India’s digital payments network continued its rapid expansion in May, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions climbing to their highest-ever monthly levels in both value and volume, latest data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed.During the month, UPI handled 23.2 billion transactions worth Rs 29.90 lakh crore, surpassing the previous month’s figures…
Chennai: A Tamil Nadu govt order restricting maternity leave for third pregnancy to 12 weeks is unjustifiable and against the law settled by the Supreme Court, Madras high court ruled on Wednesday.The division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice N Senthilkumar set aside the orders of the principal district judge, Villupuram, dated March…
OpenAI is reportedly working with chipmakers MediaTek and Qualcomm to develop processors for smartphones. Popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently shared a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), where he said that the project also involves Luxshare as an exclusive partner for system co-design and manufacturing. Kuo said mass production of the chips is expected…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Saturday dismissed claims of the Tamil film, ‘Jana Nayagan’, being leaked from its system as “baseless and misleading”, asserting that its certification process follows a secure, access-controlled protocol. The clarification comes over the film’s alleged online leak in high-definition format, which has triggered outrage. Explaining…
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released a revised exam calendar for the 2026–27 academic cycle. The updated schedule covers crucial examinations such as NEET-PG, NEET-SS, FMGE, and final assessments for DNB, DrNB, and diploma courses. The NBEMS has confirmed that the NEET-PG 2026 will be conducted on August 30, 2026…
Workplaces across the US are witnessing a quiet clash of mindsets as professionals from different generations navigate the same space. Contrasting views on communication, authority, flexibility, and performance are reshaping daily operations. What seems like routine collaboration often hides deeper disconnects, forcing organisations to rethink how they align experience with evolving expectations. The modern workplace…
Houston University (Image Credit: X/@UHouston) The University of Houston System has decided to discontinue its undergraduate degree in religious studies, marking another setback for liberal arts education in the United States as universities increasingly respond to declining student demand and workforce-driven academic priorities.According to reporting by the Houston Chronicle, the university system’s board of regents…
Starting April, 2026, Canada has introduced a series of immigration changes that affect citizens, permanent residents and visa applications. Among the most important updates is a passport fee hike, after the changes a 10-year adult passport now costs CAD $163.50 (up from $160), while a 5-year adult passport is priced at CAD $122.50. Along with…
AI image for representation The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the Class XII results for the 2025–26 academic session, with an overall pass percentage of 85.20%. While Trivandrum emerged as the best-performing region with 95.62%, southern regions continued to dominate the top ranks. Delhi also maintained strong performance above 91%, while several…
A groundbreaking study by Linda Losurdo, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, successfully simulated extreme chemical environments in space in the lab. By combining nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene in high-voltage electrical plasma, she recreated a fragment of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The findings…