Bangladesh is preparing for one of its most ambitious green initiatives yet: a nationwide plan to plant 250 million trees over the next five years. The program is designed to increase the country’s green cover, deliver on a key election promise, and support long-term climate and biodiversity goals. But as conservationists point out, planting such…
It was supposed to be over. Aryan Gupta had spent an entire year preparing for one exam. One date. One chance. He had studied through late nights, skipped outings, sacrificed sleep, and poured everything he had into a single goal: NEET UG. And then, overnight, it was cancelled. Paper leak allegations. An announcement that blindsided…
Donald Trump, Mojtaba Khamenei The United States and Iran appeared to be moving closer to an agreement to end their war, with both US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif—whose government has been actively facilitating talks between Washington and Tehran—indicating that a peace deal is nearly finalised and could be signed soon.Also…
A routine school day in the small town of New London, Texas, turned into one of the deadliest disasters in American history when a massive explosion ripped through the New London Consolidated School, reducing much of the five-year-old building to rubble in just a few seconds. By the time the dust settled, 295 people, most…
Randhir Jaiswal, Amit Shah India flags concern over Lebanon civilian deaths, calls situation “very disturbing” amid Israel strikes despite ceasefire. Amit Shah says BJP will implement UCC in Bengal within 6 months if voted to power. Delhi Police bust ISI-backed spy network, arrest 10 operatives in major crackdown. Yashwant Varma writes resignation letter to the…
OpenDoor CEO Kaz Nejatian was slammed after he said the Indians he fired are excellent people. Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian was trolled after he vouched for the Indian workers he fired and said his one-line social media post advocating for those Indians could be considered as his reference letter. “Is this how you give references?…
India: The import of goods produced or manufactured, wholly or in part, through the use of forced labour is prohibited. (AI image) Amid Donald Trump administration’s Section 301 probe, the government has revised the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) to prohibit the import of goods that are produced wholly or partly through forced labour.The move comes…
NEW DELHI: Two men arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor have told police that a Pakistan-linked handler was trying to build a network in India using social media platforms. The handler is currently based in Saudi Arabia and had been reaching out to people online, police said on Saturday.Uvaid Malik and Jalal Haider were arrested after…
The Strait of Hormuz, world’s busiest oil chokepoint, was moving again. Now, it’s at risk of clogging up once more.Earlier this week, ship traffic through the passage surged to a three-month high, before slowing sharply on Friday after a fresh attack in the Gulf of Oman brought an international evacuation effort to a halt. MarineTraffic…
Galgotias University on Wednesday found itself at the centre of a social media storm after releasing full-page advertisements in leading Indian newspapers claiming global recognition.The advertisements, which highlighted the university as “ranked globally” and “committed to making India proud”, triggered a wave of online criticism, with users flooding platforms with memes and sarcastic remarks. Watch…