Category: Events

A six-year-old boy collapsed and died in a classroom at a private school VISAKHAPATNAM: A six-year-old boy collapsed and died in a classroom at a private school in the Town Kotharoad locality under One-Town police station limits in Vizag city on Thursday, with his family alleging that he was beaten by a woman teacher for...

Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council near Mamallapuram. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the development journey of the southern states, saying “high literacy rate, trained manpower and technical expertise in the utilisation of deep seas” have been the three pillars behind the...

Why UP’s ‘Aadhi Aabadi’ matters more than ever in the 2027 election NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh elections have traditionally been about the caste arithmetic: counting Yadavs, non-Yadav OBCs, Dalits, Brahmins and Muslims. But ahead of the 2027 battle, there is another constituency the parties simply cannot afford to ignore: the women voters – who transcend...

The H-1B visa route is becoming more selective, compliance-intensive, and less forgiving. Has the Donald Trump administration effectively killed the H-1B visa dream? Frequent policy changes, increasing restrictions and selective picking – the H-1B visa path for Indian professionals is becoming tougher to navigate – with unpredictability serving as the biggest obstruction.H-1B visas have long...

(Pic credit: East Bengal) NEW DELHI: East Bengal FC scripted a new chapter in Indian football history on Thursday, producing a staggering 12-0 victory over Rovers FC of Guam in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage.The Moshal Girls’ emphatic triumph is now the biggest-ever victory by an Indian club in an Asian competition,...

South Korea is testing an Arctic trade shortcut but the route’s dependence on Russia is raising concerns among Western allies. (Representative image) South Korea is set to test a new shipping route for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by global warming can be commercially viable. The voyage has drawn concern from...

Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir’s election marks a major change in his political role. Bangladesh has elected senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its 23rd president, marking a significant shift for a politician who until recently held one of the party’s top organisational posts.Alamgir secured 255 votes in Thursday’s presidential election held...

A viral video shows a tourist arguing with security personnel at a Kargil checkpoint SRINAGAR: A retired Army officer has hit out at the female tourist whose “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense” rant at a Kargil checkpoint went viral, saying her behaviour had unfairly portrayed the younger generation and created a...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long wanted Warren Buffet as a shareholder. That wish has finally materialised indirectly. According to a report by Business Insider, as of June 30, Berkshire Hathaway owned about 0.04% of SpaceX, a stake worth over $800 million. The position stems from Berkshire’s 0.9% stake in Alphabet, which itself held about...

Image credit: LinkedIn ​A former Buddhist monk who later worked as a software engineer at Meta accidentally became a startup founder after a pandemic-era hackathon with childhood friends. In 2021, Lilly Chen and three friends turned a project they built for fun into FSH Technologies (formerly Contenda), which has since positioned itself to compete with...