Shashwat Bhandari

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Updated 1 June 2025 at 00:51 IST New Delhi: India's active Covid-19 cases are nearing 3,000 as fresh infections, driven by a new sub-variant, continue to emerge. Kerala, Maharashtra, and Delhi account for the majority of new cases, with infections surging rapidly over the past four days. On May 26, India's active COVID-19 cases stood at approximately 1,000, but the count has surged to 2,710 in just four days.

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New Delhi: The Indian Army on Saturday conducted trials of next-generation defence technologies under simulated operational conditions. The Army conducted extensive Capacity Development Demonstrations at key locations across the country, including the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges, Babina Field Firing Ranges, and Joshimath, with dedicated Air Defence equipment demonstrations also scheduled at Agra and Gopalpur.

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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded to a LinkedIn post after a user claimed he would be forced to “commit a crime” by paying a bribe to obtain a GST registration number for his firm. The issue gained attention after a LinkedIn post by one Vinod Gupta, founder and Director of a firm, went viral. In his post, Vinod Gupta expressed frustration over delays in obtaining a GST registration number, stating that both giving and taking bribes are crimes.

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Updated 31 May 2025 at 21:34 IST New Delhi: After Qasim, another suspected Pakistani spy, identified as Hasin, has been arrested by security agencies as the crackdown continues. The 42-year-old Hasin, the elder brother of Qasim, was detained in Rajasthan's Deeg district.      According to reports, Hasin visited Pakistan around 15 years ago to meet his relatives. He was allegedly in contact with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency for the past 4-5 years.

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Jordon: A video is going viral on social media showing a smartphone battery exploding at a repair shop while a technician was attempting to fix it. The incident took place in Jordan. In the video, the technician is seen inspecting a smartphone at a service center when, suddenly, the battery explodes in his hand and falls onto his pants. Terrified and in shock, the technician quickly shrugs the battery off onto the ground, trying to analyse what just happened.