A birthday cake can seem like a small thing, a kind gesture. But for a child whose family is struggling to make ends meet, having one can mean far more than a slice of cake and a candle. Sixteen-year-old Reyha Raghavaraju saw that firsthand at a food distribution event in Georgia. She noticed a child…
Taken together, capital receipts from disinvestment and asset monetisation stand at Rs 62,124 crore (representative image) The government has achieved about 78% of its FY27 budgeted target of Rs 80,000 crore for disinvestment and asset monetisation within the first five months of the financial year.The government has raised Rs 55,757 crore so far through minority…
Taapsee Pannu opens up on gender bias in the film industry (Image Credits Black Hat Talent Solutions) Taapsee Pannu has opened up about the stark gender imbalance she encountered at the beginning of her acting career, recalling a time when she was the only woman across the cast and crew on her debut film set….
2026 TIME100 AI: Meet Sunny Gandhi, the Indian-origin advocate pushing for stronger safeguards as AI enters critical systems. (Photo: Grace Sullivan) Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly into workplaces, classrooms, hospitals and government systems. But as the technology becomes more powerful, another question is becoming harder to ignore: who makes sure AI remains subject to meaningful…
India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League Finals in Brussels on September 5, even though he competed in only two Diamond League meetings this season.The final standings were updated after the last Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Chopra finished sixth in the standings with 12 points after securing second…
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee asserted that students have compelled ‘Delhi zamindars’ to yield to the power of youth KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday launched a veiled attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, saying students had compelled the “Delhi zamindars” to bow before the power of the youth.Addressing a rally…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only PUNE: Two women were killed after a speeding car allegedly rammed into their scooter in Maharashtra’s Pune district, police said.The accident happened on the Baramati MIDC-Pencil Chowk road near Hirakani Godown on the afternoon of 27 August.According to the complaint, the two women were travelling on a scooter when…
Manipur ambush survivor says attackers wore camouflage uniforms A survivor of the ambush that killed four members of the Liangmai Naga community in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday has recalled how armed attackers, dressed in full camouflage uniforms, opened fire on their vehicle in a forested area.Forty-four-year-old Gaikamang Ringkangmai, who sustained a bullet injury to…
Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57. An Indian-origin US couple from Texas has gone missing during a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash after devastating flash floods and mudslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, with around 90 US citizens unaccounted for, according to US officials.Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57, had travelled…
Columnist and author Shobhaa De has spoken up amid the barrage of criticism directed at Yash’s newest film, ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’. Despite pulling in impressive box office numbers, the Geetu Mohandas-directed movie hasn’t been spared from online flak. Shobhaa has since disclosed that she watched Vikrant Massey‘s ‘Musafir Cafe’ to “shake off”…
