Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja is set to take the throne as the next Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, which we now know as Jamnagar, a historic princely state in Gujarat. This move ties him to a legendary cricket legacy, given his family’s impressive links to the Ranji and Duleep Trophies.
The Karnataka government just pulled back criminal cases against AIMIM leader Mohammed Arif and 138 others from the 2022 Hubballi riots. Even with serious charges like attempted murder, this move has got the opposition fuming, accusing Congress of playing favorites.
A guy in Bengaluru got fired for threatening a woman with an acid attack just because of what she was wearing. The woman's husband blew the whistle on social media, which led to quick action from the cops and his boss at Etios Services, who let him go.
A food delivery guy, Rauf Shaikh, sadly lost his life in Pune after getting hit by a car driven by a supposedly drunk dude, Ayush Tayal. This all went down around 1 am and also hurt three other folks. Tayal got arrested, and the cops are looking into it more.
Noel Tata is the new chairman of Tata Trusts, taking over from his half-brother Ratan Tata, who sadly passed away recently. Everyone was on board with this decision, which marks a big change for the philanthropic side of the Tata group, owning a major chunk of Tata Sons. With Noel's solid experience in the Tata group, he's in a good spot for the job.
With a pretty low arrest rate of just 1% for cybercrimes, India's Ministry of Home Affairs has kicked off a pilot project called Cyber Investigation Assistance Request (CIAR). This project is all about giving state police a hand in dealing with cybercrime better, bringing in cyber experts and legal help to tackle those tricky investigations.
Akhilesh Yadav took a shot at the BJP for putting up tin sheets at the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre in Lucknow, blocking him from entering during his visit to celebrate the socialist leader’s birthday. He called out the government's intentions and accused them of "dirty politics," stressing how important the center is to socialism.
On October 10, 2024, the Kerala Legislative Assembly came together to shoot down the 'One Nation, One Election' idea. Parliamentary Affairs Minister MB Rajesh pointed out that this move messes with India's federal structure and undermines democratic values. Both ruling and opposition parties backed the resolution, showing there’s a lot of disagreement with the central government’s plans.
A 43-year-old man got arrested for being a creep after he allegedly touched a woman inappropriately while she was snoozing on a Delhi-Chennai flight. The woman reported it as soon as they landed, which kicked off legal action against him.
A Hyderabad court is giving Telangana Minister Konda Surekha a nudge over her hot takes on the breakup between Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. This comes after Naga's dad, Nagarjuna Akkineni, filed a defamation suit, demanding answers by October 23.