts the famous painting, Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. Panic gripped the iconic Louvre museum in Paris after an alleged robbery, which led to panic and prompted evacuation at the museum premises. France’s culture minister Rachida Dati confirmed the incident and said the theft took place at the museum, at the heart of Paris, on Sunday. “A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati said in a post on X. The French interior ministry later…

Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister convened an emergency consultation with Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday. After reports of a ceasefire violation by the militant group, Israeli security forces struck southern Gaza after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s direction to launch “strong action” against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. In a statement released late Saturday, Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister convened an emergency consultation with Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and top security officials after the alleged breach. “Following a ceasefire violation by Hamas, Prime Minister Netanyahu held consultations with the defence minister and senior security officials and instructed…

Krishnamoorthi urged leaders at every level to stand up against discrimination and protect the rights of all Americans. US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Saturday denounced recent remarks by politician Chandler Langevin, who called for the mass removal of Indian immigrants from the United States. “It’s unacceptable—and dangerous—that in 2025 we’re hearing elected officials call for the mass removal of Indian Americans. This rhetoric echoes the cruelty of Donald Trump’s mass ICE raids and fuels a climate of fear that harms families across our nation,” Krishnamoorthi said. “When hate speech is normalised and communities are scapegoated, our democracy is weakened,” he…

This year the figure till July 28 for Indian nationals removed was at 1,891, according to the data from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). The number of Indian nationals being ‘forcibly’ removed from Canada is set to hit a record high, surpassing the previous record of 2024 and continuing the upward trajectory since 2019. The removals for Indians has only swelled over the past years. For instance, in 2019, it was at just 625, less than a third of the 2024 total. This year the figure till July 28 for Indian nationals removed was already at 1,891, according to…

The robbery at Louvre Museum in Paris took place around 9:30 am in just seven minutes. Thieves entered by cutting a window and stole several pieces of jewellery. A major robbery took place at the famous Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, which led to the closure of the museum for a day. The thieves reportedly entered through an area under construction, cut the window and stole pieces of jewellery in just seven minutes. France’s cultural minister, Rachida Dati, confirmed the news by posting on X that a robbery took place in the Louvre this morning, while also stating that…

Donald Trump is likely to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un during his upcoming visit to Asia next month. However, there is no confirmation yet on whether the meeting will ultimately take place.  Trump administration have privately discussed setting up a meeting between the President and the North Korean leader, though scepticism remains. According to the sources quoted in the report, officials have not yet done any of the serious logistical planning they would need to do to arrange such a visit. That means there have not been any communications between Washington and Pyongyang like Trump had at times during…

Deepika Jha admitted to slapping the professor and said that she did so after the professor allegedly verbally abused her, “stared” and “smirked” at her. In a shocking incident, a professor of Delhi University’s Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College was allegedly slapped by Deepika Jha, joint secretary Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and an ABVP member. The incident happened on Thursday during a disciplinary committee meeting in the presence of Delhi police personnel. The professor in the center of the controversy was the convener of the committee. The incident has sparked a huge outrage among the student organisations and teachers…

Piyush Goyal was responding to a query on Donald Trump’s high tariffs on imports from India and when could Delhi expect “good news” on that front. Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that talks on a trade deal between India and the United States were progressing in a cordial atmosphere, but declined to give a deadline for the same. Responding to a query on US President Donald Trump’s high tariffs on imports from India and when the country could expect “good news” on that front, Goyal told a press conference that the media would be informed when a…

Heavy traffic congestion is being seen on the roads in the Delhi-NCR region on Saturday as the national capital and the rest of the nation celebrate Dhanteras. According to visuals going viral on social media, heavy traffic is being seen on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. Visuals also showed heavy traffic near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in South Delhi, with commuters voicing their frustration with the lack of planning during the festive season. Jewellery markets are seeing heavy footfall on the occasion of Dhanteras, when people buy precious metals as a sign of prosperity before the onset of Diwali. Shops in places…

The flights between the two cities will operate every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. China Eastern Airlines is set to resume round-trip flights between Shanghai and New Delhi from November 9, in an ongoing move towards normalisation of India-China ties. The two countries had announced resuming direct flights between selected cities after a five-year hiatus during a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin in August this year. The flights between the two cities will operate every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. The outbound flight from Shanghai’s Pudong…