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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the renowned Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei, during his two-day visit to the nation. His visit to Brunei is aimed at bolstering bilateral ties between the two countries. PM Modi’s visit to the mosque, considered one of the most iconic structures in the region, came shortly after the inauguration of a new Chancery of the Indian High Commission. The Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is named after the 28th Sultan of Brunei – the father of the current Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, and is considered as the Architect of Modern Brunei. PM Modi also interacted with the local officials, scholars and members of the Indian community who had gathered… Read More »PM Modi, On Historic Visit To Brunei, Goes To Iconic Mosque, Meets Families

It was a scam akin to Russian Matryoshka dolls, where one lie hid another.  The con began with fake investors, then expanded to fake apps where people were urged to invest in fake stocks for high returns, only to find that they had been stripped of their life savings. A woman from Faridabad was cheated of over Rs 7 crore, a businessman from Noida of Rs 9 crore, a doctor from Punjab’s Bhatinda of Rs 6 crore, and they were only some of the victims.  Officials from the Enforcement Directorate, which has arrested five people in connection with the scam and got their custody for six days, said a “syndicate” was behind the con and… Read More »Fake Apps, Investors And Stocks: Scamsters Con Noida Man Of Rs 9 Crore

Noting that trackmen are the most neglected employees of the Indian Railways, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi highlighted their problems on Tuesday, while stressing that safe rail travel of crores of people is possible only due to their hard work. Mr Gandhi made the remarks in a post on X, along with a video of his recent interaction with trackmen at the Delhi Cantonment railway station. “There is ‘neither promotion nor emotion’ in the system for the trackman brothers who keep the railways dynamic and safe. Trackmen are the most neglected employees in the Indian Railways. I got an opportunity to meet them and understand their problems and challenges,” the Congress… Read More »Video: Rahul Gandhi Meets Railway Trackmen, Spotlights Their Problems

A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan’s Barmer yesterday during a routine night training sortie. The pilot ejected safely.  The Indian Air Force said the MiG-29 fighter jet faced a “technical snag” during the night sortie, and a court of inquiry has been ordered. There was no loss of life and property. The pilot crashed the jet away from a residential area around 10 pm last night. MiG-29, NATO name ‘Fulcrum’ and Indian name ‘Baaz’, is an air superiority fighter jet originating in Soviet Russia. It was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in 1987, initially with two squadrons – No. 28 and No. 47 Squadrons. The MiG-29K fighter jets deployed on the Navy’s… Read More »NDTV Explainer: How Pilots Eject From An Unrecoverable MiG-29 Jet

How to break the Internet? Take a cue from Kareena Kapoor. The trailer of Kareena Kapoor’s film The Buckingham Murders released today. The actress shared a bunch of pictures from a special shoot on the sidelines of the event. What drew the viewers’ attention were the pictures featuring Kareena and son Jeh. In one picture, Jeh can be seen clicking his mother’s photo on mobile. In another, he can be seen making a goofy face while Kareena poses for the camera in style. For the event, Kareena Kapoor wore a black pantsuit. Kareena wrote in the caption, “Mama’s gotta go to work… see you at the cinemas on 13th September…” Neetu Kapoor shared a series… Read More »Viral: Meet Kareena Kapoor’s New Photographer – Son Jeh