Indian travel blogger exposes the ‘other side of Europe’, advises people to plan trips carefully; ‘Areas that once felt pristine now feel dirty, chaotic, and at times…’

A viral Indian travel blog post from an Indian visitor, shows how he spent lakhs to discover Europe while revealing the unattractive aspects of European cities, which include contaminated public areas and security concerns. After months of planning and saving, this traveller finally took the dream Europe trip, only to find that the real Europe…

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Love, sex aur dhokha: Bengaluru techie strips for ‘AI girlfriend’; falls into sextortion racket, loses Rs 1.5 lakh | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A 22-year-old software professional signed up on a dating app, hoping to make some real connections. He soon matched with a profile and started exchanging messages. But little did he know that he wasn’t just speaking to a deepfake girlfriend, created by generative AI, but being trapped in a sextortion scam, where he lost…

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‘Killer Kristi!’: Massive protest in New York over ICE shooting as MAGA moves to justify Minneapolis killing

A fatal shooting by an ICE officer in south Minneapolis has triggered outrage far beyond Minnesota, with large protests breaking out in New York City and demonstrators openly condemning Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.The woman who was killed has been identified by city officials as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a US citizen who had…

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Wild waters, even before Trump

The seizure of a Russian-flagged and registered ship – formerly known as Bella 1 and later rechristened as Marinera – by US forces in the North Atlantic has led to a massive debate about the legality of the action. Russia has criticised the move as ‘piracy’, while US maintains it was acting lawfully as the…

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Deeptech funding climbs to $1.6bn but deal nos fall

BENGALURU: India’s deeptech funding rose in 2025 even as investor risk appetite tightened, with capital flowing to fewer companies, at later stages, and in larger cheque sizes. The shift lifted overall funding levels despite a sharp fall in the number of deals, highlighting a move towards selectivity and concentration rather than a broad-based return of…

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Calcutta HC adjourns ED raids hearing due to court chaos | India News

KOLKATA: Aftershocks of the showdown between Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court Friday, prompting Justice Suvra Ghosh to postpone hearing petitions filed by either side till Jan 14 on grounds of “enormous disturbance and commotion” in the courtroom.The judge, seemingly annoyed at…

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‘Desperate attempt’: Suvendu Adhikari sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee; threatens defamation case over ‘baseless’ corruption allegations | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday sent a legal notice to chief minister Mamata Banerjee after she made allegation against him and Union home minister Amit Shah over coal smuggling case.Adhikari demanded Mamata to prove the allegations made by her within 72 hours, adding that failure to do so would…

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Pune civic polls: NCP and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) release joint manifesto; pothole-free roads, better health facilities top priority | Pune News

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) MP Supriya Sule and NCP leader Ajit Pawar jointly addressed the press on Saturday at the launch of their joint manifesto for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body elections. The manifesto focuses on tangible improvements that touch the daily lives of every citizen. From ensuring clean water, to tackling…

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