The overseas education boom among Indian students appears to be cooling, with departures falling sharply from their 2023 peak. Image: AI-generated We all remember how Shah Rukh Khan enters Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as his mother, played by Jaya Bachchan, waits to welcome him home. We have all swooned over that iconic scene. As children…
Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth The long-standing rift between former India teammates Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth has once again grabbed attention, almost 18 years after their infamous 2008 IPL controversy. The fallout from the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League has resurfaced after Sreesanth publicly challenged Harbhajan to settle their differences inside a…
Ashleigh Gardner and Monica Wright (Agency Image) Australia women’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has addressed the controversy surrounding her separation from Monica Wright, asking for privacy while apologising for the pain caused during their relationship.Gardner had stayed silent for several months after Wright publicly accused the all-rounder of cheating on her with Australia teammate Georgia Voll…
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Specialty (NEET SS) counselling 2025 Round 2 provisional seat allotment result today, August 13.Candidates who took part in the counselling can download the provisional allotment result in PDF format from the official MCC website, mcc.nic.in/super-speciality-counselling/.Candidates who find any discrepancy in the…
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2027 registration process through the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) will begin on August 14, 2026. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam should note that creating or updating a verified DigiLocker account is mandatory for all Indian nationals before registration.Candidates can apply for one or…
A split-screen shows a student’s academic struggle contrasted with their future technological success. Imagine spending four years being told that using artificial intelligence can penalise you. It could amount to cheating. And then as soon as you step out of your college gates, you discover that employers expect you to know how to use it….
Earlier this week, Parliament cleared amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. A Parliamentary panel has called for the early rollout of a calibrated Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value digital transactions. According to the panel the framework is essential to make the payments ecosystem financially viable and reduce the government’s subsidy burden.Earlier…
150 million-year-old mystery solved: How the first bird learned to fly. (AI Image) For more than a century, one question has divided scientists: How did the first birds take flight?Did they evolve from dinosaurs that ran across the ground before taking off? Or did they glide down from trees before developing powered flight?A landmark study…
Australia’s Mitchell Starc (AP Photo) Mitchell Starc continued to add to his remarkable Test legacy on Thursday, becoming the most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket during Australia’s opening Test against Bangladesh in Darwin.Starc reached the landmark when he dismissed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam in the ninth over of the first innings….
N Chandrasekaran’s decision was prompted by the failure of his proposed extension to receive unanimous approval. (Reuters file photo) In its first reaction to N Chandrasekaran’s move to step down as Tata Sons Chairman, Tata Trusts said it respects the decision. In a statement issued on Thursday, the trust said its nominee directors received an…
