Spread the love       AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: Is one year of practice at the Bar enough to prepare a lawyer for the responsibilities of a judicial officer? The Supreme Court‘s decision to reduce the practice requirement for entry-level judicial service from three years to one has triggered a debate over whether courtroom experience can be...

Spread the love       Can GCCs absorb talent across levels that are not finding jobs in traditional IT sector firms? The Indian IT sector is undergoing a tectonic shift with artificial intelligence rendering many traditional roles redundant and requiring an unprecedented skill upgradation to stay employable. Even as the traditional IT firms continue to hire and fire, one branch of the...

Spread the love       Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha is congratulated by the India’s team members at the end of the day five of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: With the handshake looming, Shubman Gill introduced himself into the attack. Judging by their body language,...

Spread the love       In Kyoto’s Arashiyama area, bamboo groves are frequently damaged by graffiti. Kyoto’s famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is facing growing damage from tourists carving names and other writing into its bamboo stalks. A city investigation found that around 350 bamboo plants along the popular walking path had been damaged since spring 2025.The damage has prompted Kyoto city officials...

Spread the love       Mt Cathalia rises above downtown Ellenvill (Picture: Chonogram magazine) In the 1950s, Chinese American Army veteran Joseph Tso bought a 440-acre mountain property in Ellenville, New York, renamed it Mt Cathalia and developed a hotel and ski resort there. The property is now set to become part of Minnewaska State Park Preserve. According to Open Space Institute,...

Spread the love       ​Dolly Parton, who recently died after a brief battle with cancer, is remembered for her decades-long country music career and long history of philanthropic giving. Among her most consequential contributions came in April 2020, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most of the United States was under lockdown.​“My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s...

Spread the love       Search on for missing people as Nepal flood toll rises Nepal is battling the aftermath of catastrophic floods and landslides triggered by a glacier collapse, with hundreds killed and more than 1,300 people reported missing across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams are racing against difficult terrain, damaged roads and bridges, and the risk of further disasters as...

Spread the love       Flash floods and mudslides have killed hundreds and left more than 1,300 people missing along the China-Nepal border A barrier lake formed near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers in Nepal could face a high risk of breaching over the next three days, Global Times reported citing Chinese authorities on Thursday. This comes...

Spread the love       Representative image A police officer in the small Massachusetts town of Stow has resigned just hours before a scheduled termination hearing, after an internal investigation found he repeatedly misused surveillance tools to track a former partner. Officer Jason Rogers allegedly used Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system and state police databases to obtain information about the...