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Police said that Vishal Yadav confessed to receiving approximately ₹2 lakh in total in exchange for the information he passed on to the Pakistani handler. The Indian Navy staffer, who has been arrested for allegedly leaking defence-related information to a Pakistani handler, used Telegram for communication and received some of the payments through cryptocurrency. Vishal Yadav, an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) posted in the Indian Navy headquarters in Delhi, was arrested in Jaipur on Wednesday for allegedly leaking defence-related sensitive information to the Pakistani intelligence handler he met on Facebook. The police have revealed that Yadav was first approached on…

Both the Congress and Rahul Gandhi have repeatedly accused the poll body of manipulating voter data to benefit the BJP. A day after the Congress urged the Election Commission to provide a machine-readable digital copy of Maharashtra’s voters’ list, reported on Thursday, citing poll body sources, that the demand is “not tenable” under the existing legal framework. They also added that a similar plea by the party was dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2019. The report added that while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been demanding a machine-readable digital copy of the electoral roll for the past seven months,…

The campaign is being organised with the objectives “to settle suitable matters pending in the courts right from the taluka courts to the high courts of India”. A 90-day nationwide mediation campaign to resolve pending disputes across courts—from district courts to high courts—will begin on July 1, the Supreme Court’s mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and the national legal services authority (NALSA) announced on Thursday. The campaign, Mediation for the Nation, will be organised under the guidance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai, patron of NALSA, along with NALSA executive chairman and senior Supreme Court judge,…

Govt employees to be dismissed from service if found under influence of drugs at workplace: CM. Gangtok, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Thursday said that the state government employees will be terminated from service if found under the influence of drugs at the workplace. Speaking at a function held on the occasion of ‘International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’, Tamang expressed concern with substance abuse and said that it has a far-reaching impact on the state, the nation and the world. “Any government employee found under the influence of drugs at the workplace will be directly…

Shubhanshu Shukla, who entered the ISS along with three other astronauts, was given the astronaut pin by Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson. Shubhanshu Shukla, who on Thursday became the first Indian astronaut to reach the International Space Station (ISS), said he felt better upon arriving at the orbital laboratory and that he was privileged to be among the few who have seen Earth from the vantage point. “I feel even better. My expectations have been surpassed by the view and current crew,” Shubhanshu Shukla said, adding that the crew made him feel welcome and opened their doors for us. “It’s…

A cafe in China’s Sichuan province is making waves for serving a pork intestine latte, blending coffee with braised pork intestine liquid. A café in Jiangyou, a city in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, launched an unusual coffee blend made with cooked pork intestines. The drink, which has quickly caught public attention, is a latte infused with pork intestine liquid and chitterlings. The coffee sells for 32 yuan (approximately US$4) per cup and promises a layered experience with three distinct taste levels – entrance, mid, and high. According to the café’s owner, Zhang Yuchi, the higher the level, the stronger the…

NATO chief Rutte on Wednesday gave Trump the nickname ‘Daddy’ and said he sometimes has to sometimes ‘use strong language’. US President Donald Trump, long known for his unhinged, combative style and controversial remarks, was given a new title at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit on Wednesday — “Daddy” — by NATO secretary general Mark Rutte. The nickname was candidly assigned to Trump during light-hearted banter between the two leaders ahead of what had been anticipated as a tense summit. Donald Trump once again compared the conflict between Iran and Israel to unruly children. “They’ve had a big…

Zohran Mamdani met his Syrian-born artist wife Rama Duwaji on the dating app Hinge.  Zohran Mamdani is all set to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City after the 33-year-old’s opponent, Andrew Cuomo, conceded within hours of the polls closing. As Mamdani garnered the majority of the votes, his wife Rama Duwaji stood by him, supporting him. The Indian-American lawmaker took to X to announce his victory, “In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honoured to…

According to the report, if Pakistan does make or acquire such a weapon, the country would be viewed as a nuclear adversary by the US. Pakistan is developing a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the United States, according to a report published in Washington. According to the report by ‘Foreign Affairs’, if Pakistan does make or acquire such a weapon, the country would be viewed as a nuclear adversary by the US. The report comes amid buzz that Islamabad was looking to upgrade its nuclear arsenal with support from China after India launched Operation Sindoor last month.…

The US military had deployed its B-2 stealth bombers to drop bunker-buster bombs on the three nuclear facilities in Iran – Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. In what is probably the first admission of the impact of the US strikes, Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said that its nuclear facilities have been “badly damaged” by the American attack. The Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, confirmed on Wednesday, “Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that’s for sure.” However, he refused to go into any further detail about the damage or the status of the nuclear facilities. The US military had…