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Museums abroad are increasingly confronting the legacy of looted cultural heritage in their collections, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has become the latest institution to act. On Wednesday, the museum announced it will return three sculptures to India after rigorous research revealed the sculptures had been removed illegally from temples in Tamil…
US stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 breaching the 7,000-point mark for the first time, underscoring sustained investor optimism around artificial intelligence, resilient Big Tech earnings prospects and expectations of eventual monetary easing.The benchmark index rose 0.3 per cent, extending gains after its latest record close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced…
Nevada universities raise tuition as budget pressures grow Nevada’s public colleges and universities will raise tuition over the next three years after the state’s Board of Regents approved an increase aimed at preventing faculty layoffs and academic cuts, according to reporting by The Nevada Independent. The decision affects all eight public higher education institutions under…
Umbrella slug: The animal that holds the world record for growing the most teeth (Image source: Wikipedia) When you consider animals that have a lot of teeth, sharks are likely to be the first ones that come to mind, since they can grow and shed thousands of teeth in their lifetime. However, as shocking as…
Aaron Jones (Photo by Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday provisionally suspended USA batter Aaron Jones over alleged fixing during the BIM10 league in Barbados in the 2023–24 season. The decision comes as a major setback for the 31-year-old, who was part of the USA team that reached the Super Eight stage…
A video grab of the IAF’s R-Day video showing an explosion at Pakistan’s nuclear site Kirana Hills last May New Delhi: Did the Indian Air Force strike Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor? The question, which had circulated in military and political circles during the operation last year, has returned after the air force put out…
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the “historic” free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union in Delhi a day before is a “global gamechanger” and will open countless opportunities for lakhs of Indian youths.Addressing a gathering at the annual National Cadet Corps PM Rally at Delhi Cantt here, the PM…
India-US trade deal: The much-awaited trade deal between India and the US may be finalised ‘any day now’. A report quoting sources in the Ministry of External Affairs has said that discussions between the two sides are underway and significant progress has been made towards the goal of finalising a trade deal. US President Donald…
Divya Dwived is an IIT Delhi professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. For three days, IIT Delhi hosted an academic conference on caste and race. It was meant to remain what most such events are: A closed-loop argument among scholars. Instead, it became a public test of institutional judgment. A screenshot from…
Dandelions are literally everywhere, sprouting up in gardens, lawns, and even the cracks of pavement, and are considered by most people to be nothing more than a nuisance weed. However, the bright yellow blooms of the dandelion plant are much more than that. For many years, the dandelion plant (Taraxacum officinale) has been used in…
