Industrialist Gautam Adani's Adani Group will now have a major role in organising one of India's most prestigious religious festivals - the Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, after the huge success of Maha Kumbh Mela. The group started a massive effort which will provide free food and drinks to all.
The Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station (ISS) docked successfully with Captain Subhanshu Shukla aboard Dragon Capsule. The spacecraft achieved smooth docking, a phenomenon called 'soft capture' with the ISS. The Indian astronaut talked about the 'deep meaning' behind 'Joy' the swan.
Zohran Mamdani, the son of Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, emerged victorious in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo.
Jeff Bezos will marry Lauren Sanchez, a TV presenter and founder of Black Ops Aviation. Sanchez, vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, got engaged to Bezos in May 2023.
‘Gwada Negative’, a newly discovered blood group found in one woman, lacks the EMM antigen. It’s now the 48th official blood group, baffling scientists worldwide
Thailand will ban cannabis sales without a medical prescription soon. Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin signed the order, which awaits publication in the Royal Gazette.
| Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh has been demolished and idols have been crushed by bulldozersAuthorities in Bangladesh razed a makeshift Durga temple in Dhaka as part of a demolition drive, triggering widespread outrage and condemnation from the Hindu community in the Muslim-majority country. n18oc_worldNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
In a Pentagon briefing, officials reinforced Trump's claims that recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities had "obliterated" the country’s nuclear programme.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 crew docked at the ISS, marking India's return to human spaceflight. They will conduct over 60 experiments in 14 days.
Mamdani's 2020 post about CPI(M) leader Arya Rajendran, who became India's youngest mayor at the time, became viral after he won the race for New York Mayor.
