Callum Krueger

 USBRL, Chenab bridge inauguration: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a key section of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project in Jammu & Kashmir. With today’s inauguration, Kashmir has finally been connected to the rest of India by an all-weather Indian Railways line.Notably, the Chenab bridge, which is the world’s highest railway arch bridge, has also been thrown open to railway traffic as part of the inauguration. Also, this stretch also has the Anji Khad bridge, which is Indian Railways’ first cable-stayed bridge.PM Modi flagged off two Vande Bharat Express train services between Katra and Srinagar. These trains will connect Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar railway stations through the Chenab bridge. The entire USBRL project is seen as an engineering marvel, built over several years, in the challenging Himalayan terrain. USBRL Rail Project With Chenab, Anji Bridges & Vande Bharat Trains: Top Facts 1. The Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla ...

 Ukraine covertly transported drones deep inside Russian territory and used them to destroy over 40 bomber planes. It was branded the "modern Pearl Harbour" moment by Russian media and experts. This is all about the original Pearl Harbour attack by the Japanese on the US fleet that changed the course of WWII, and history. The Japanese attack destroyed the US Pacific Fleet stationed at the Pearl Harbour in Hawaii in 1941. The Russian media called the recent Ukrainian drone assault Russia's "Pearl Harbour moment". (File Photo) In what could be a defining moment in the Russia-Ukraine war, Kyiv launched one of the biggest drone attacks under Operation Spider's Web and struck 4,000 km deep in Russian territory, destroying 41 strategic bombers, some of which were reportedly aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The Russian media and several pro-Kremlin bloggers referred to the attacks as Russia's "Pearl Harbour" moment, referring to the Imper...

 The Mahila Court in Chennai on Monday (June 2, 2025) sentenced the lone convict Gnanasekar, 37, in the Anna University sexual assault case to life imprisonment for minimum period of 30 years without remission. Last week, the court held him guilty of offences under 11 provisions, including Section 64(1)(rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and convicted him under those provisions. The court scheduled the pronouncement of the sentence on Monday. Gnanasekar was brought to the court campus in a police van from the Central Prison, Puzhal, on Monday, amidst tight security. He was produced before trial court (Mahila Court) judge M. Rajalakshmi. Reading out the sentence, the judge said: “For the charge under Section 64(1) of the BNS, you are sentenced to life imprisonment for a minimum period of 30 years without remission. Also, a ₹25,000-fine is imposed under this section, and if you default to pay the fine, you will have to undergo simple imprisonment for three months.” The court...