Techie’s $250 gift card sent anonymously to every teacher at San Francisco Unified School District creates scare, as email says: SPEND the money on …

Teachers and staff across the San Francisco Unified School District recently got a surprising email containing a mysterious message in their inboxes: go ahead and click the link. What was unusual was that this strange email reached the inboxes of nearly 6,000 educators, including teachers and teacher’s aides. At first glance, the messages closely resemble…

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Crude oil relief: OMCs may break even on petrol, diesel rates soon; what it means for retail prices

Public sector refiners have collectively absorbed losses of over Rs 75,000 crore during the first quarter of the current financial year. (AI image) Respite for oil marketing companies! State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) could reach the break-even point on petrol and diesel sales within the next seven to 10 days if crude oil prices remain…

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Private credit risks may trigger wider crunch; Fed’s Michael Barr warns of ‘psychological contagion’

US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr has warned that stress in the fast-growing private credit market could trigger “psychological contagion” and spill into the broader financial system, Reuters reported citing an interview with Bloomberg News.Barr said direct links between banks and private credit firms do not currently appear “super worrisome”, but other areas such as…

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‘Criticism is welcome, rumours are not’: Puri on E20 fuel buzz, engine damage claims

Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday pushed back against social media claims surrounding ethanol-blended fuel, saying that the government welcomes constructive criticism but not misinformation about the biofuel programme.Referring to the recent online debate, Puri said people were free to point out shortcomings in the government’s work and assured them…

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Switzerland vs Algeria, FIFA World Cup Match Result: Switzerland end Algeria’s dream to storm into Round of 16 | Football News

Switzerland’s Dan Ndoye (11) celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal. (AP/PTI Photo) Switzerland continued their impressive FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a clinical 2-0 victory over Algeria on Thursday, sealing a place in the Round of 16.Goals from Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye ensured the Swiss comfortably booked their place in the last…

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Can’t intimidate us with barbed wire, says Bangladesh, puts border force on alert

DHAKA: Bangladesh cannot be intimidated with “barbed wire”, PM Tarique Rahman’s foreign affairs adviser Humaiun Kobir said Monday as the new BJP govt in West Bengal in its first cabinet meeting decided to transfer land to Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing the border with Bangladesh.Targetting Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, he said election rhetoric and…

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‘Wish me happy birthday’: Indian-origin woman falls from bridge during vacation in Mexico, shares harrowing experience

Indian-origin woman from California met a catastrophic accident during her birthday trip to Mexico earlier this month. Nina Bakhshi, an Indian-origin Californian makeup artist, had the most harrowing birthday trip this year as she chose a guided ATV (all-terrain vehicle) tour of Cenote La Noria in Mexico, where she fell from a bridge and suffered…

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Chinese proverb of the day: “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you give him a fishing rod…” — what it really says about help, independence, and long-term thinking |

Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) This Chinese proverb shows up everywhere. Education talks, charity discussions, even business strategy slides. “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you give him a fishing rod, you feed him for a lifetime.” It sounds simple enough….

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Mumbai Eviction Drive: Rs 600 crore railway land, 500 hutments, Eid fears: Why Mumbai’s massive eviction drive exploded into chaos | Mumbai News

Western Railway commenced a massive anti-encroachment drive at Garib Nagar, Mumbai, demolishing hundreds of structures near Bandra station to reclaim valuable railway land. MUMBAI: In the biggest anti-encroachment operations undertaken by Western Railway till date in Mumbai, officials began demolishing hundreds of structures at Garib Nagar near Bandra railway station after securing clearance from the…

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Netanyahu’s defence push: Israel approves purchase of F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets to boost air power

F-35 fighter jets (Image: lockheedmartin website) Israel’s defence ministry on Sunday said that it has given final approval to purchase two new combat squadrons of advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars aimed at strengthening the country’s long-term military capability and air superiority.The deal includes…

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