NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday chose Suvendu Adhikari to be the next chief minister of West Bengal after saffron party’s resounding victory in the state, securing 207 seats.Adhikri met West Bengal governor R N Ravi and staked claim to form the first BJP-led government in the state.“Bhoi is out and, as Prime…
A US federal judge has criticised some terminations carried out under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying the process was unlawful, poorly designed and “deeply troubling”.US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on Thursday that the mass cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) could not stand, blocking the Trump…
The Trump administration on Friday released more than 160 files, photographs and videos related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as UFOs, as part of what the White House described as an effort to increase transparency around government knowledge of extraterrestrial phenomena.The disclosure by the Pentagon followed a presidential order issued in February…
KL Rahul added another major milestone to his IPL career during Delhi Capitals’ clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.Although Rahul’s innings ended on 23, the Delhi Capitals batter entered the record books by becoming the first player in IPL history to score more than 1000 runs for three different…
Amazon has officially launched its first drone delivery service in the UK, with selected customers in Darlington, County Durham, now able to receive parcels by air within hours of ordering.The pilot programme uses Amazon’s latest MK30 drones to transport lightweight packages directly to homes located within a 7.5-mile radius of the company’s local fulfilment centre….
Sanjay Manjrekar, Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost by nine runs to Lucknow Super Giants through the DLS method in their Indian Premier League 2026 match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday.One of the key moments of the match was the dismissal of Virat Kohli. LSG pacer Prince Yadav bowled a 140.4 kmph inswinging…
A mayor of a small town of Georgia in the US fired the entire police department for upsetting his wife. A mayor of a small Georgia town has fired the entire police department for apparently upsetting his wife after the cops wrote some offensive comments on social media about the wife who used to work…
More than 92,000 tech workers have been laid off in 2026, according to Layoffs.fyi. With these new figures the total count of laid off employees reached nearly 9,00,000 since 2020. As reported by CNBC, the recent job cut announcements made by Meta and Microsoft, which together could eliminate more than 20,000 jobs, underline the growing…
Stepping onto the vintage quads and vaulted halls of the world’s oldest universities feels like time travel, stone walls that have seen kings, civilisations, and Nobel dreams still buzz with today’s students. These campuses aren’t just schools; they’re living legends, combining Gothic grandeur with modern hustle. One can be totally spellbound by this architecture, often…
Govt says fuel supply, prices stable despite global oil market turmoil The Centre on Friday said India has managed to maintain stable fuel supplies and uninterrupted maritime operations despite the ongoing Middle East crisis, which has sharply disrupted global energy markets and shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.During an inter-ministerial media briefing, the government…