Men are increasingly using “extra-judicial courts” to end marriages after triple talaq was criminalized (File photo) MUMBAI: Recently, the deputy charity commissioner of Mumbai deregistered Mohakkama-E-Sharia Darul Quza Rehmaniya, a Jogeshwari-based Public Trust which functioned as a sharia court.Faske Nikah or dissolution or annulment of the marriage was among the “several illegal activities” the trust…
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (Image credit: BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan continued their sensational form in IPL 2026 with yet another dominant opening partnership, this time against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Already through to the playoffs, Gujarat Titans once again…
The higher turnout percentage was largely due to the SIR, which removed around 57 lakh names, bringing down the electorate from 6.29 crore to 5.73 crore. CHENNAI: A small step for democracy, a giant leap for special intensive revision (SIR). That probably explains the 85.15% voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election on Thursday.Polling…
NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) — which handled over 6.6 crore candidate registrations since 2018 for competitive exams such as NEET-UG, JEE and UGC-NET — currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel, govt told Rajya…
Academics are worried about the new F1 visa rule as a PhD cannot be completed in four years. The new 4-year policy for F-1 students that the Donald Trump administration finalized on Thursday led to major confusion among academics as experts questioned how PhD students are supposed to complete their course in four years. International…
For generations, the history of silk has been told in a fairly straightforward way. Domesticated silkworms emerged in ancient China, silk travelled westward once the Silk Road developed, and the knowledge required to raise silkworms followed the same route. That sequence has shaped both archaeological research and popular history for decades. The story may be…
The concern comes as 55% of organisations considering relocation are actively targeting better-quality buildings to improve employee experience. (This is a representative image.) NEW DELHI: Nearly 40% of office occupiers in India are concerned about securing high-quality, well-located workspace through 2028, even as companies continue to favour established business districts, according to CBRE’s 2026 India…
SIVAGANGA: A mob snatched Rs 13.44 lakh in cash from an election flying squad, which had seized it moments ago from Sivaganga MP Karti Chidambaram’s office during a raid on Monday.Police have arrested a suspect, identified as Palaniyappan. Acting on a tip-off that cash was stored for distribution to voters, the squad raided Karti’s office…
The incident occired on July 6 NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday suspended its proposed 24-hour statewide strike, which had been called to protest the recent assault on doctors and healthcare workers at a hospital in Dombivli by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre.The Maharashtra IMA’s decision came a…
Jeff Bezos made what remains the world’s largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate change and nature in 2020 by pledging $10 billion through the Bezos Earth Fund, with the money set to be distributed by 2030. Five years later, as the fund enters its next phase, Lauren Sánchez Bezos is taking a leading role in…