NEW DELHI: Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that seeks to ban “online money game”, where users pay a fee or deposit money, proposing a maximum three years in jail or fine of up to Rs 1 crore for those involved in offering, encouraging or inducing players to participate, which also extends to banks facilitating…
The Department of Education is grappling with an unprecedented backlog of applications for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Buyback program, creating a prolonged period of uncertainty for tens of thousands of federal student loan borrowers. The program, established in 2023 during the Biden-Harris administration, is designed to allow borrowers to make lump-sum payments so…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has cautioned that the five guarantee schemes launched by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt are exerting considerable strain on Karnataka’s finances, wiping out the fiscal recovery achieved after the Covid-19 years and eating into capital spending.In its report on state finances…
IMPHAL: Beoncy Laishram, who broke the glass ceiling by becoming the Northeast’s first transgender doctor, won another landmark battle Tuesday when Manipur high court acknowledged her right to have all academic certificates reissued to reflect her “female” name and gender. The court directed the authorities to issue the certificates Beoncy had applied for within a…
Another incident of a hate crime against Indians has been reported, this time from UK. A shocking video has emerged, in which three teenagers were seen assaulting two Sikh men on August 15 outside a railway station in Wolverhampton. Video of the attack went viral on social media, where the victims were seen lying on…
Justice (retired) B Sudershan Reddy NEW DELHI: Opposition’s candidate for vice president post, Justice B Sudershan Reddy, on Tuesday said he accepted INDIA bloc’s candidature as an opportunity to propagate the ideals of the Constitution – equality, fraternity, liberty and dignity – which are very “dear to him for past 55 years”.Shortly after opposition announced…
Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s split turned into one of the most talked-about celebrity breakups of 2025. Their court appearance where the Indian spinner walked in wearing a cheeky T-shirt that read, “Be Your Own Sugar Daddy,” the message didn’t go unnoticed. Fans were quick to connect it to his ex-wife Dhanashree, and Chahal later…
Indira Gandhi and son Sanjay in a file photo from 1977 NEW DELHI: Over 1.07 crore people were sterilised during the National Emergency from 1975 to 1977, exceeding the “targets” set by the then Indira Gandhi govt by 60%, as per the findings of the Justice J C Shah Commission shared by the Union home…
NEW DELHI: The central government has said that it intends to control street dog population only through its animal birth control (ABC) programme that mandates civic bodies to catch and release strays to their original locations post-sterilisation.The ABC rules, framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, align with global standards set by…
NFL fans love a good crossover between sports and pop culture just look at how Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift turned into a global spectacle. So when Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was spotted with singer Madison Beer, the internet went into full detective mode. Photos of the two together had fans convinced another…
