Rahul targets Centre, CEC amid SIR row; Iran threatens to extend war to Indian Ocean in case of new US strikes SIR row: Rahul Gandhi questioned CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid the SIR row and asked why PM Modi and Amit Shah face no anti-incumbency. Iran-US tensions: An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader warned that a…
Silicon Valley opposes Trump administration’s $103K H-1B fee proposal. TechNet, an industry association representing major US technology companies, has urged the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed $103,265 fee on certain new H-1B visa petitions, saying the measure could make it harder for US companies to recruit highly skilled workers, Wall Street Journal reported. The…
BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi’s presser on EC-SIR row NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s presser in New Delhi, calling it a “damp squib” and accusing the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha of making false claims.BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari took a swipe at Rahul by twisting the name of his…
Lucas Rojas, the 16-year-old Miami student who turned one inclusive kickball game into a six-team league with 40+ players and 60+ teen volunteers (Image Credit: Christopher Columbus High School) A single kickball game gave 16-year-old Miami student Lucas Rojas an idea that grew far beyond one afternoon on the field. What began as a chance…
Despite judge’s order, White House again blocks Politico reporter The White House on Thursday denied access to reporters from Politico and MS NOW, despite a judge ordering the Donald Trump administration to “immediately restore” access for news organisations whose journalists had been barred from the presidential complex.The Politico and MS NOW reporters were denied entry…
Helen Galloway McNicoll, The Bean Harvest, estimated £150,000-250,000. Sold for £174,000 An English artist and part-time art dealer who bought a wrongly labelled oil painting for £2,090 at a regional UK auction made a life-changing discovery when experts confirmed that the painting was a long-lost Impressionist masterpiece. The artwork had originally been listed only as…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier A Florida school district is reviewing allegations involving a history teacher accused of repeatedly singling out an eighth-grade student over his conservative views and calling him a “misogynist”.Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier raised the allegations in a letter sent to Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Terry Connor and the school board….
Delhi High Court dismisses YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s anticipatory bail plea in caste remarks case NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case over alleged casteist and derogatory remarks against Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad, holding that the plea was not maintainable.Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed…
Legendary musician, conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas’s Pacific Heights residence has hit the market. The historic mansion at 2670 Pierce Street was Thomas’s home for 32 years, where he lived with his husband and longtime manager, Joshua Robison. Thomas died in April 2026, just two months after Robison’s death. Now, for the first time…
Rahul attack Centre over EC’s poll conduct NEW DELHI: In a strong charge amid the Election Commission row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday held a fiery press conference, stepping up his attack on the Centre and the conduct of elections in the country.In a…