POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -17 March
Why US podcaster Lex Fridman fasted for 45 hours before interviewing PM Modi?
Says he took only water for almost two days for “getting into right mindset” for the podcast New Delhi: American podcaster and AI researcher Lex Fridman, whose interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken social media by storm, revealed that he himself undertook fasting for almost two days before recording the podcast, which he said was done for “getting into right mindset”. “It has been 45 hours, just took water, no food in honour of this conversation, to get into the right mindset, get into the spiritual level,” Fridman said, before asking Modi about his perspective on frequent fasting and also how does it help him. Modi, while sharing his perspective on fasting, lauded the podcaster for his “special tribute” and explained in…
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17 March
Two killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes fired two air-to-ground missiles at the house, leading to casualties and destroying the house Beirut/Jerusalem: Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting a house in the village of Ainata in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre. The centre, affiliated with Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, confirmed the airstrikes and casualties in a statement on Sunday. A Lebanese security source said Israeli warplanes fired two air-to-ground missiles at the house, leading to casualties and destroying the house, Xinhua news agency reported. “Civil Defence teams are working to clear the rubble,” the source added. The unnamed source noted that in a separate attack, Israeli helicopters fired three missiles at prefabricated homes in the village of Kafr…
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17 March
Benjamin Netanyahu moves to dismiss chief of internal security service
According to a statement, Bar was summoned to a meeting and informed that a proposal for his dismissal would be presented to the government this week Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he has initiated the procedure to dismiss Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet, amid growing tensions with the internal security agency. According to a statement from Netanyahu’s office on Sunday, Bar was summoned to a meeting and informed that a proposal for his dismissal would be presented to the government this week, Xinhua news agency reported. In a video address to the Israeli public, Netanyahu said the decision was driven by “a lack of trust” in Bar. As the dispute between the two became public,…
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17 March
Iraq, Turkey discuss electricity, energy cooperation
According to a statement on Sunday from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, the two officials explored ways to encourage Turkish companies to invest in Iraq’s oil and gas sector, Xinhua news agency reported. Baghdad: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met here with Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar to discuss bilateral cooperation in electricity, natural gas, and oil sectors. According to a statement on Sunday from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, the two officials explored ways to encourage Turkish companies to invest in Iraq’s oil and gas sector, Xinhua news agency reported. They also discussed the potential for Turkey to supply electricity to Iraq to address seasonal shortages and stressed the importance of expediting the electricity interconnection project by completing the necessary…
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17 March
Sunita Williams is set to return to Earth on March 18
NASA has confirmed that the duo, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth on Tuesday evening New York: With the pair of US astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station (ISS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed that the duo will return to Earth on Tuesday evening. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early Sunday. NASA said in a statement on Sunday evening that it had moved forward the astronauts’ anticipated ocean splashdown off the Florida coast to nearly 5:57 pm on Tuesday (21:57 GMT and 3:30 am,…
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17 March
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appoints new Army Chief of Staff
The decrees to dismiss Barhylevych and appoint Hnatov, published on the presidential website, did not specify the reasons for the replacement. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Major General Andrii Hnatov as the Chief of the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces to replace Lieutenant General Anatolii Barhylevych. The decrees to dismiss Barhylevych and appoint Hnatov, published on the presidential website, did not specify the reasons for the replacement. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov wrote on Facebook that the reshuffle in the armed forces aims to enhance their combat effectiveness, Xinhua news agency reported. “We are systematically transforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine to enhance their combat effectiveness,” Umerov said in a Facebook post, applauding a promotion that he said…
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17 March
Russia rejects possible deployment of NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine
Discussions on peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine remain premature and should only take place after a formal peace agreement has been reached: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko Moscow: Russia has rejected the possible deployment of NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine, suggesting unarmed observers or a civilian monitoring group sent there to oversee a potential peace deal. Discussions on peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine remain premature and should only take place after a formal peace agreement has been reached, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko in an interview with Russian daily Izvestia on Sunday. Grushko emphasised that NATO’s involvement in peacekeeping operations is fundamentally contradictory, Xinhua news agency reported. “NATO and peacekeeping are entirely incompatible. The real history of the alliance consists of…
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16 March
Man from Dubai arrested at airport for Fedex Courier fraud in Hyderabad
Zubair Ahmed impersonated as an executive of Fedex Courier Company and duped a man from the city to the tune of Rs 55 lakh by keeping him under ‘Digital Arrest’ Hyderabad: A 30 year-old suspect in a Fedex courier fraud case was arrested at the airport by the Hyderabad Cybercrime police on Saturday. Mohammed Zubair Ahmed (30), allegedly was involved in Fedex Courier fraud and officials said he had various bank accounts which were used for fraudulent transactions by his associates in Dubai. According to the police, in last July, Zubair Ahmed impersonated as an executive of Fedex Courier Company and duped a man from the city to the tune of Rs 55 lakh by keeping him under ‘Digital Arrest’. Following…
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16 March
Businessman, five others held for assaulting, robbing father in Telangana’s Mancherial
Police recovered gold chain, Rs 30,670 and seized two motorbikes from them Mancherial: A man and five others were arrested for thrashing his father and robbing him of a 1 tola gold chain at Vempalli village in Hajipur mandal, on Saturday. Police recovered the gold chain, Rs 30,670 and seized two motorbikes from them. Ramagundam Commissioner of Police Ambar Kishore Jha, in a statement, said the accused were Nagireddy Ramesh, a businessman, Sollu Avinash, Mamadipalli Chandu, both car drivers, Atla Santhosh, a painter, Ande Ashok, Ande Ashok, electrician and Chintala Krishna, a bore well driller worker, all from different parts of Mancherial town. The complaint was Satyanandam, father of Ramesh. On being interrogated, Ramesh confessed to committing the crime after nursing…
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16 March
Hyderabad: Osmania University prohibits agitations, dharnas, demonstrations on campus
The decision comes in response to disruptions caused by such activities, which have adversely impacted the smooth functioning of the university Hyderabad: Osmania University issued a circular prohibiting agitations, dharnas, and demonstrations within its departments, colleges, centers, and administrative buildings. The decision comes in response to disruptions caused by such activities, which have adversely impacted the smooth functioning of the university, delayed administrative and academic progress, and, on certain occasions, raised security concerns. The university said a serious view was taken of these incidents and it was decided to strictly prohibit within the campus premises activities such as unauthorised entry (trespassing) into university buildings, staging dharnas, agitations, and demonstrations, and raising slogans that disrupt administrative or academic activities. Also prohibited are…
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