To improve transport infrastructure and facilities for passengers, the Indian Railways has planned to redevelop 61 railway stations in Karnataka. This initiative will be undertaken under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and includes providing facilities such as lounges and waiting areas, boosting transport networks and improving the structure of station buildings.

The 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant is set to be hosted by Telangana from May 7 to 31 this year. The event will see the participation of more than 120 countries and is expected to showcase the state’s culture.

In a shocking incident, a man named Adrian Simancas was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale while kayaking close to the coast of Punta Arenas in Chile’s southern region. However, a few moments later, 24-year-old Simancas was released uninjured. 

A new green energy project that is set to be established close to Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in Chile is expected to affect the dark sky conditions in the area, threatening astronomical studies. The project by the American power company AES Corporation is expected to lead to light pollution, which will hamper observations made by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the observatory.

At the 97th Academy Awards, ‘Anora’ was awarded five Oscars—Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Actress. With this win, the film’s director, Sean Baker, equalled a record previously held by Walt Disney for winning four Oscars for the same film in a single night. The other film to win multiple Oscars was Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’.