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Cash transactions at highway toll plazas in India are about to become a thing of the past. Starting April 10, travellers on national highways will no longer be able to pay toll charges using cash, a move that has been formally notified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. According to the reports, the…
As school entry is pushed to age six, the spotlight shifts to pre-school classrooms. Image: AI generated The Goa government has put forward the Goa School Education Bill, 2026, which will raise the minimum age for entering Class 1 to six years, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, reports PTI . The…
Kashmir wore a fresh blanket of snow on Tuesday as renewed snowfall across the Valley forced the closure of the Srinagar–Jammu national highway and disrupted flight operations.Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport were suspended on Tuesday after continuous snowfall and adverse weather conditions rendered the runway unsafe for aircraft movement, officials said.Airport authorities confirmed that…
Can Nipah reach the UAE? India outbreak explained in simple terms / AI Generated Image A shadow of concern has fallen over international travel routes as India battles a fresh outbreak of the Nipah virus (NiV) in the southern state of Kerala. Health authorities have confirmed multiple cases and, tragically, a small number of fatalities…
Megyn Kelly defends free speech after refusing to condemn Candace Owens in Charlie Kirk discussion (Image via Getty) Megyn Kelly is facing heavy backlash after saying she would not condemn Candace Owens, even as Owens shared controversial claims online involving Charlie Kirk. Negyn Kelly made her position clear during a recent appearance on Piers Morgan…
Hello and welcome to the 87th edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition, we track the brief history of memes, decode the many faces of Sam Altman, look back at a remarkable moon hoax, and discuss the Indian middle class’s unique woes. A brief history of May Mays (or Memes)A few years ago,…
OICL AO recruitment 2025: If you want to work in insurance sector, this is your last chance. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) is looking for 300 people to be Administrative Officers (AO). Some jobs are for Generalist and some are for Hindi Officers. Today is the last day to apply online. So, if you…
This 12,000-year-old site in Turkey is forcing archaeologists to rethink early humans (AI-generated) According to World Atlas, Göbekli Tepe sits on a low limestone ridge in southeastern Turkey, not far from the Syrian border, and continues to unsettle long-held ideas about early human societies. The site was first identified in the 1960s, but its significance…
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…
Early 2026 has made one thing unmistakably clear: markets are no longer reacting to economic surprises alone. They are pricing institutional uncertainty in real time. US equity benchmarks logged one of their most bruising sessions in recent memory as renewed geopolitical risks and tariff anxieties rippled through risk assets. While safe-haven inflows lifted gold and…
