MUMBAI: When Air India flight AI 171 crashed into the B J Medical College hostel in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, it killed 241 of the 242 people aboard and 19 more on the ground, among them were four medical students having lunch in their hostel mess. Though all the 260 people killed were victims…
Reacting to a Singapore court’s decision against him, Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran said, “I am disappointed that the recent Singapore court matter has been pursued and reported in a manner that creates a misleading impression about me.”Byju Raveendran, the founder of failed edtech firm Byju’s, has been handed a six-month jail sentence by a Singapore…
Image credit: Ganderbal Police SRINAGAR: Senior police officers interacted with students and faculty of Darul Uloom in Preng of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district Saturday under “Operation Pathshala,” an initiative launched six months ago to reach out to the Muslim youth through Islamic seminaries.Officials briefed students about “various harmful influences that can mislead youth,” urging…
Anupam Kher and Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Anupam’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Anupam Kher had an unexpected and heartwarming brush with cricketing royalty when he accidentally walked into the wrong vanity van — only to come face to face with former India captain Rohit Sharma and his wife, Ritika Sajdeh. What could have…
In the summer of 1999, after a gap of almost 28 years, the Indian Air Force received orders on May 26 to take the fight to the enemy. The whine of jet engines echoed across airfields in the north — from Srinagar, Awantipur, Pathankot, and Adampur — along with feverish activity across these bases, all…
New federal tax credit program launched across 23 US states, allows expansion of school choice across the country. A new federal tax-credit program aimed at expanding school choice has already attracted 23 states, mostly led by Republican governments. The program allows individuals to donate to scholarship-granting organizations and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a roadshow in Gujarat’s Prabhas Patan to mark 75 years of the consecration of the reconstructed and restored Somnath Temple.PM Modi arrived in Jamnagar on Sunday night at the start of his two-day visit to Gujarat, with extensive security arrangements and welcome programmes organised across Jamnagar,…
Sagarika Ghose to join CJP protest (PTI images) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose has announced that she will join the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar this evening , where activists have been demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated examination paper leaks and…
PM Modi, Inscribed relic casket from Piprahwa (Picture- Ministry of culture) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he will inaugurate the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics in Delhi on Saturday, calling it a special moment for those who care about India’s history, culture and the teachings of Bhagwan Buddha.In a…
While investments in infrastructure creation of track and rolling stock have been significant, average train speeds have remained 50–52 kmph for mail/express passengers. By Dhruv Gadh and Nitin KumarThe transport and logistics sector serves as the backbone for India’s Viksit Bharat @2047 vision. As our national carrier, the railways connect remote places, while providing a…