News Dabba for 25 March 2025: Five stories for a balanced news diet

Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Kunal Kamra row, Telangana tunnel collapse update, to US officials inadvertently sharing Yemen strike plans with journalist.

Hindustan Times on Kangana's remarks on Kamra controversy

On comedian Kunal Kamra's controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday asked “what are the credentials” of the people who insult and defame someone “for two minutes of fame”. Hindustan Times reports that Comedian Kunal Kamra stoked controversy with his stand-up act in which performed a parody of a popular Hindi song from the film "Dil Toh Pagal Hai," apparently referring to Shinde as a "gaddar" (traitor). He also made jokes about recent political developments in Maharashtra, including the Shiv Sena and NCP splits. The report says Ranaut defended the demolition carried out at the hotel where the gig was filmed, saying that it was done legally, but added that the demolition of her bungalow illegally done." Read the full report here.

Second body found at Telangana tunnel collapse site, Indian Express

Rescuers on Tuesday found a second body from the collapse site of the SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, Indian Express reports. The body has not yet been identified, a top rescuer in the know told The Indian Express. The body was found 50 metres from the site where the collapse took place. A part of the tunnel roof had collapsed on February 22, trapping eight workers. On March 9, one body was recovered from near the Tunnel Boring Machine, which was operational when the collapse took place, the report mentions. Read the full report here.

BBC on top US officials inadvertently sharing Yemen strike plans with journalist

The White House has confirmed that a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat where senior US officials discussed plans for a strike against the Houthi rebel group, BBC reports. Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, said he received an invite on the encrypted messaging app Signal from an account labelled White House National Security Adviser Michael Waltz. The report said that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is alleged to have shared details of planned military strikes in the chat group, tells reporters "nobody was texting war plans". Read the full report here.

Delhi BJP MLAs demand closure of meat shops during Navratri: India Today

BJP leaders in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir have demanded the closure of meat shops during Navratri, which begins from March 30 and which coincides with the ongoing Ramzan festival, India Today reports. The leaders justified the demand by citing Hindu sentiments. While the demand received support from Congress MP Imran Masood from Uttar Pradesh, National Conference MLA Tanveer Sadiq strongly opposed it. The report says that the issue gained momentum when Delhi BJP MLAs Ravinder Negi and Neeraj Basoya demanded the closure of meat shops in the city during Navratri, saying that their operation hurts Hindu sentiments. Read the full report here.

UN to downsize international staff in Gaza due to Israeli attacks, Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera reports that the United Nations has announced that it will be reducing the size of its international team on the ground in Gaza after renewed attacks on the Palestinian territory by Israeli forces killed hundreds of civilians, including UN personnel. UN spokesperson Stephan Dujarric said in a news briefing on Monday that approximately 30 of the UN’s 100 or so international staff would leave Gaza this week, admitting that the withdrawal comes at a time when humanitarian needs have soared and “concern over the protection of civilians intensifies”. Read the full report here.