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Arkansas Ten Commandments law struck down by federal judge in the US. A federal judge in the United States has struck down an Arkansas law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, reigniting a long-standing debate over the role of religion in educational institutions, as reported by AP News.The ruling comes…
Swara Bhasker who is often in the news for her social media presence and also banter with trolls sometimes recently found herself trending again after a supposed post criticising Priyanka Chopra Jonas during her Oscars 2026 appearance went viral. However, on March 18, Swara set the record straight, stating that the post was completely fabricated….
The high-altitude town of Dras is currently experiencing harsher conditions than parts of Siberia. Current weather data indicates that Dras is experiencing cold weather with snowfall throughout the day, with daytime highs of about 1°C and nighttime lows of -5°C. The amount of snowfall is expected to be between 5 and 10 cm throughout the…
Illustration: Shinod Akkaraparambil CHENNAI: A gang of at least 10 men harassed a Class X girl when she was returning home after her public examination, threatened her brother when he stood up to them, followed the girl till her home and ransacked the house and damaged vehicles in Tiruttani on Monday.The gang, armed with hammers…
A bill aiming to ban marriage between first cousins failed to pass in the Florida Senate as the lawmakers ran out of time in the legislative session. State Representative Dean Black, who championed the bill, hoped that it would be taken up in near future by the lawmakers. “There are plenty of people here, and…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has temporarily waived the century-old Jones Act for 60 days in a bid to ease rising energy costs in the United States, after the US-Israeli war with Iran sent oil markets sharply higher and pushed up petrol prices.As per news agency AFP,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded West Bengal government for objecting to the validity of Enforcement Directorate‘s plea over alleged obstruction by chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid on I-PAC.The top court observed that no entity can be left without a remedy under the Constitution.A bench of justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and…
X, formerly Twitter, has suffered a major global outage. The massive downtime on Wednesday (March 18) has been knocked the social media offline, rendering thousands of users in India and the US unable to access posts, photos and videos. According to performance monitoring service Downdetector.com, a large part of the user base claims issues with…
Aamir Khan and director RS Prasanna will engage with young audiences at IFFD 2026 on March 26 following a special screening of “Sitaare Zameen Par.” The session at Bharat Mandapam aims to highlight the film’s themes and the importance of nurturing every child’s potential. This interaction is a key public event for children and families…
NEW DELHI: India is deploying additional warships in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for its fuel and LPG carrying vessels as tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported citing sources.The Indian Navy has positioned more than half a dozen warships, including logistics vessels, as a precautionary…
