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Rahul attacks Samrat Choudhary govt over BPSC row NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday waded into Bihar’s escalating BPSC row, questioning the Samrat Choudhary-led government over allegations of exam irregularities and paper leaks. He referred to the police crackdown on protesting students, saying, “questions don’t stop with batons.”His statement came...

Iranian operatives reportedly conducted surveillance on PM Netanyahu’s son Yair in Florida as part of an assassination plot, prompting him to flee back to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, was the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot while he was living in South Florida, according to a Newsmax report.The...

Chinese students train for ICE raids as Trump’s crackdown turns US college dream into a risk. For most Chinese teenagers preparing to leave for American universities, the final months before departure are all about packing clothes, buying the right laptop and saying goodbye to family.But some are being taught what to do if armed men...

File photo: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday attacked leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his recent “smash the patriarchy” remark, accusing him of hypocrisy and questioning whether he applies the same principle within his own Congress party.Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and...

Campbell and Margaret moved to Canna in 1938 after spending three years living on Barra. John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw had already spent years recording Gaelic songs, stories and traditions when they made the remote Isle of Canna their home in 1938. The Scottish folklorists continued that work from the island for more...

​The firms are sharply increasing internship pay as they compete for a limited pool of engineers with strong mathematical, coding and problem-solving skills. High-frequency trading (HFT) firms in India are offering record compensation to interns as they compete for quantitative talent amid tighter derivatives regulations and slowing activity in the country’s equity markets.Gurgaon-based Quadeye is...

Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc has become the No. 1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his performance against Bangladesh in the second Test in Mackay.The Australian fast bowler took 10 wickets in the match, including 6/12 in the first innings and 4/39 in the second, helping Australia...

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRM) has asked people living near river banks in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan and Gorkha to remain on high alert and take necessary safety measures until further notice. At least eight people were killed and several others are missing after a sudden cloudburst triggered a sharp rise...

Image credit: 2015 Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka (via Ars Technica) GPS has become essential for navigation. But there is one major limitation: GPS signals cannot travel through water, rocks or deep underground spaces. To address the problem, scientists in Japan are now testing an alternative navigation system that uses particles from cosmic rays instead of satellites....

Hydrogen is being used because it is considered the cleanest fuel available today. India’s first hydrogen-powered train, flagged off last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is achieving new milestones every day. According to the latest information from Indian Railways, the hydrogen train, which is also the world’s most powerful, has clocked around 6,000 kilometers...