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A recent observation by the Supreme Court of India during a hearing on menstrual hygiene and school infrastructure cut through years of polite policy language and said something painfully simple: girls should not have to abandon education because schools lack toilets and sanitary napkins. It should not take the country’s highest court to remind India…
Ashlee Holmes and Tarsem Singh (Source: ICE) The mother of a pregnant teenager who died in a devastating car crash in Ohio has said she wants ICE to deport the Indian national charged over the incident. She says she does not want him to remain in US.33-year-old Tarsem Singh faces multiple felony charges, including involuntary…
LONDON/KOLKATA: Anisha Chakraborty texted her brother Raktim in the US from Birmingham last Friday to say she had good news to share. The 28-year-old from Kolkata’s Mukundapur had been job-hunting after completing her master’s with distinction at Aston University and had just made it to the final round of an interview.Raktim, who is based in…
Iranian Navy on Thursday targeted a US military vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Iran’s state media IRIB reported.According to IRIB, the operation was launched in response to recent US actions against Iranian commercial vessels and alleged violations of rules governing transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The report did not specify the extent of…
The guest list for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 3 wedding in New York City is telling a story, and it’s not the one anyone expected. The woman Swift feuded with for years just got an invite. The woman she considered one of her closest friends did not. Taylor Swift is inviting Karlie Kloss…
Class 9 students hit hardest as NCERT books remain unavailable in Bengaluru schools. (Representative Image) BENGALURU: Schools have reopened, but several CBSE schools in the city are reeling under shortage of NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) textbooks, thus affecting their academic schedules. While schools say there is a shortage of books for…
Paresh Ganatra known for movies like ‘Aankhen’, ‘Welcome’, ‘No Entry’ among others apart from television shows like ‘Baa Bahu Baby’ has been in the industry for 28 years. But the actor admits to being typecast in comedy roles. His latest series ‘Made in India: A Titan Story’ starring Naseeruddin Shah, Jim Sarbh sees him in…
Volcanoes are probably one of the most mysterious wonders on the planet. The United States is home to the most dramatic volcanoes and Hawaii is the state that automatically comes to mind. And for good reason. The state is home to some of the world’s most famous volcanoes, including Kīlauea and Mauna Loa. But won’t…
Three members of a crorepati family — an elderly couple and their unmarried daughter — were found dead under mysterious circumstances on the second floor of their two-storey house in the South Malaka area under the Kotwali police station limits on Tuesday. PRAYAGRAJ: Three members of a crorepati family — an elderly couple and their…
History has been made in Denmark. A little more than two months after the election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has finally succeeded in forming a new government. The negotiations took time, but the result is remarkable. For the first time in Danish history, there are now more women ministers than men sitting around the government…
