As global crude prices climb and import bills swell across countries, the US has a different story to tell. Its import prices are rising too—but fuel is not the culprit. US import prices recorded an unexpected increase in June as a rise in nonfuel import costs outweighed lower fuel prices, according to data released by…
NEW DELHI: At least 20 TMC MPs have submitted a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to ally with the BJP-led NDA, news agency PTI reported citing party lawmaker Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Monday. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray’s resignation from the party and the Upper…
A hiring process at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) has stirred a row after critics claimed that the job advert bars “white men” from applying. The Department of Biological Sciences is hiring a professor in Computational Biology and Data Science. The job includes a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair.The job posting states that “selection…
With anticipation building around Varanasi, co-stars Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra are already cheering for each other’s work. On Sunday, Mahesh took to X to heap praise on Priyanka’s action-packed performance in her latest release, The Bluff. With anticipation building around Varanasi, co-stars Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra are already cheering for each other’s work….
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is the next crewed mission in the agency’s plan to explore the deep reaches of space. The mission is the next step following the uncrewed Artemis I mission. The mission will be crewed and will be sent using the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, launching from the…
The Karnataka Directorate of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT), in partnership with the Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI), has launched a year-long academic support programme to enhance bilingual teaching in government schools. The initiative will equip nearly 65,000 teachers with classroom strategies, mentoring and continuous professional development through a phased training model…
NEW DELHI: Overall acreage of kharif (summer-sown) crops in the country fell 16% as of last Friday, with most crops reporting a decrease in sown area compared to the same period in 2025. But farmers’ love for water-guzzling cash crop sugarcane, in demand for ethanol, is intact despite pressure on water resources due to weak…
The Pakistani connection of the Texas Medical Board members has come on the radar as medical freedom advocate Dr Mary Talley Bowden exposed how one of the board members is holding a post in Pakistan as well, and how another advises foreign students how to get residency in US medical schools. Rao Kamran Ali Bowden…
NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha on Saturday said Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders may find it difficult to move freely among the public in future due to what he described as growing public anger and “hatred” towards the party. His remarks came hours after TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee was attacked by a mob…
Actor Blake Lively, in the latest update in her ongoing lawsuit with Justin Baldoni, has reportedly asked the judge to allow the jury to hear allegations that the ‘It Ends With Us’ director made comments about her weight. While Justin has argued that the allegations are “irrelevant” and could prejudice a jury, the actress claimed…
