Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief.The United Nations says three in four people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs amid widespread unemployment, a struggling healthcare system and shrinking international aid. It estimates that 4.7…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his kind gestures for foreign delicates. From gifting traditional arts to heritage fabrics, he has often promoted Indian cultural heritage on his international trips to other countries. In the most recent one, PM Modi gifted Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni a packet of ‘Melody’ chocolates during his vsit to…
China has reportedly banned on the specialised graphics chip from American tech giant Nvidia. According to a report by the Financial Times, Beijing blacklisted Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2 graphics card, which is an export-friendly version of its top-end RTX 5090 GPU. While the strict customs ban is a big development itself, this came on Friday…
Milk prices in Kerala will go up by Rs 4 per litre from June 1 after dairy cooperative major Milma approved a price revision citing rising production, procurement and distribution costs amid mounting pressure on farmers.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF),…
Just days after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile visit to Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out another elaborate welcome at the Great Hall of the People, this time for Russian President Vladimir Putin.The meeting came amid rising geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, war in the Middle East and growing…
Photo credits: Instaram/@ncertwallah__ Notes are like the “revision saviors” for students. A quick look at them before exams provide a glimpse of important concepts that feel like a shot of confidence. Whether neatly organised or filled with hurried scribbles, every student has his own way of preparing notes. However, toppers do things differently and their…
Anupam Kher has returned to theatre and is beaming with childlike excitement as we speak to him. Despite spending decades as an actor across films and stage, he remains far from complacent. At 71, he still carries the enthusiasm of a newcomer and doesn’t take himself too seriously. His latest play, ‘Jaane Pehchaane Anjaane’, explores…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking the disqualification of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting elections, while also rejecting a demand to de-register the party itself. Calling it “highly misconceived” the court refused to entertain the sweeping reliefs sought by the petitioner, as per a report…
Ravi Shastri and Hardik Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in their crucial IPL 2026 clash at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.KKR went unchanged from their previous game, while Mumbai received a major boost with skipper Hardik Pandya…
In many homes, the phrase “quality time” has become almost too big to fit into real life. Parents imagine it as something special, carefully planned and ideally uninterrupted, a long outing, a full board game, an evening without a single notification. But in the rush of school runs, work deadlines, meals, homework and the constant…