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MUMBAI: The “script” for the shocking Powai hostage crisis was apparently planned for over a month. Seventeen children had their hands tied and mouths taped at a recording studio Thursday, as everyone believed a “hostage scene” for a web series was being filmed. Panic set in only when the captor, Rohit Aarrya, pulled out a…
The Powai hostage crisis has left Mumbai’s entertainment community in disbelief. The man at the center of the horrifying incident, 38-year-old Rohit Arya, who held 19 people—including 17 children and a senior citizen—hostage inside an acting studio, had allegedly posed as someone associated with the film industry.In the aftermath of the tragedy, the Indian Film…
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day (Picture credit: AP) Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that around 700 people have been killed in three days of violent election-related protests across the country. As quoted by news agency AFP, Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka said on Friday that “as we speak,…
It doesn’t tick on the wall or chime at noon, yet it governs nearly every aspect of working life. The work schedule, a grid of hours and expectations, quietly dictates when employees rise, rest, parent, or pause. It defines whether they feel respected, secure, and seen. For decades, the conversation around job quality has orbited…
Mumbai hostage drama: 17 children, 2 adults rescued after 2-hour ordeal; police seize airgun, chemicals MUMBAI: Seventeen children and two adults rescued after hostage situation in powai studio. The 19 people were kept hostage for almost two hours in a studio at the Mahavir Classik building in Powai today. They were rescued after a police…
For long, India’s services sector has been seen as the engine of economic growth. Now, it is facing a reality check. While it contributes over half of the national output, it employs less than a third of the workforce, exposing a structural imbalance in India’s development story.According to a new report by NITI Aayog, titled…
Representative image (AP) Approximately 2,000 jobs are at risk after Petrofac, one of the largest oil and gas contractors in the North Sea, filed for administration.According to a report by Guardian, the company said it has approached the High Court of England and Wales to appoint administrators after losing a key offshore wind contract, which…
SC gives 8 weeks for states to enforce student mental health framework I ndia’s classrooms are becoming silent spaces of growing despair. The number of students dying by suicide has surged alarmingly, turning what was once a quiet concern into a national crisis. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) , student suicides have…
There was a time, not long ago, when Mississippi stood as a symbol of America’s educational divide, a state trapped at the bottom of national rankings, burdened by low literacy rates and bleak test scores. In 2012, it was officially ranked last in education, a grim reflection of systemic neglect that stretched across generations. Classrooms…
Representative image (AI-generated) A sharp, unprecedented increase in visa and permit refusals across all temporary entry categories is rocking Canada’s immigration system. According to immigration experts, this is prompting widespread concerns that automated tools and policy shifts are replacing fair, case-by-case human assessment. The crisis is driving a surge in judicial reviews, as applicants seek…
