Naboshree Santra developed biodegradable soilshade balls that reduce evaporation and help soil retain more moisture, offering a simple solution for drought-affected agriculture An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Oviedo, Florida, has created a simple tool to help farmers save water during dry weather. Naboshree Santra, a sixth grader at Jackson Heights Middle School, made special soilshade balls...
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SC grants bail to two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives after 12 years
Supreme Court grants bail to two accused of operating under Indian Mujahideen (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has granted bail to two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives who have been in custody since 2014, holding that their prolonged incarceration without the trial nearing completion was a violation of their fundamental right to liberty under...
Claude code creator shares an evergreen leadership lesson for users
Boris Cherny, creator of Anthropic’s Claude Code, says most users are over-instructing their AI The most common mistake Boris Cherny sees from Claude users isn’t a bad prompt. It’s too much prompt. Speaking at a Y Combinator event on Saturday, the creator of Anthropic’s Claude Code said people routinely hand the model a numbered march...
ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online – quick 15-step guide
Filing your ITR needs to be a careful process to avoid triggering any unwanted scrutiny. It’s the last week of July and like every year the income tax return filing deadline is nearing. For salaried taxpayers July 31, 2026 is the last date on which they can file their ITR within the due date.Taxpayers who...
Sooryavanshi jumps 230 places in T20I rankings as Ishan Kishan scripts history
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has continued his dream start to international cricket, making a stunning 230-place leap in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings after starring in India’s 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe.The 15-year-old’s meteoric rise headlines the latest rankings update, while Ishan Kishan tightened his grip...
How MPs ‘clocked’ Gen Z lingo in Parliament: ‘MIA’, ‘kuchu puchu’ and other words decoded
Parliament is speaking GenZ NEW DELHI: “The Leader of the Opposition had gone ‘MIA‘. ‘FOMO‘ perhaps explains why he eventually went and sat outside the Prime Minister’s residence.” These are the words of 69-year old Union minister Jitendra SIngh, who was addressing the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.Until recently, these words belonged to Instagram comment sections,...
RCB become first IPL franchise to cross $300 million in brand value
File Pic: RCB players celebrate with IPL trophy. (Pic credit: RCB) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has cemented its status as the most valuable franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), becoming the first cricket team in history to breach the US$300 million brand value mark.According to global investment bank Houlihan Lokey’s 2026 IPL Brand Valuation...
Vande Mataram Bill 2026 explained: What changes and what punishment it proposes
Vande Mataram Bill passed (ANI image on left) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, paving the way for Vande Mataram to receive the same statutory protection.The amendment is intended to place Vande Mataram on the same legal footing as Jana Gana Mana with respect to...
‘Been in Russia for 4 months’: Bihar man questions being named in NEET protest FIR
Mohammad Sadaqat asserts that police have filed charges against him for a protest he did not attend KISHANGANJ: A Bihar resident has claimed he was wrongly named in an FIR related to last week’s protests over the NEET paper leak, alleging that he has been living in Russia for the past four months and was...
JPMorgan CEO recalls his Citigroup firing: Shares meeting with mentor Sandy Weill
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon shares two life-changing incidents in an interview JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently reflected on two of the most defining crises of his life and career during an appearance on The Master Investor Podcast. The first is his sudden firing from Citigroup in 1998 and, the second, a near-fatal heart emergency...
