The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps The United States has moved a step closer to deep-sea mining after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposed auctioning two massive seabed lease areas near American Samoa for mineral…
For Paresh Das, a class 10 student of Srimaa Govt High School, the most important lesson was not how to answer faster, but when to slow down. “Earlier, I used to answer quickly. During this activity, I realised that I should think about my answer first,” he said. His new four-step rule: “Stop, think, ask…
Zepto’s alleged ‘20-kg’ internship rule sparks outrage: Is gender being used as a hiring filter? We are in 2026. We ostentatiously talk about the glorifying women’s empowerment theme and how girls are making space in every sector. Yet, sachets of gender inequality are thrown over almost every aisle we stroll. What does a computer science…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates after taking the wicket of Rohit Sharma. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has called for Bhuvneshwar Kumar to return to India’s T20I setup after the veteran pacer delivered a stunning all-round performance in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s dramatic two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.Bhuvneshwar starred in…
MEA rejects Pak-organised polls in PoK NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday dismissed the legislative assembly elections being held in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), calling the exercise a “cosmetic” attempt by Islamabad to legitimise its “illegal occupation” of the region. Responding to reports on the polls, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated…
Speaker Om Birla has already heard representations from both the parent parties and the breakaway groups. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to decide on the fate of rebel MPs from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena (UBT) before the commencement of Parliament’s Monsoon Session next month, sources familiar with the…
NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio will call on PM Narendra Modi on Saturday, ahead of his bilateral meeting with counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday and the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday. Rubio, who will land in Kolkata in the morning, will arrive in Delhi later in the day.The four-day visit to…
Most people can name the founders of Apple, Microsoft, Meta or Tesla. Fabrice Bellard remains largely unknown outside programming circles despite creating software that helps power much of the modern internet. From the technology that processes online videos to the virtual machines underpinning cloud computing, Bellard’s creations sit deep beneath the internet’s surface, largely invisible…
The impact of the US-Iran conflict is no longer confined to oil markets and geopolitical headlines. It is now finding its way into kirana stores and supermarket aisles, where consumers are switching to smaller packs of everyday goods as monthly budgets are already facing pressure due to rising prices.Companies across categories such as edible oils,…
Yug Chauhan was casually sipping on soda as an undercover agent went to meet him posing as an elderly woman in Michigan. The video of a dramatic arrest of an Indian scammer by the Michigan Sheriff’s Office has now been released. The case was interesting as the scammer was scammed by the cops and an…