A bill introduced in the Senate is proposing stricter monitoring of foreign students and staff at universities, this has sparked concern among academic groups, with critics warning that the move could increase scrutiny of international students a large contingent of whom are Indians.As per the latest Open Doors report (covering 2024-25 academic year), India with...
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‘Can’t stand in queues’: K’taka MLA demands free IPL tickets; Speaker orders VIP passes
NEW DELHI: With the IPL 2026 opener around the corner, Congress MLA Kashappanavar Vijayananda Shivashankarappa on Thursday kicked up a row, saying legislators were being forced to stand in queues or buy tickets at inflated rates despite being “entitled” to passes. He also alleged large-scale black marketing by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), even...
Donations to national parties surged 161% in FY25, BJP got lion’s share
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accounted for more than 91 per cent of all donations declared by national parties in 2024-25, as overall political funding above Rs 20,000 shot up 161 per cent from the previous fiscal, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The report, released on Thursday, said...
Social media addiction trial: Meta and Google may be facing their ‘Tobacco Moment’
Two landmark jury verdicts in two days may have put the social media industry on notice, suggesting ‘long trouble’ for the tech companies. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the verdicts do something significant: they signal that future juries may be willing to hold social media platforms liable under product liability theory...
‘None of us are satisfied’: India women’s footballer Basfore | Exclusive
Sangita Basfore of India runs with the ball (Photo by Getty Images and @IndianFootball on X) NEW DELHI: The road to the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia was supposed to be the moment Indian women’s football would finally step out of the shadows and make the much-anticipated leap. With six World Cup spots...
Science Snapshots: March 29, 2026
Microgravity can alter sperm’s ability to navigate Researchers used a device that mimicked the weightlessness of space to check how microgravity affected human, mouse, and pig cells. They found microgravity impaired sperm’s ability to navigate but also that high doses of progesterone could partially reverse this impairment. Up to 24 hours of microgravity also delayed...
Vertical peril: How faulty elevators are claiming lives in India’s high-rises
Every day, millions of people in India use elevators without even realizing it. Some are using them simply for convenience, while others have no other choice than to use them when helping an elderly parent get to do their doctor or helping their children get to the restroom or going to a hospital’s floor.Most people...
Mines, missiles, & mountains: Why reopening Strait of Hormuz is no easy task
(AI-generated image used for representation) The Strait of Hormuz is no longer just a shipping route and it has become a pressure point in a widening conflict in Middle East. As tensions escalate, this narrow stretch of water is now at the centre of a high-stakes standoff, where geography, military power and global energy flows...
Candace Owens questions Erika Kirk’s location during Charlie Kirk attack
Candace Owens has intensified scrutiny over Erika Kirk’s location during the assassination of Charlie Kirk. She claims Erika was inside a secretive, unmarked aviation building, contradicting her account of being at a medical facility. Owens also pointed to a lack of witnesses, calling the situation “secretive,” and raising broader questions about the timeline and transparency...
‘Some hope to profit from discord’: Envoy flags ‘China threat’ hype in India
NEW DELHI: Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Thursday calling out attempts to amplify a “Beijing threat” narrative with respect to India and urged young people in both countries to adopt “objective and rational” views of each other.Speaking at the 4th China-India Youth Dialogue, the envoy said India and China, home to over 1.2...
