Pakistan-Afghanistan hostilities deepen; UAE to exit OPEC, OPEC+ amid West Asia conflict
The latest episode of Statecraft covers multiple global developments, starting with the escalating border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In what could be a first, MoS for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday instructed authorities to help villagers in his constituency - Rajasthan's Bikaner - after climbing a tree.
A bad cellphone signal forced the MP to take desperate measures, and a special ladder was ordered to help him.
Meghwal's visit came after residents of Bikaner's Dholiya village complained that the local hospital wasn't staffed with nurses. That was the issue Meghwal intended to resolve with his phone call.
However, it wasn't exactly a novel sight for the villagers - they said it was normal for people to climb trees in search of an improved signal.
The latest episode of Statecraft covers multiple global developments, starting with the escalating border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
New Online Gaming Act rules ban all real-money and betting games, allowing only skill-based esports under strict definitions and mandatory registration.
Ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, a major controversy has erupted over the conduct of IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, deployed as an Election Commission observer in South 24 Parganas.
The big talking point of this episode of News Today is the final and second phase assembly poll in West Bengal.