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The United States Education Department has terminated agreements with five school districts and one college that were aimed at protecting transgender students, the department said on Monday.The move removes federal requirements that had directed schools to take measures such as training staff to respect students’ preferred names and pronouns and allowing access to bathrooms based…
Bengaluru is unfolding its flair for drama as spring rolls in. It’s the months of February and March, when the city does what locals lovingly call a proper “clean up.” Overnight, streets turn magically pink, and during these a few fleeting weeks, the entire neighbourhoods are dusted in blush. Balconies double up as viewing decks….
BULANDSHAHR: A birthday celebration in the Khurja Nagar area of Bulandshahr turned into a horrific crime scene after a minor altercation over smearing cake on someone’s face escalated into a triple homicide, police said on Sunday.The victims have been identified as Amardeep Saini, Manish Saini, and Akash Saini. The main accused, Jeetu Saini—whose birthday was…
R Ashwin backs Karun Nair after costly drops (Image: Screengrab) Punjab Kings pulled off the highest successful run chase in IPL history, hunting down 265 against Delhi Capitals in Delhi. But for Karun Nair, it was a night of missed opportunities and visible heartbreak. Nair endured a difficult outing in the field, dropping Shreyas Iyer…
There’s a hilarious BBC skit titled The Treaty of Westphalia (part of it’s the Complete History of Everything) which imagines the dialogues between European superpowers as they divide the continent, taking digs at each other’s fish-eating habits (pickled herring), bonding over the desire to kick German arse, figuring out how to split Luxembourg, and wondering…
‘Vadh 2’, a spiritual successor to Vadh, reunites Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta, builds on moral ambiguity, and earned strong applause at IFFI 2025; it releases on February 6, 2026, while the original followed Shambhunath Mishra, a retired teacher driven by harassment and hardship to commit a life‑altering crime. The makers of Vadh 2 have…
Global markets have been on a bit of a roller-coaster ride lately, shocked by the ongoing Middle East conflict, which has now entered its fourth week. Just by Thursday, he sharp sell off wipped off Rs 12.87 lakh crore from investor’s wealth as Dalal Street witnessed a bloodbath. Going back further, ever since the crisis…
India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams have learned their group-stage opponents for the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup, with both sides placed in Pool D of their respective categories for the tournament to be co-hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium later this year.The Indian men’s team has been grouped with Pakistan, England and Wales. The…
The principle of motherhood is as vast and powerful as the universe. Each one of us has a far-reaching effect on others, whether we are aware of it or not. The responsibility of a mother, when it comes to influencing and inspiring her children, cannot be underestimated.Today, as values continue to decline, the growing use…
Indian Railways’ accelerated electrification push has sharply reduced diesel consumption, helping cut crude import dependence while expanding cleaner rail operations across the country. Mission-mode electrification has now covered about 99.4% of the Broad Gauge network, with the remaining stretches also taken up for completion.According to information shared by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Lok…
