NEW DELHI: Most teenagers fresh out of Class XII are still picking a college. Nisarga Adhikary, all of 19, has instead landed a job at one of India’s top engineering colleges.Adhikary, who cleared his board exams only this year, has been hired by IIT Kanpur as an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and threat intelligence engineer at…
Sutapa Sikdar, wife of the late actor Irrfan Khan, has publicly rejected comedian Pranit More’s apology over a viral clip in which an audience member made a misogynistic remark about expecting a “return” after spending Rs 370 on biryani for a woman, a comment More laughed at before later expressing regret. Sutapa Sikdar’s sharp response…
HYDERABAD: Two persons, including a Tollywood actor and a cameraman, died in a road accident after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck from behind at Bonguluru near Exit 12 on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in the wee hours of Sunday.According to Adibatla police, Bharat Kanth (31) and cameraman Trilok…
Queen Victoria (Image: Wikipedia) History remembers rulers often for their wars, their political reforms, their royal ceremonies and their powerful speeches. But sometimes one quiet sentence can tell you more about a person than years of official records. One such moment came from Queen Victoria, who, upon becoming queen, reportedly said, “Then, dear Mamma, I…
In the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley, where billions are poured into chatbots and generative art, Apurva Shrivastava and Tyson Chen decided to look where few tech founders go: the local HVAC company. That decision has officially paid off. Their startup, ‘Avoca’, has reached a $1 billion valuation following a $125 million funding round led…
List of IPL Winners From 2008-2025 The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most popular T20 league in the world. The first match played on April 18, 2008, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru featured Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in which KKR defeated RCB by 140 runs, highlighted by…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday ordered that a First Information Report (FIR) be registered against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who, according to the petitioner, also holds British citizenship.The Lucknow bench of the high court directed the Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district to register FIR…
PM Modi with Italy PM Meloni Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday invoked a Hindi phrase while describing the growing ties between India and Italy during a joint press statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rome. “There is an Indian word which states that very well, which is ‘parishram’. ‘Parishram’, which means hard…
The internet confuses virality with legacy. Fortunately, Aishwarya Rai does not. Body shaming is ancient. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is G.O.A.T. And it’s time for the trolls to go back in their deep dark crevices they crawl out of every time a woman over 40 steps out on the red carpet. Like clockwork, this year at…
Germany’s Alexander Zverev reacts after winning the final tennis match against Italy’s Flavio Cobolli at the French Open in Paris (AP Photo) Alexander Zverev’s long wait for a Grand Slam title is finally over.The German star secured the first major championship of his career on Sunday by defeating Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7…