NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday announced plans to launch a website to raise public donations for a legal aid fund and connect lawyers with protesters facing legal action after the 37-day NEET agitation. The announcement came amid the party’s allegations that protesters were being detained and cases were being filed despite…
Kangana Ranaut praised PM Modi’s handling of the education crisis after Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, calling him “an inspiration for the whole world” for setting up a corruption-proof examination committee. She also took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over UPA-era education budgets, amid nationwide protests following the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has praised…
Two hundred years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find them outside of South America. But since then, Nutria, one of the world’s largest rodents, has taken over US. These rodents were initially brought to North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily for fur farming, since their soft underfur was…
Senior India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has said he decided even before the 2026 T20 World Cup that he would stop worrying about outside opinions and play cricket on his own terms. He added that he no longer wants to be part of the “rat race” and will continue to trust his own instincts.Samson, who scored…
Donald Trump administration releases new asylum rules. The Donald Trump administration released a new asylum rule that will come into effect immediately and it will reduce the backlog in the asylum system. The department said that according to the existing procedure, both USCIS and the DOJ immigration judges adjudicate applications for asylum. While USCIS handles…
Owning a safe home often means keeping it in good condition, but repair costs can be difficult for vulnerable households to meet. In Puducherry, the department of Sainik Welfare runs a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance for the re-thatching and repair of houses belonging to eligible ex-servicemen, widows of ex-servicemen and their dependants.Ex-servicemen and…
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has started the admission process for 49 distance and online programmes offered through its Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) for the 2026-27 academic session. Interested candidates can submit their application forms through the official admission portal, admission.jmi.ac.in. The last date to apply is August 10, 2026.The courses will be…
Image Credit: By Morhaf Kamal Aljanee For decades, pop-culture like Hollywood blockbusters and classical history books, has painted a harsh picture of the Great Pyramid’s construction. We often imagine thousands of slaves, oppressed by cruel supervisors, pulling massive stones in the cruel heat to build eternal monuments for their kings. However, modern archaeology has challenged…
Police cleared the protest site on July 19 NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Modi government fears “both truth and non-violent resistance”, days after police dispersed tribal protests against the Ken-Betwa river linking project in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh.“The tribal brothers and sisters of Madhya Pradesh had sat on a water satyagraha…
Devaunte Thompson, left and Gurvinder Nath, right A second man has been held in connection with the 2023 killing of an Indian-origin food delivery driver who was attacked during a carjacking in Mississauga, Canada.According to Peel Regional Police, Devaunte Thompson, 26, of Caledon, was arrested in Toronto on 16 July and charged with second-degree murder….
