Texas education officials have approved a plan that will require public school students to read selected Bible passages as part of their classroom instruction beginning in the 2030–2031 school year.The Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt a statewide literary reading list that includes passages from the Christian Bible along with other classic texts….
Donald Trump thanks India after Hyderabad renames road after him NEW DELHI: Donald Trump on Friday thanked India after a road adjoining the US Consulate in Hyderabad was officially renamed Donald Trump Avenue, claiming he was the first American president to be honoured in such a manner.His remarks came days after Telangana formally renamed the…
Drone drug trafficking cases up 100-fold in 5 years (File photo) NEW DELHI: The skies are the new frontiers in India’s war on drugs, as a 100-fold jump in drone trafficking incidents over the last five years has forced security agencies to confront a highly sophisticated, tech-empowered threat. The annual Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) data…
Sri Lankan-origin Canadian-American venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said he came to the US on an H-1B visa. So did Elon Musk. Sri Lankan-origin American billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya said he came to the country on the much-discussed, much-abused H-1B visa program at a time when there were no takers for the visa program. Speaking to the…
Katchatheevu island transfer to Sri Lanka ‘dark chapter’ of Congress: BJP (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: With Congress in office in Kerala and part of govt in Tamil Nadu, BJP fired a twin salvo at the party and alleged that its decisions have harmed the interests of the two states. BJP said it was the 52nd anniversary…
Some things just can’t be taught from a book. You can read every manual ever written on how to ride a bike, run a meeting, or raise a child, and still be hopeless at the actual thing until you’ve watched someone do it and copied them. King Charles once put this in a wonderfully humble…
While encouraging communication is important, turning speaking practice into another performance-driven activity is what parents need to be cautious about. According to Dhall, parents should avoid: Forcing children to memorise speechesCorrecting every small mistakeComparing them with other childrenFocusing only on results and performanceExcessive correction can make children self-conscious and afraid of making mistakes. In contrast,…
Renée Nicole Good was killed on January 7, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an encounter with ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents visited a woman at her workplace in New York and told her she could be arrested unless she removed an Instagram post identifying a federal agent involved…
Loss-making Air India stops crew laundry services on international layovers NEW DELHI: : This cost-cutting move could potentially stink all the way from ground to the sky. Loss-making Air India has informed its crew that “routine availability of laundry services during international layovers will be discontinued from July 1, 2026.” The facility will, however, continue…
Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is facing serious criminal charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. According to prosecutors in Los Angeles County, Burke is accused of killing the California teenager after she allegedly threatened to reveal what they describe as an ongoing sexual relationship. Prosecutors say the relationship…