Going on a spiritual, transformative journey is the latest trend in India. Travellers, believers and religiously-included people are becoming more conscious about their faith and travelling across India’s sacred geography in search of what we call peace and salvation. In this journey, the 12 Jyotirlinga temples hold a great significance. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, each…
Ravindra Jadeja (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals kicked off their IPL 2026 campaign in dominant fashion, registering a crushing eight-wicket win over five-time champions Chennai Super Kings at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.During the high-intensity clash, among several key moments, one that stood out was Ravindra Jadeja’s animated celebration after…
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, while underlining that the ceasefire does not extend to Hezbollah Lebanon.Netanyahu’s remarks mark Israel’s first response to the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, which is aimed at creating a temporary pause in hostilities and opening…
NEW DELHI: Highway construction and awards for new works fell to a seven-year low in 2025-26, official data show. While overall construction stood at less than 10,000 km, a first since 2019-20, barely 7,000 km of works were awarded in FY26.The reasons for the fall in performance on these two key parameters in the highway…
MK Stalin at Nagercoil rally NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, campaigning ahead of the state assembly elections, on Saturday slammed the Union government’s proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), alleging it targets minorities, particularly Christians.Also Read | ‘Anxiety among minorities’: Shashi Tharoor questions FCRA Ammendment BillThe FCRA bill could…
UAE prolongs distance learning till April 17 for all schools, universities / Image: file The UAE has officially extended distance learning across all educational institutions until April 17, 2026, keeping millions of students out of classrooms for at least two more weeks.The decision was announced by the UAE Ministry of Education, which confirmed that the…
Perhaps you have previously wondered why ‘number’ is abbreviated as ‘no.’ even though it contains ‘o. This phenomenon has nothing to do with poor spelling; rather, it is a legacy from Latin: the base form of numerus is ‘numero’ (from which no. is derived), which is an ablative case meaning, ‘by the number.’ The use…
The Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) said on Friday that it will begin a strike on April 21 if Harvard University does not meet its demands, according to The Harvard Crimson.In an email to members, the union said Harvard’s negotiators have not engaged on key issues, including wages, protections for non-citizen workers, and…
US stock markets showed tentative moves on Monday, with the S&P 500 inching higher while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped, as oil prices remained volatile ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline on Iran, AP reported.The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in early trading, coming off its first weekly gain in six weeks. The Dow Jones…
Margaret Hamilton, standing tall with her back to the camera and proudly facing the mountain of Apollo code she had developed, is not only a historic picture, but it is also a representation of the human spirit, precision, and ingenuity. Indeed, the code developed by Margaret Hamilton played a very important role in 1969 in…