Author: Akansha Gupta

Helicopter crashing kills 14 and injures one after the arrest of Rafael Caro Quintero. The Mexican navy has arrested the scandalous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero. The atrocious extreme violence of an American anti-drug agent in 1985 put 69-year-old Quintero on the FBI’s top ten most wanted list. The City of Choix in the Northwestern State of Sinaloa is where the Kingpin was apprehended. Max, a female bloodhound with training in the military, located him. The arrest is a result of pressure from the United States. For the law enforcement in Mexico and the US, his detention is a crucial…

President Joe Biden claims to expect an increase in the oil supply after his meet with the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia to rebuild relations with the country. Biden and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman sat down for a political conversation to reset relations on July 15. Although there was no immediate commitment to increase output as a result of Biden’s visit, US officials expressed confidence that Riyadh would persuade the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) alliance to agree to a gradual increase. The trip to Jeddah was to…

India aids the food crisis in several nations triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war. Wheat exports to dozen nations from India. India has exported 1.8 million tones of wheat to several nations at the request of foreign governments. Disruptions due to the Ukraine war added many countries to the list of nations suffering global food chain supply crises. More than a dozen nations, including Yemen, Bangladesh, and the United Arab Emirates, urged Indian wheat exports. Wheat exports to dozen nations from India. “Outbound shipments have gone to Bangladesh, Oman, the UAE, and Afghanistan among others with an undertaking by their governments that…

Bill Gates to give away his wealth to the Gates Foundation and move on from the world’s richest list.  Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates announced to donate 20 billion dollars to his and his ex-wife’s fund organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation is the largest private donor to the World of Health Organization. The Billionaire Philanthropist, for 15 years consistently held the position of the richest person on earth from 1995 to 2010, and again from 2013 to 2017. Despite Elon Musk having been crowned that title now, Bill Gates has a net worth of 129 billion…

The Indian couple was arrested upon their arrival from Vietnam and confessed to previously smuggling 25 guns from Turkey. An Indian married couple was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi for possession of 45 handguns. The couple from Gurgaon allegedly tried to smuggle 45 handguns. The couple arrived from Vietnam with two trolley bags filled with guns. The customs at IGI airport seized the guns from them on July 13. Smuggling 45 Guns  The 45 guns were approximately worth Rs. 22.5 lakhs. This was not their first indulgence in trying to smuggle guns. The couple admitted to successfully smuggling 25…

Rutgers University’s report on Hinduphobia unmasks Iran’s web networks using Telegram to disseminate anti-Hindu memes. Researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Network Contagion Lab published a report on the growth of anti-Hindu sentiment on social media platforms. In their latest report, US researchers found a massive surge in hate speech over the past several years. The report titled – “Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study Of Hinduphobia on Social Media” expressed the enlarged spread of hate speech against Hindus on numerous social media platforms. Read more: US Reports Staggering Increase in number of COVID-19 Cases in Children Evidence reported that not all…

Costs of cars skyrocket in Singapore as the government looks for sustainable measures to decrease obstruction and pollution and curb global warming. Singapore has tight control over the number of vehicles to run on roads. The country ranked second as the most expensive city to live in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit, in its Worldwide Cost of Living survey, 2021.  The Singapore government is implementing strict controls on traffic growth with a series of taxes and quotas that increase the cost of a car five times more than that of the wholesale price. Over the last decade, Singaporean…

Oakland Police Department increases security after fans report an anti-fan possessing potential threats to K-pop group Stray Kids. An anti-fan account of Stray Kids posted death threats toward all the members of the group.  Stray Kids is a fourth-generation K-pop group consisting of eight members. They belong to one of the big three companies and are currently on their Maniac World Tour. The individual used the full name of Han Jisung, the rapper in the group, as their display name on Twitter. They targeted three specific members in their threats. The anti-fan claimed to visit Stray Kids in their Maniac…

The White House warns that Iran is aiding Russia to get hundreds of UAVs, including drones with weapons, for its ongoing war conflict in Ukraine. Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, received information from the United States suggesting that Iran plans to supply Russia with hundreds of drones.  It is unclear whether the plan has been executed and whether Iran has delivered the drones yet. According to the received information, Iran is preparing to also train Russian forces to use drones. It has been observed that Iran had provided comparable weapons to the Houthis in Yemen to aid in…

PM Elisabeth Borne wins her first no-confidence motion in parliament brought upon by the left-wing lawmakers. Elisabeth Borne, French Prime Minister, survived the motion of a no-confidence vote on Monday, July 11.  A broad alliance of left-wing opponents brought up the said no-confidence motion. About 146 lawmakers out of 289 abstained vote against Prime Minister Borne. To bring down the government, the motion required at least 289 votes in majorities in the official vote tally. The motion was sent to show the intent of the Nupes alliance, the largest opposition group against French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble. The opposition wanted…