Canada’s new rules direct immigration officers to examine both the amount and source of an applicant’s fund Canada has updated its instructions for assessing study permit applications, introducing closer checks on whether international students have enough money to support themselves during their studies. The updated guidance, dated July 24, 2026, directs immigration officers to examine…
Barnacles on Gujarat’s coast show high microplastic contamination levels. VADODARA/AHMEDABAD: After making global headlines for slowing ships in the Persian Gulf during the Strait of Hormuz crisis, barnacles—tiny shell-covered marine creatures that cling to rocks and ship hulls—are now exposing alarming levels of microplastic pollution along Gujarat’s coastline.A study by researchers from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat…
MasterChef India season 1 winner Pankaj Bhadouria, who recently revealed about being diagnosed with breast cancer, has now shared a health update. The renowned chef took to her social media account to inform her followers that she was heading for a surgery.On Friday (May 29), Pankaj shared videos on her Instagram stories, thanking her fans…
Tesla has increased prices of its Model Y variants in the United States, according to updates on the company’s website, Reuters reported.The electric vehicle maker raised the price of the Model Y Premium All-Wheel Drive and Model Y Premium Rear-Wheel Drive variants by $1,000 each to $49,990 and $45,990, respectively.Tesla also increased the price of…
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during Singapore’s National Day Rally on August 23. Singapore has a problem that money alone has not been able to solve. People there are having fewer children. Now the country is trying a bigger, longer-term approach. Singapore will provide almost S$70,000 (around US$55,000 or roughly Rs…
After Australia, Malaysia has also decided to keep children under 16 off social media platforms. The country has begun enforcing new rules that stop minors from opening social media accounts and require platforms to verify the age of existing users over the upcoming months.The rules, which came into effect on Monday, apply to social media…
Celebrated Irish actor Brenda Fricker, whose memorable performances in ‘My Left Foot’, ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and the BBC medical drama ‘Casualty’ earned her worldwide acclaim, has died at the age of 81. She passed away on Thursday in Dublin. Fricker made history as the first Irish actor to receive an Academy…
Gold has entered a phase of consolidation after a strong rally driven by retail demand across key markets, global investment firm Jefferies said in its latest report.The firm noted that the surge in buying seen late last year and early this year—particularly in India, China and the United States—has begun to moderate, signalling a stabilisation…
A child rarely announces that something is wrong. More often it shows up sideways, in a sudden quietness, a lost interest in things they used to enjoy, a mood nobody can quite explain. Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has spent much of her public work focused on exactly that gap, the space between a…
Black rat eradication restored Midway Atoll’s ecosystem, helping Bonin petrels rebound from fewer than 5,000 to over 135,000 breeding pairs The successful removal of invasive black rats from Midway Atoll led to an extraordinary recovery of the local Bonin petrel population, which grew from fewer than 5,000 nesting pairs to more than 135,000 pairs. According…