According to traditional Hindu texts like the Vishnu Purana and the Srimad Bhagavatam, Prahlad was very young—around 5 years old—when his father Hiranyakashyap repeatedly tried to kill him due to his devotion to Lord Vishnu. Despite multiple attempts, including being thrown from a cliff and placed on a burning pyre, Prahlad was protected by divine intervention and survived all attacks.
So, Prahlad was approximately 5 years old when Hiranyakashyap tried to kill him.
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Jimmy Kimmel commented on the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by criticizing supporters of Donald Trump (the "MAGA gang") for trying to portray the alleged killer as anything other than one of their own and using the incident for political gain. Kimmel also mocked President Trump's mourning of Kirk, comparing it to the way "a toddler grieves for a goldfish," implying it was immature and insincere. Kimmel’s remarks sparked controversy and led to ABC suspending his late-night show indefinitely. The suspension followed pressure from broadcasters and the Federal Communications Commission, with some viewing his comments as offensive and insensitive during a critical political moment. Former President Trump praised the suspension as "great news for America" and attacked other late-night hosts in the process.
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The Indian gaur, a Schedule I protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act, is set to be reintroduced into Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve, with the forest department planning to translocate a small group from sanctuaries like Kinnerasani and Eturnagaram to join the lone male gaur that migrated there in 2023.
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US President Donald Trump named India among 23 major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries, alongside China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, in a Presidential Determination submitted to Congress.
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Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment has found that 8.7% of residential buildings are already in very high-risk hazard zones, a share projected to rise to 13.5% by 2090 under high global warming scenarios.
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India’s Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran has expressed hope that the US may soon revoke the 25% penalty tariff imposed on India for its trade with Russia and even lower the base tariff to 10–15%, indicating a possible breakthrough in India-US trade ties, though he cautioned that this view is based on optimism rather than concrete evidence.
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A new proposal suggests including a climate criterion with an initial weight of 5% in the Centre–state devolution formula, factoring in states’ climate exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, to ensure fairer resource distribution given rising climate shocks across India.
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The Kerala High Court has sought the Union Government’s response to a PIL challenging the cover of Arundhati Roy’s memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me”, alleging that her smoking image without a statutory health warning violates the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003.
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The COTPA Act, 2003 and its 2008 Rules mandate that any depiction of smoking in media (including films, TV, and advertisements) must display statutory health warnings like “Smoking is injurious to health” or “Tobacco causes cancer.”
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Between 1991 and 2022, the United States carried out over 250 military interventions worldwide, highlighting that regime change and political interference have been consistent features of its foreign policy, rather than isolated exceptions.
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The 2025 conviction of Jair Bolsonaro is a historic legal precedent, as it is the first time in Brazil’s democratic era that a former president has been sentenced for plotting a coup, testing the nation’s institutional resilience against authoritarian backsliding.
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India is building a futuristic lunar village model in a Bengaluru lab at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla assisting the project. The initiative plans to develop modular, scalable habitats called BHEEM that astronauts can assemble on the Moon, using innovative construction techniques like bricks made from lunar soil simulants. This is part of India's official goal to land an astronaut on the Moon by 2040, laying the groundwork for a permanent lunar presence.
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Actor Billy Zane reunited with his "Titanic" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio after 28 years at the premiere of DiCaprio's new film "One Battle After Another" in 2025, praising DiCaprio's continued growth as an actor and calling the reunion "fun".
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Hockey India has launched a 50-day countdown to celebrate the centenary of Indian hockey, marking 100 years since the formation of the first national sports body in 1925. The grand celebrations will culminate on November 7, 2025, with nationwide events highlighting India's rich hockey legacy, including eight Olympic gold medals—the most by any nation in the sport. The festivities also aim to inspire future generations and emphasize the sport’s importance in India’s national pride and unity.
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