What's Happening

Xi Jinping's hatred for Winnie the Pooh character is not new. In 2017, when people on the internet began drawing similarities between the Chinese President and the appearance of Pooh, the character was banned in the country.

On the night of March 21, North Indian cities saw more than usual people in societies and colonies hurrying down the stairs and leaving their homes. This was because of what many described intense and sustained tremors they felt.

Trump, who has already announced a White House bid for 2024, would become the first former or sitting US President to ever be charged with a crime if an indictment is filed in the case.

Interpol recently removed fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi from the Red Notice list and it is being called a setback for Indian authorities. India has been trying to extradite Choksi from Antigua and Barbuda, a country in the Caribbean, for years in the Rs 13,578 crore Punjab National Bank scam.

Actor Salman Khan’s security has been increased after a recent threatening email from a Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar which mentions Lawrence Bishnoi. Brar is a close associate of Bishnoi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine on Sunday, March 19, even as his world got a lot smaller with the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Apple's biggest manufacturer Foxconn is reportedly setting up a new factory in Telangana to make Apple AirPods. The Taiwanese manufacturer is reportedly spending $200 million to set up a factory dedicated to making the wireless Bluetooth earbuds

The SC slammed former Maharashtra Governor for playing a partisan role in the fracas between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde. The apex court said that the strife within the Shiv Sena was “an internal discipline matter and not for the Governor to interfere.”

After four months, India recorded more than 700 Covid-19 cases on Thursday, March 16. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, there are currently 4,623 active Covid cases nationwide.

Last afternoon, when we got to Naples, the fervour was tangible. There was a pulse in the air. It was raining quite heavily, and football fans were all perhaps praying to Maradona for the skies to clear up. There was a football match that no one wanted to miss.