From The Hindu, October 23, 1975: Mountbatten blames Jinnah for Partition of India
London, Oct. 22: Lord Mountbatten claimed here that he was keen on getting a united India at the time of its attainment of independence from British rule, but one man who prevented it was Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Lord Mountbatten who was reminiscing on his role in last days of the empire in BBC’s Current Affairs... Read More
SpaceX cuts off 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres
SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry. Sprawling compounds where internet tricksters target foreigners with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar’s loosely governed border during its civil war,... Read More
France’s Macron orders tighter security as Louvre reopens doors
French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday ordered stepped-up security measures at the Louvre, as the Paris museum reopened its doors days after a shocking daytime heist. The reopening comes hours before the museum’s director is set to face a grilling by senators to explain how thieves made off with an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million)... Read More
Mega investment project for electric vehicle manufacturing coming up in Rajasthan
A mega investment project for electric vehicle manufacturing is coming up at Ghiloth industrial area of Neemrana tehsil along the Delhi-Jaipur national highway in Rajasthan. The plant, to be established at 65.56 acres of land, will play a crucial role in supplying affordable e-buses all over the country and promote the renewable energy sector. PMI... Read More
Unnati Hooda progresses, Ayush Shetty bows out of French Open badminton
Unnati Hooda of India. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Rising Indian shuttler Unnati Hooda progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament but Ayush Shetty bowed out in the first round after going down fighting to Japan’s Koki Watanabe in men’s singles here on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). The... Read More
Arsenal’s Gyokeres ‘hungry’ to build on Champions League double
Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring their third goal Photo: Action Images via Reuters Viktor Gyokeres says he is eager to respond to manager Mikel Arteta’s call to take his goal-scoring momentum into the Premier League, after Tuesday’s impressive performance against Atletico Madrid. Attacker Gyokeres ended a run of seven games without a goal by scoring... Read More
Former RJD leader, convicted by CBI court, joins BJP
Union Minister and BJP’s Bihar election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan with former RJD leader Anil Sahani, third from right, former Congress leader Bachchu Prasad, second from left, and former MLA Asha Devi after they joined the BJP ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna, on October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Former RJD leader... Read More
TMC says Union Govt not releasing funds to West Bengal amounts to deliberate financial strangulation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Union government of abandoning the people of West Bengal in their hour of need, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) said that Centre not releasing funds to the State amounts to deliberate financial strangulation. The... Read More
Eyeing investment push, U.P. Government to open satellite investment promotion offices in five metro cities
Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) said that satellite investment promotion offices will be opened in five major Indian metro cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and New Delhi, with the aim to directly channel capital investment from major industrial centers across the country in Uttar Pradesh and connect investors with the state’s... Read More
“All 153 of his candidates will have their deposits forfeited”: BJP’s Sanjay Jaiswal hits out at Prashant Kishor
Bihar BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) took a dig at Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, saying that all 153 candidates fielded by the latter’s party will lose their deposits in the already announced Bihar assembly elections. Speaking to ANI... Read More



