She lived with her father in jail, until an IAS officer asked her one question that changed her life: What Khushi’s story teaches us about giving children opportunities |

Photo courtesy: The Better India A little girl was playing among women inmates inside Bilaspur Central Jail when a visiting district collector noticed her. For this child, the world had unusually high walls.The 6-year-old, identified as Khushi, had spent her young life inside the prison. Her father was serving a long sentence in jail, while…

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A diver found a $3 million gold cross in a Spanish shipwreck; 20 years later, it vanished from a museum | World News

Golden Emerald Cross From 16th‑Century Shipwreck, PC: Teddy Tucker In 1955, a Bermudian diver named Teddy Tucker pulled a gold cross studded with seven emeralds from the wreck of a sixteenth-century Spanish galleon resting in the reefs off Bermuda. It would go on to be called one of the most valuable single objects ever recovered…

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Erik Santana-Garcia: Deported multiple times, Mexico man sneaks back into US; gets 20 years for exploiting 2 minors

Mexican national Erik Santana-Garcia. A Mexican national who had been deported from the US multiple times before illegally reentering the country has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors, the US Department of Justice said.Erik Santana-Garcia, 34, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced on July 30 to 20…

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US stock market today: Wall Street near record high as inflation data in focus; oil prices swing

Corporate earnings have consistently surpassed market forecasts, a trend welcomed by investors. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks traded close to record levels on Tuesday as investors awaited fresh inflation data, while oil prices remained volatile amid continued uncertainty over when the conflict with Iran would allow crude exports to resume freely.The S&P 500…

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Your will may not decide where your super goes: About 15.7 million Australians are estimated to lack a binding death-benefit nomination

Super Consumers Australia research has found that many Australians either don’t have a binding nomination or may have been inadequately informed about making one. Millions of Australians may believe their superannuation will automatically go to the people they name in their will when they die. But this is not necessarily so. A recent news report…

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Vande Mataram gets legal protection on par with national anthem: Here is what students must know

President Droupadi Murmu has approved the 2026 amendment extending statutory protection under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to Vande Mataram. The law now penalises deliberate disruption of the national song’s singing. The story explains the amended provisions, the Home Ministry’s protocols, the song’s historical significance and what students should know about the…

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World’s longest national road in Australia is 14,500 km long and forms a giant loop around the continent, crossing deserts, rainforests and major cities  | World News

Highway 1, Australia. Image Credit: Tony Bowden/Wikipedia Australia has the world’s longest national highway, which is a marvelous engineering example known simply as ‘Highway 1.’ Spanning approximately 14,500 kilometres, this massive highway covers around the entire mainland continent like a belt, acting as an important transport base that connects every state capital city from Sydney…

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