Life rarely announces its biggest turning points with a loud warning. More often, change arrives quietly. It begins with a feeling you cannot explain, a door that suddenly closes, or a chance encounter that stays on your mind for days. Whether you believe in the universe, divine timing, or simply the wisdom of life unfolding…
ABVP announcement on movement against alleged exam irregularities The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday said it will continue its nationwide movement against irregularities in competitive examinations, paper leaks and recruitment processes, asserting that students deserve a transparent, fair and accountable examination system.In a statement, the youth organisation affiliated to the RSS said it…
It’s so hot in Japan that the country invented a word for it, really. Deadly heat waves have transformed a major part of the world into a plot of a sci-fi movie where people are cooping up at homes and fighting for air conditioners at marts. Large parts of East Asia have been gripped in…
Abaan Ahmed, son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, died in a car crash. LUCKNOW: Abaan Ahmed (21), the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in a road accident on Thursday morning after the SUV he was travelling in crashed into a road divider in Jhansi district. One of his friends also died in…
Patrick McGee remembers talking to the woman sitting beside him as his Southwest Airlines flight approached Phoenix. His next clear memory was waking up in an ambulance.Somewhere between Omaha, Nebraska, and Phoenix, the 77-year-old grandfather suffered a major cardiac emergency. His heart stopped, and fellow passengers had to perform CPR in the narrow aisle of…
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was loudly booed by sections of the crowd during a National Night Out Against Crime event in Staten Island on Tuesday, forcing him to keep his remarks to less than a minute before leaving the stage.According to local media reports, Mamdani addressed thousands of attendees…
For millions of people in Indonesia, the Citarum River is both a lifeline and an environmental disaster. Stretching for nearly 300 kilometres across West Java, the river supplies water to around 30 million people, irrigates vast agricultural land and supports major industries. Yet in many places, the water is barely visible beneath sprawling blankets of…
Army air defence gunners engaging targets during an exercise. (image credit: Indian Army) As drones are reshaping how conflicts are fought, the race is also on to counter this threat. Counter-drone systems fall into two distinct categories: kinetic (hard-kill) and non-kinetic (soft-kill). Both operate on different operational philosophies.The soft-kill method depends on breaking the link…
The introduction of agriculture, around 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone for humankind. For decades, the image of the prehistoric hunter-gatherer has been remarkably consistent: hunters skilled in living off mainly meat, with plants as occasional supplements. It’s an image deeply embedded in popular culture, in documentaries and even in modern…
The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill is aimed at drawing more foreign capital into India. The Lok Sabha on Thursday cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill without discussion as continued sloganeering by Opposition members over several issues disrupted proceedings. Following the passage of the legislation, which also amends the Payment and Settlement…