Lakhs of termite-infested cash recovered from Surendranath college union room
Lakhs of rupees in termite-damaged cash were discovered inside a cupboard in the union room of Surendranath College, prompting questions about the source of the funds and how they remained stored there for an extended period. The cash came to light during an inspection of the college premises, when officials found bundles of currency notes concealed inside the cupboard. A substantial portion of the money had reportedly been damaged by termites, suggesting it had been left untouched for a long time. The discovery has sparked concerns over financial management and record-keeping practices within the institution. Authorities are expected to investigate the origin of the cash, verify whether it was officially accounted for, and assess the extent of the damage to the currency. College officials and relevant authorities are also likely to examine the circumstances under which the money was stored in the union room and whether established procedures were followed. Further details are expected to emerge as the inquiry progresses.
FWICE withdraws non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has withdrawn its non-cooperation directive against actor Ranveer Singh after he served a legal notice challenging the decision. The move comes as a major relief for the actor, as technicians, workers and other professionals affiliated with FWICE are now free to work on his projects without any restrictions. The directive had sparked controversy in connection with the upcoming film Don 3, which stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role. Following the actor’s legal response and subsequent discussions with key stakeholders in the film industry, FWICE decided to revoke the directive with immediate effect. According to FWICE, the decision was taken after mediation efforts by industry bodies aimed at resolving the dispute amicably and maintaining harmony within the entertainment industry. The organisation emphasised that the withdrawal should not be viewed as a victory or defeat for either side, but as an effort to settle the matter through dialogue and established procedures. With the directive no longer in place, FWICE members can now collaborate with Ranveer Singh on his ongoing and future projects. The development is expected to ease tensions within the industry and ensure that work on the actor’s ventures continues without disruption. The resolution marks a positive step for both FWICE and Ranveer Singh, allowing all parties to move forward while maintaining professional cooperation within the film fraternity.
“Jana Sena will have a strong presence in Telangana”: Pawan Kalyan
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan has announced plans to strengthen the party’s presence in Telangana, stating that Jana Sena aims to build a robust organizational network across the state and contest future elections. Addressing party leaders and workers, Kalyan said Jana Sena would launch extensive outreach programmes across Telangana, engage directly with the public, and work towards establishing a strong grassroots presence. He emphasized the party’s commitment to connecting with people in every region of the state. Highlighting the party’s long-term vision, Kalyan said Jana Sena would focus on rebuilding and expanding its cadre base in Telangana while preparing for the 2028 Assembly elections. He also indicated that he would personally tour various districts to interact with citizens and party workers, while encouraging local leaders to strengthen the party at the grassroots level. The move marks a significant expansion for Jana Sena, whose political activities have largely been concentrated in Andhra Pradesh. Political observers view the initiative as an effort to increase the party’s influence in Telangana and establish itself as a key player in the state’s political landscape. Kalyan’s announcement is expected to add a new dimension to Telangana’s political dynamics. With plans for statewide tours, direct public engagement, and electoral participation, Jana Sena has signalled its intention to emerge as a prominent political force in the state.
21 dead as massive fire engulfs hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar
At least 21 people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at the Lemon Green Restaurant building in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning. The blaze spread rapidly through the structure, trapping many occupants inside and prompting a major emergency response. Firefighters battled the flames for several hours and rescued numerous people from smoke-filled rooms and corridors. Those injured in the incident were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. According to reports, several foreign nationals were among the victims. Authorities are working to identify those who lost their lives and notify their families. Teams from the fire department, police, and disaster management agencies carried out extensive rescue operations at the site. The area was cordoned off to facilitate emergency efforts. Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes as people attempted to escape the burning building. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Officials have launched an investigation to establish how the blaze started and whether any fire safety violations contributed to the tragedy. Authorities said rescue and recovery operations are ongoing, while a detailed inquiry into the incident is underway. The disaster is being regarded as one of the deadliest fire accidents reported in Delhi in recent years.
On the Randomness of Memes
a short history dissecting the nature and the evolution of memes Why is the internet so weird, is a question I ask myself every other day and question myself for not asking every single day. Surfing the internet today feels like entering a netherworld from which there is no escape, you are stuck in this absurd world that feels totally alien to anything that came before in human civilization. While earlier mediums like the radio and the television had a tendency to orient us in a space and a time, bringing with it a terrestrial character, the internet is an incredibly disorienting place. Precisely because it occupies no space and one need not go to it to access it, the internet is an omnipresent ghost that constantly trails our thoughts and bodies wherever we go. You have to go to a TV, while the internet comes to you – from anywhere, at any time, through sunshine and rain. This deterritorial character of the internet is incredibly hard to digest for our primal brains, it causes a dizziness characteristic of being lost in a sea of garbage. This is because everything collapses in on itself in a spaceless world, a relic of the 5th century BC precedes a reality show from the 21st century, a victim of war is succeeded by a cute puppy rolling on the ground. There is no such thing as time, no object is ordered. The internet surfer does not see the world vertically or horizontally or chronologically, he sees the world in a collage with several layers on top of each other, melting into each other. In a medium that is out of time and space, it makes sense that the things it creates or the things created through the medium are bound to be weird. The Beginning Memes, as with the beginning of any art form, began with simple clear rules guiding it. There was a clear demarcation of what a meme was: an obviously funny picture with some kind of text that complements the accompanying picture. The text was a clear joke, with the humour direct and transparent. If there was a punchline, it was apparent, if there was irony it was palpable. The Edgy Phase In the 2010s we saw the rise of meme pages on social media platforms such as facebook and reddit, facebook was the original progenitor of the meme, whereby we saw slightly edgier jokes infused with irony and sarcasm. The second stage of the development of the meme happened with the rise of the ‘dank meme’: dank originally being a word to denote what was cool and edge. The dank phenomenon was a response to the sanitized humour that permeated the early years of the internet. The dank meme was intentionally absurd, bizarre and ironic hence, they were a precursor to the absurd memes we see today, they had the seed of irony and provocation in them, while retaining a semblance of meaning that we so rarely see today. Theo Marlowe, a blogger, writes in an article written in 2025 writes that the launch of Vine in 2013 was a seminal moment in the evolution of memes. He writes – “Vine introduced six second sketches that compressed humour into pure speed. TikTok later built on that model with powerful editing tools and a massive user base. The result: humour that can shift genres within seconds. A clip may begin as a sincere dance routine and end with a distorted scream and a cartoon filter” This was transformative for the medium of memes as people began experimenting with multiple genres, thus normalizing the juxtaposition of different genres in a meme. It opened up a whole world of possibilities for memes. The Post-Irony Phase After the mid 2010s we saw a revolt against the ‘dank’ meme, the term went through a life cycle of its own and it was now being used to refer to internet memes that were passé and uncool. Within a couple of years, the definition of what was cool was constantly being reinvented. This is characteristic of the internet and its rapidly escalating speed. Here we see the dawn of the truly absurd memes, memes that build on top of each other, referring to other memes, remixing itself to death. Now we start to see memes that require a whole lot of context for one to get it. This was in essence, a response to the ‘dank’ era, a Gen Z rebuttal and rejection to what they saw as a sterile kind of edgy humour, characterised by a millennial goofiness. A lot of people lose their minds over memes that do not make sense, memes that do not have a traditional set up and a punchline, what they do not understand is that this exclusivity is the point. Part of the humour comes from the fact that people without context cannot get it. The prime example of this kind of meme is the 67 meme, a meme that is functionally and literally meaningless. Its comedic value only comes from the fact that there is an ingroup who get it and an outgroup who does not. In fact, the humour mostly comes from the inability of the outgroup to make sense of something that cannot be made sense out of. (Another fascinating meme of this mold is the meme that is so saturated with irony that it returns to being sincere. Those are the kinds of memes that are attempting to make fun of the group that is already in, by trying to be intentionally unfunny.) Nathan For You is a show that builds on so many layers of irony that it comes returns to a kind of sincerity What is funny is the absence of context, people scrambling over racking their brains desperately trying to find meaning over these random memes. That is very revealing of the world today. Why Are Memes So Absurd Now? We are living in a world where young people are doing