FA Cup 2025: Arsenal’s players wear all-white uniform against Man United, here’s why

For its FA Cup third-round match against Manchester United on Sunday, Arsenal’s players are wearing an all-white uniform as part of the club’s continuing campaign against knife crime and youth violence, reported AP. Launched in 2022, this is the fourth season Arsenal has worn a kit “drained of the club’s traditional red” to raise awareness. …

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NISAR Satellite by NASA and ISRO to Monitor Earth Like Never Before

A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has resulted in the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which is set to launch in a few months. This mission, designed to track and monitor Earth’s dynamic surface, will use synthetic aperture radar technology to measure changes in land and ice formations. Capable …

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Donald Trump’s plan to end NYC’s congestion toll and raise SALT cap: Report

President-elect Donald Trump voiced strong support for scrapping New York City’s congestion pricing and raising the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions during a meeting with New York’s House Republicans at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday (January 11), as per a report. Trump’s stance on congestion pricing During the meeting, Trump …

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Dubai Developer Damac signs $1 Billion Deal with Blockchain Platform Mantra

Mantra, a blockchain platform focused on real-world assets (RWAs), has signed a deal with Dubai developer Damac Group to tokenise assets in the Middle East worth at least $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,589 crore), the two firms said on Thursday. Asset tokenisation allows rights to, or ownership of assets, including real world assets (RWAs), to …

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Supernova Remnant G278.94+1.35 is Closer to Earth, Claims New Study

A significant discovery involving a supernova remnant in the Milky Way, identified as G278.94+1.35, has been made by a team of international astronomers. This structure, resulting from a massive stellar explosion, was initially thought to be approximately 8,800 light years away. New findings have revised this distance to about 3,300 light years, making it closer …

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s agenda ahead of possible talks with Donald Trump: Ensuring Ukraine stays out of NATO

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main priority ahead of his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump is ensuring that Ukraine never joins NATO, according to a recent news report. A former senior Kremlin official and another source familiar with Putin’s views told the Financial Times, as reported by New York Post, that Russia’s primary objective in talks …

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JD Vance’s hilarious inauguration dilemma: Skip the ceremony for Ohio State’s big game?

Republican from Ohio and Vice President-elect JD Vance has found himself in a rather humorous predicament ahead of his inauguration on January 20. While preparing for the official swearing-in ceremony as Vice President of the United States under President-elect Donald Trump, Vance is also eagerly anticipating a high-stakes college football game—the National Championship between Ohio …

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Grok AI App Launched for iOS With Real-Time Information and Image Generation Features

Grok, xAI’s native artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, is now available as a standalone iOS app. The Elon Musk-run AI firm has been testing the app in beta for nearly a month, as per reports. The standalone app comes with all the features available on the web version of the chatbot. Users can generate images and …

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Parliamentary panel reviews price spike of medicines

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers reviewed the prices of essential medicines on 7 January in a meeting attended by officials from the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP). This move may lead to a lowering of prices of life-saving medicines. The union government announced a 50% hike in the price of essential …

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