Several schools in east Delhi and Noida were evacuated due to bomb threat emails, prompting swift police and bomb squad responses. Authorities had previously dealt with similar threats, including incidents involving students aiming to disrupt school operations as recently as this month.
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Three individuals were injured following a mid-air collision of two French Air Force jets near Saint-Dizier, northeastern France. Both pilots and a passenger ejected and were found conscious. Emergency services responded immediately to the scene, and no civilian casualties were reported despite one jet crashing into a silo and sparking a fire.
On Tuesday, 31 students from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule BC Welfare Residential Gurukul in Karimnagar required medical attention after consuming dinner, which caused symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting. Following hospital treatment, most students were discharged. An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the food-borne illness.
A 24-year-old NEET aspirant from Gujarat, and a 17-year-old JEE aspirant from Assam, died by suicide in Kota on Wednesday, increasing the student suicide toll in the coaching hub to six in just 22 days. No suicide notes were found, and the reasons behind their actions remain unclear.
Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav's father, Naurang Yadav, passed away on January 24, 2025, while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi. Rajpal, who was filming in Thailand, rushed back to Delhi. News of his father's demise follows recent reports of death threats he received, along with other celebrities, from Pakistan.
In the final moments of Day 1 of the fifth Test in Sydney, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had a heated exchange with Australian teenager Sam Konstas. Bumrah dismissed Usman Khawaja, gaining the upper hand. India had earlier scored 185, while Australia was 9 for one at the end of the day.
Delhi's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has taken legal action against AAP leader Satyendra Jain for alleged corruption in a Rs 571 crore CCTV project. Jain is accused of waiving Rs 16 crore in penalties for Bharat Electronics Limited in exchange for a Rs 7 crore bribe. The project faced repeated delays and issues with camera functionality.
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Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria criticized Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the Pahalgam terror attack, questioning his silence and accusing Pakistan of harboring terrorists. Kaneria defended his loyalty to Pakistan despite being Hindu, highlighting the discrimination faced by Hindus there. The Pahalgam attack — the deadliest since the 2019 Pulwama tragedy — drew widespread condemnation globally. Leaders from around the world, along with prominent voices from the cricketing fraternity... Expand
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ready to send troops to Ukraine if necessary to ensure the security of Europe amid recent shifts in US policy. European leaders, including Nato and EU officials, will meet in Paris to discuss the implications for regional security.