Trump admin limits students visa tenure to fixed period of 4 yrs, limits academic flexibility

Spread the love       Donald Trump (File photo) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalised a major regulatory change that will add to the cost of higher studies in the US through periodic visa extensions and also lead to uncertainty.Under the new rule, most international students (F-1 visa holders) will be admitted to the US for a fixed period of...

Centre puts Delhi hospitals on alert as Sonam Wangchuk fast enters third week

Spread the love       Centre puts Delhi hospitals on alert as Wangchuk fast enters third week NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has directed three central government hospitals to conduct twice-daily medical examinations of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other participants in the ongoing hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, amid concerns of his “border line condition” and the fact that prolonged...

NTA declares NEET UG 2026 results; over 11.21 lakh qualify

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: NEET-UG 2026 saw a sharp rise in top scores after the paper-leak controversy and nationwide re-test, with Punjab’s Aryan Gupta and Haryana’s Panshul Bansal jointly topping the examination with 715 out of 720. Their score was 29 marks higher than the 686 secured by 2025 topper, when an unusually tough paper ensured that not a...

1 dead, several vehicles crushed after crane collapses from high-rise in Mumbai

Spread the love       A construction crane collapsed from a high-rise building on Mira Road. The incident killed one person and damaged several parked vehicles below (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: A 21-year-old man was killed and another sustained serious injuries after a nearly 120-ft-tall tower crane collapsed at an under-construction building in the JP North residential complex in Mira Road East...

‘No sensitive data leaked’: Govt refutes reports of Kudankulam nuclear plant breach

Spread the love       Government denies sensitive data leak at Kudankulam nuclear power plant after cyberattack claims NEW DELHI: Union Science minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday dismissed reports claiming that sensitive files related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) had been leaked, asserting that there had been no breach of nuclear safety or security-related data.His remarks came a day after...

Vijay’s Jana Nayagan: Producer reveals why CBFC asked to modify Ambedkar-TVK dialogue

Vijay’s Jana Nayagan: Producer reveals why CBFC asked to modify Ambedkar-TVK dialogue

Spread the love       3 min readHyderabadJul 16, 2026 10:23 PM IST With Vijay’s Jana Nayagan finally set to release on July 23 after months of delays, producer K Venkata Narayana of KVN Productions has spoken publicly for the first time about the specific changes the Central Board of Film Certification demanded before granting the film its certificate. In an interview...

Scientists create liver and kidney tissues in space for the first time

Spread the love       The biological landscape is no longer just limited to the earthly realms, it has travelled far and wide into space. In a one-of-a-kind biological manufacturing operation, researchers managed to cultivate organs in space using technologies that are now being tested for scalability. Mission for biomanufacturing The mission was conducted in June 2026 and concluded with the safe...

Woman waiting at Mangaluru bus stop hacked to death; one-sided love angle emerges

Spread the love       The victim was identified as Lavanya (in picture), a resident of Uli village, while the accused was identified as Chetan, 22, a resident of Belthangady. MANGALURU: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by a man near the KSRTC New Bus Stand at BC Road in Bantwal on Thursday evening in a suspected case of one-sided...

‘500 farmers join’: Wangchuk gets support from Tikait, Kejriwal at ‘packed’ Jantar Mantar

Spread the love       Rakesh Tikait, Kejriwal meet Sonam Wangchuk at ‘packed’ Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk’s protest gathered fresh momentum on Thursday as farmer leader Rakesh Tikait reached New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar with around 500 farmers, strengthening the ongoing agitation against the Centre and adding to the demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal...

1.3 km below Atlantic, scientists find water that may fuel sunless life

Spread the love       This Lost City carbonate tower was imaged during the National Science Foundation-supported project Return to the Lost City 2018. (Picture source: NOAA) Scientists have uncovered new evidence that helps answer one of the biggest questions about the mysterious Lost City hydrothermal field, a unique underwater ecosystem deep in the Atlantic Ocean.By drilling more than a kilometre beneath...

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