Innovative Minds: Aiden Jo Bulky, single-use food and drink containers continue to take up large amounts of space in rubbish bins and landfills long after they are thrown away. Fourteen-year-old Houston student Aiden Jo saw this as an engineering challenge and came up with an origami-inspired collapsible container. His invention has earned him a place…
Air India is seeking $1.5 billion in fresh equity from Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines after reporting a record $2.33 billion loss NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Air India has returned to its shareholders for $1.5 billion, more than a year after Tata Sons halted fresh equity injections into the airline, as its turnaround proves costlier and slower…
The Department of Skill, Planning & Entrepreneurship, Government of Rajasthan has released the Rajasthan ITI 1st seat allotment merit list 2026 for admissions to Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Rajasthan for the 2026-27 session. Those candidates who had applied to the counselling process can now view their allotment status from the official website.The merit list…
After two sessions of registering a fall, oil prices inched higher on Wednesday, as the crucial Strait of Hormuz continues to see disruption. Oil prices rose slightly on Wednesday after two days of steep losses, with markets closely watching efforts to end the US-Iran war and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures…
Massive backlog in fast-track courts NEW DELHI: Fast-track special courts, which are meant to complete trials within a year of taking cognisance of offences related to rape and Pocso Act, have not been working at the expected speed. In 2025, which saw more than 1.4 lakh rape and Pocso cases being registered, only 66,500 were…
Ashmita Chaliha beats China’s Han Qian Xi to win Korea Masters title (ANI Image) Ashmita Chaliha produced the biggest win of her career on Sunday, fighting back from a game down to beat China’s fourth-seeded Han Qian Xi 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in 53 minutes and win the Korea Masters women’s singles title.The 26-year-old Indian, who…
File photo: NEET-UG 2026 leak probe NEW DELHI: Seventy-seven days after it filed an FIR and began a probe into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, CBI Tuesday filed a chargesheet against 13 individuals arrested in the case. These include three NTA subject experts, in chemistry, biology and physics. Several middlemen who sourced and distributed…
Greenwood High sends 16 teams to Yale University after standout World Scholar’s Cup 2026 performance Greenwood High has announced that 16 of its teams have qualified for the Tournament of Champions at Yale University following their performance at the World Scholar’s Cup Global Round 2026 held in Kuala Lumpur. The final stage of the international…
Removing four ageing hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River was always going to be a delicate undertaking, but one complication came from a source that had nothing to do with fish or river ecology at all: wildfire. The dams’ reservoirs had served for decades as a reliable water source for helicopters and fire crews battling…
Since the tax payable through an updated return could be higher, an assessee may potentially save Rs 30-40 lakh. Income tax alert! If you have foreign assets then you need to be mindful of the negative impact on your tax outgo that the recent decline in rupee’s value versus the US dollar could have had.The…
