The Australian government has announced a nationwide gun buyback scheme , the largest in nearly 30 years , following the Bondi Beach terror attack , which has been described as the country’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the initiative would mark the most significant collection and destruction of firearms since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre , a tragedy that reshaped Australia’s gun laws. Background: Bondi Beach Terror Attack The Bon

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years of imprisonment each in connection with the Toshakhana-II corruption case , which involves alleged misuse and sale of state gifts. The verdict was pronounced by Special Court Judge Shahrukh Arjumand inside Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala Jail , where both accused are currently lodged. According to the judgment, the former prime minister and his wife were awarded

The United States space agency NASA has temporarily lost contact with its Mars orbiter MAVEN , raising concerns about the status of the spacecraft that has been studying the planet’s atmosphere for over a decade. According to NASA, no regular data transmissions have been received from MAVEN for nearly two weeks . However, a brief fragment of a signal was detected recently, suggesting that the spacecraft may have unexpectedly rotated out of its correct orientation , possibly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (December 20, 2025) inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for National Highway projects valued at approximately ₹3,200 crore in West Bengal , marking a significant push to road infrastructure in the state. The Prime Minister inaugurated the four-laning of the 66.7-kilometre Barajaguli–Krishnanagar stretch of National Highway-34 in Nadia district . In addition, he laid the foundation stone for the four-laning of the 17.6-kilometr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (December 20, 2025) inaugurated the newly constructed terminal building of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, marking a major boost to Assam’s aviation infrastructure and connectivity. On the occasion, the Prime Minister also unveiled an 80-foot statue of Assam’s first Chief Minister, Gopinath Bardoloi , installed outside the new terminal complex. The modern terminal, spread across nearly 1.4 lakh squa

India has secured its position as the third-largest domestic civil aviation market globally , highlighting the remarkable expansion of the country’s aviation sector over the last decade. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation , Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha highlighted the scale of this growth. He noted that India’s aircraft fleet has more than doubled , increasing from 395 aircra