22-05-2025
News Menu, May 22: PM in Bikaner airbase today, Waqf case continues in top court
Good morning, on May 22, 1906, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, received the US patent for their 'Flying Machine.' Their innovation and its commercial use revolutionised the way humans travel and nations fight their wars. Let's see what else is waiting to make history with the news menu of India Storm In Delhi's CupIndia Today reports a massive dust storm, heavy rain, and hailstorm battering Delhi-NCR Wednesday evening due to a cyclonic circulation over Haryana. The temperature fell dramatically, Metro lines faltered, and trees fell in many places. In Noida, the welcome board in Sector 14A collapsed. A divyang man was killed in Southeast Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin when a pole fell on his head during the
This chai's brewed with nature's fury, too wild for Delhi's crumbling at the airport as 50 flights were delayed, 10 diverted, and some cancelled. An IndiGo flight hit turbulence, landing in Srinagar with a broken nose; all passengers and crew were safely Wright Brothers should have invented weather proof flights, no? Spy In Soup: Jyoti's Pak ContactsIndia Today reports Haryana Police sharing fresh details on YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested May 15 for espionage under the Official Secrets Act. Her custody ends Thursday; police rule out access to sensitive data but confirm Pakistan contacts. Was this dish cooked in haste? Time will tell. Bikaneri Snacks: PM Modi's BlitzIndia Today details PM Modi's Bikaner visit to worship at the Karni Mata temple in Deshnok. The temple's deity is considered the patron and protector of Bikaner, a city known for its sweets and crispy snacks. The Deshnok temple is famous as an abode of rats, said to be under Karni Mata's protection. Spotting a white rat here is considered a good omen. Having squished the rats across the border, will the PM spot a messenger of luck?advertisementThe PM will also visit IAF's Nal airbase, inaugurate Amrit Bharat Deshnok Railway Station, flag off a Bikaner-Mumbai train, and launch Rs 26,000 crore in projects in Palana. Like the assortment of Bikaneri snacks, this platter is hot with symbolism, simmering with Sweet Gets New NameIndia-Pakistan tension affects sweets; 'Moti Pak' is now 'Moti Shree.' That's taking it too far, though. The sweet—a variation of motichoor ladoos—has nothing to do with Pakistan. The pak in this moti (pearl-like balls of besan) means pure, pristine. What's in a name, that which we call motipak by any other word will taste as sweet!Bangla-Pak Khichdi In DhakaA month after the Pahalgam attack, intelligence intercepts expose a covert Pak-Bangladesh terror coordination. Radical Islamists in Dhaka pledge allegiance to Pakistan, with Jamati leaders justifying strikes on India. Despite Operation Sindoor's success, sleeper cells remain active. Continental Buffet: Sindoor's Global PushIndia Today reports the third of seven all-party delegations, led by Kanimozhi, leaving Thursday to expose Pakistan's terror sponsorship, following groups led by Sanjay Jha and Shrikant Shinde on three children and two others were killed in a terror attack on a school bus in Pakistan. Amid cries for payback, Pakistan seeks action against snakes in its own Bitter Bite: Chhattisgarh Naxal OperationIndia Today covers a major operation in Chhattisgarh, neutralising 30 Naxals, including top commander Basavaraju with a 1-crore bounty. Who was he? India Today profiles the face of Naxals. Legal Platter: Courtroom BattlesIndia Today tracks the Supreme Court hearing the Waqf Amendment Act case Thursday, with the Centre arguing Waqf isn't essential to Islam since it is based on the concept of charity, which is voluntary. Seasonal Mess: Weather-Covid TangoIndia Today reports heavy rain alerts for Goa till May 26, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, with Yamunotri and Badrinath inundated. Rajasthan's heat hits 47.6C in Sriganganagar; Gujarat releases 30,689 MCFT of Narmada water. Kerala braces for rising COVID-19 cases with 182 in Bite: The Wright Brothers, inventors of the aeroplane, said, 'The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.'So, keep soaring on the infinite highway. The sky, as the cliche goes, is the limit.
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