A New Push for Recovery Funding When Donald Trump signed a sweeping addiction-recovery law on 2 December 2025—authorising several billion dollars for treatment, prevention and long-term support—he reframed the early contours of his new “war on drugs.” The initiative signals a renewed focus on the public-health side of the overdose crisis, even as his broader strategy continues to…
A Crisis Sparked by Rumour Rawalpindi has again become the nerve centre of Pakistan’s political volatility, as unverified rumours about Imran Khan’s deteriorating health—and even claims of his death in custody—circulate widely online. The claims, though unsupported by evidence, triggered anxiety among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and prompted calls for a “mega protest” outside Adiala Jail….
A Blockbuster Proposal That Could Redefine Cross-Industry Casting Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney, one of the industry’s fastest-rising names, is reportedly being courted for a record-shattering ₹530–540 crore (£45 million) Bollywood debut—an offer that, if real, would eclipse any remuneration ever extended to an international actor by an Indian production house. The unconfirmed proposal, first floated by…
A Province Shaken in 24 Hours Balochistan, Pakistan’s most volatile province, was rocked by seven explosions within 24 hours between November 29 and 30, 2025, in what appears to be a coordinated surge in insurgent violence. The blasts—spread across Quetta and Dera Murad Jamali—targeted police posts, security patrols, and critical infrastructure. Although no fatalities were reported,…
A Major Operational Breakthrough Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has reached a defining milestone by completing its first full-scale integrated passenger trial under the Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) framework—confirming readiness for commercial launch on December 25, 2025. The rigorous simulation involved hundreds of trial passengers navigating real-world airport processes with IndiGo, Akasa Air, and…
WTDC-25 in Baku The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25), ITU’s flagship quadrennial summit, concluded on November 28, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan, after 12 days of intensive deliberations. Hosted by Azerbaijan—the first CIS nation to chair—the conference brought together 2,500+ delegates from 160+ countries, including 65 ministers, at the Baku Convention Center. Key outcomes included the Global Roadmap…
The Oxford Union Debate Incident On November 27, 2025, a high-profile Oxford Union debate titled “India’s Policy Towards Pakistan is a Populist Strategy Sold as Security Policy” ended in confusion and controversy. The debate, meant to feature Indian and Pakistani representatives facing off in a parliamentary-style forum, was abruptly canceled, triggering a heated narrative clash over responsibility. Initially,…
A grand destination wedding at Udaipur’s Taj Aravalli Resort in November 2024—marked by opulent décor, luxury car fleets, and high-end hospitality—has now unraveled into one of India’s most startling money-laundering cases. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), while probing illegal betting networks, discovered that more than ₹1 crore used to fund the ceremony of Gujarat youth political figure Aditya Zula…
On 28 November 2025, Airbus triggered the largest recall in its 55-year history, ordering an immediate software rollback across 6,000 A320-family aircraft worldwide. The emergency directive followed confirmation that intense solar radiation had corrupted ELAC-2 flight-control logic, causing uncommanded elevator and aileron inputs. The incident that exposed the flaw—a JetBlue A320’s sudden nosedive on the Cancun–Newark route on…
Restarting Air Corridors India and Afghanistan are set to resume direct air cargo flights from Delhi and Amritsar to Kabul, bypassing Pakistan’s airspace restrictions and border closures imposed after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack. Announced during Afghan Commerce Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi’s five-day visit to New Delhi in November 2025, the corridor aims to facilitate the…
