NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Punjab government on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging failure by private schools in Punjab to implement provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act for children from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).The petition claimed that several recognised…
Japanese researchers discovered cats’ ability to land on their feet is due to their flexible thoracic spine and rigid lumbar spine. This allows them to twist sequentially mid-air, with the front rotating first, followed by the rear, conserving angular momentum and preventing uncontrolled spinning during falls. We have all seen cats jump and climb from…
India batter Yastika Bhatia (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) India Women moved to the brink of a historic maiden Test victory at Lord’s after a dominant third day, powered by Yastika Bhatia’s record-breaking maiden century before the bowlers reduced England to 130/6 in pursuit of an improbable 457-run target.With just four wickets separating them from…
‘LIVE’ snakes during Bihar’s Nag Panchami mela (Instagram) Nag Panchami is probably one of the most famous snake festivals celebrated annually across India. But how Samastipur in Bihar celebrates Nag Panchami is not for the faint hearted! A quiet riverside town in Bihar, Samastipur transforms into one of India’s most extraordinary religious gatherings on this…
The rescue teams on Saturday recovered seven more bodies from the debris of the administrative building at the PCMC’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Moshi The rescue operation in progress at the waste-to-energy plant site in Moshi on Saturday night The rescue teams on Saturday recovered seven more bodies from the debris of the administrative building…
Sonia Bellina’s death has shocked her TikTok community after her burned body was found in a French vineyard. (Image via: (Instagram/@soniiabelliina) Sonia Bellina, a French TikTok creator with more than 259,000 followers, has sadly passed away. She was identified as the woman whose burned body was discovered in a Saint-Gilles vineyard on August 12, 2026….
Two A-10 ground attack aircraft armed with JDAMs and APKWS rocket pods. (Image credit: US Central Command) Smart rockets are rapidly emerging as one of the most cost-effective precision-strike tools in modern warfare.Once regarded as “dumb” area weapons used to saturate a target zone, unguided rockets are staging a comeback in the era of precision…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Vietnam President To Lam India and Vietnam on Wednesday agreed to boost their bilateral relationship, aiming to elevate ties to an “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” while outlining an ambitious roadmap for trade, defence and technology cooperation.The decision followed talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnam president To Lam, with…
Rupee depreciated 6 paise to 96.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday pressured by heightened geopolitical tensions, a stronger US dollar and elevated crude oil prices.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 96.41 and slipped to 96.42, compared with its previous close of 96.36 against the greenback, according…
India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $6.295 billion to $696.988 billion during the week ended May 8, helped largely by a sharp rise in gold reserves, PTI reported citing Reserve Bank data released on Friday.The overall forex kitty had declined by $7.794 billion to $690.693 billion in the previous reporting week.India’s reserves had touched an…