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Two caste bills failed to advance in New York State. Two bills that sought to add caste as a protected category under New York’s anti-discrimination laws failed to advance this legislative session. The bills, New York Senate Bill S.6531 and Assembly Bill A.6920, were first introduced in 2025, triggering a major debate on how these…
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) gathered for the first time at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday, taking the social media campaign off screens and into its biggest real-world test.The participants mostly students, young professionals, and some schoolchildren accompanied by parents, assembled in the city’s designated protest zone wearing cockroach…
NEW DELHI: Former Punjab chief minister and senior BJP leader Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday met Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president and Union health minister JP Nadda in New Delhi, days after his public criticism of the party’s decision to appoint Kewal Singh Dhillon as Punjab BJP chief.The meetings come amid…
Guwahati: Kaziranga Tiger Reserve has emerged as an avian hotspot, with a new study by the reserve’s authorities reporting it hosts 45% of India’s raptor species and six of the country’s eight stork species. It also recorded the nation’s highest concentration of nesting sites for the rare Pallas’s fish eagle.Most of the species recorded are…
Image courtesy: Instagram/@vaibhav_sooryavanshi09 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially unveiled India’s men’s squad for the Ireland, England and 2026 Asian Games in Japan, with Shreyas Iyer appointed captain and teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi receiving his maiden call-up to the senior national T20 side.The selection marks a significant shift in India’s…
Russia’s Mirra Andreeva celebrates after winning the final women’s tennis match against Poland’s Maja Chwalinska at the French Open in Paris, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP) Teenager Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, defeating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open women’s singles final, becoming the first Russian…
Ministry of Education has handed over the final Letter of Approval (LoA) to the University of Liverpool, allowing the UK-based institution to establish its branch campus in Bengaluru.The approval comes under the UGC’s 2023 regulations for foreign higher education institutions and is part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s push to internationalise higher education…
More than two decades after its release, ‘Taal’ continues to hold a special place in the hearts of movie lovers. Directed by Subhash Ghai, the 1999 musical romance is remembered not only for its chartbuster soundtrack and grand storytelling but also for the beloved pairing of Akshaye Khanna and Aishwarya Rai.Adding to the nostalgia, an…
Children, senior citizens, pregnant women, and residents with disabilities may require additional assistance during evacuations. Communities should establish support systems to ensure that vulnerable individuals receive help promptly and safely. Preparedness for any form of emergency is a joint effort in the contemporary apartment complexes and gated communities. Although there are safety systems that provide…
The best part about Goa is the way people share, says Sameera Reddy When Sameera Reddy arrived in Goa for what was meant to be a 10-day holiday in June 2020, she was looking for a break from Mumbai’s relentless pace. She never left. Seven years later, the actress has built a life in Bastora,…
