An Indian national has been sentenced to four years in prison in the United States for his role in a cross-border fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans and laundered millions of dollars obtained through impersonation scams.According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 22-year-old Roshan Shah was sentenced by US District…
Punjabi singer Jasmine Sandlas, how claimed to fame with the song ‘Jaye Sajana’ from Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal starrer ‘Dhurandhar’ recently opened up about her first experience with menstruation. Speaking a podcast, she revealed that the lack of awareness around periods left her terrified as a young girl. The…
Maya Biosphere Reserve covers about 2.1 million hectares in Guatemala’s northern PetEn province Logging is one of the biggest reasons forests are disappearing. When trees are cut faster than they can grow back, wildlife loses its habitat, and local communities are impacted. But in northern Guatemala, one protected forest is showing that logging does not…
More than 2,200 years before satellites, GPS and space missions revealed the Earth’s true size, an ancient Greek scholar calculated the planet’s circumference using nothing more than a stick, sunlight and basic geometry. Around 240 BCE, Eratosthenes, the chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria, carried out one of history’s most brilliant scientific experiments. By…
Three IIT Delhi research innovations recognised among top ideas at Sanrachna 2026 technical textiles hackathon nationwide NEW DELHI: The Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at IIT Delhi has secured national recognition at the Sanrachna 2026: Product Development and Design Hackathon, with three research-led innovations being selected among the top three innovative ideas in the…
Azim Premji Scholarship 2026 applications begin today The Azim Premji Foundation has started the application process for the Azim Premji Scholarship 2026-27 today, August 10. The scholarship is meant to support girl students from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to continue their college education.Eligible students can apply through the official website of the Azim Premji Foundation….
Rewilded elephants on Khamab Kalahari Reserve, who were observed during this research project (from left to right: Ngwedi, Mana, Michael, and Chikwenya) South Africa released 11 elephants that had spent years in captivity into protected reserves. Five years later, researchers found that their behavior was very similar to elephants that had always lived in the…
India’s net direct tax collections jumped 23.09% to Rs 8.11 lakh crore by August 10, 2026, up from Rs 6.59 lakh crore in the same period last year, data released by the income tax department showed.The latest figures put the increase in net tax receipts at Rs 1.52 lakh crore over the comparable period of…
Best K-dramas to watch on date night(Image Credit: Instagram) The right K-drama on date night does not just fill the silence; it creates the kind of atmosphere where two people lean a little closer, laugh at the same moments, and end up talking long after the episode ends. Here are eight of the newest and…
24-year-old NSUT student says software engineering career is over after degree setback A 24-year-old engineering student from New Delhi has taken to Reddit with a question that may resonate with many young professionals struggling with missed opportunities, academic setbacks and an uncertain job market: what happens when you have years of work experience but still…
