Washington, June 17 (IANS) A federal judge in US city of Boston ruled that the Trump’s administration’s decision to terminate funding for diversity-related research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was illegal, accusing the administration of discriminating against minority groups. A dramatic federal courtroom scene has reignited a national reckoning over science, equity, and…
Preparations finalised for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra”: Uttarakhand CM Dhami (Photo: ANI) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday announced that preparations for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have been finalised, marking a significant milestone as the pilgrimage resumes after a hiatus of three years. Dhami expressed his enthusiasm about the state’s readiness to welcome pilgrims,…
Young drama group stages Pak’s 1st Ramayana If Ram could send one tweet from the forest, what would he say? If Raavan could do a TED talk, what would it be titled? A week before the premiere of ‘Ramayana’ at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on July 11, 30-year-old finance grad-turned-director Yogeshwar Karera…
Private sector lender HDFC Bank has reduced its benchmark lending rates following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) unexpected decision on Friday to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points in a bid to revive the slowing economy.The bank revised its marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) downward by 10 basis points across…
BENGALURU: The cover-up scene was crafted with care, the lifeless body of a man lay on the ground with his car parked a few feet away. An empty poison bottle lay beside it. A distraught wife wailed over her husband’s death, crying out, “Why did you do this? Why did you leave me?” When police…
Row erupts over BJP call to drop Urdu criteria from test (Photo: PTI) SRINAGAR: Urdu is the latest flashpoint between political parties in Jammu and Kashmir. A day after J&K BJP brass sought LG Manoj Sinha’s intervention for scrapping the mandatory Urdu test for recruitments to naib tehsildar (revenue official) post, opposition PDP on Friday…
BHOPAL: Shooting a ‘reel’ with a poisonous cobra slung around his neck cost a 42-year-old snake rescuer his life in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Deepak Mahawar, who worked with a private college and was a popular snake rescuer from Raghogarh, rescued snakes for several years.In the afternoon, he received a phone call…
The U.S. private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. The data reflects a sudden shift in hiring patterns, with losses concentrated in professional and business services, education, and health services.For students and recent graduates preparing to enter the job market, the timing couldn’t be more challenging. Sectors…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen during the 2025 Norway Chess. (Norway Chess) Magnus Carlsen extend his lead in the Norway Chess tournament following an Armageddon victory over Fabiano Caruana, while Hikaru Nakamura suffered a devastating loss to Arjun Erigaisi after blundering from winning positions. The day featured three Classical draws followed by three decisive Armageddon…
NAVI MUMBAI: This is no flight of fancy. A Greater flamingo found injured in Nerul’s NRI wetland, whose left leg had to be amputated, could soon take to the skies again.Makarand Saraf, a lecturer from Mumbai’s All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and his team have successfully fitted a prosthesis on the adolescent…
