DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a strict Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which provides for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh for “forced conversion”. The govt is likely to table the bill in the House, where they have a strong majority,…
Ajay Devgn’s ‘Son of Sardaar 2’ has wrapped up two weeks at the box office with an estimated Rs 45.16 crore India net collection. The film, which opened on a high note with Rs 7.25 crore on its first Friday, gained momentum over its debut weekend, peaking at Rs 9.25 crore on Sunday. As reported…
LinkedIn has released its first-ever Top Colleges 2025 list, ranking 50 US undergraduate institutions that deliver the strongest long-term career outcomes for their graduates. The rankings are based on the platform’s analysis of alumni career trajectories, job placement, graduate school enrolment, network strength, and advancement into senior leadership roles. Princeton University claimed the top spot,…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi‘s visit to China for the SCO summit, India has intensified engagement with both China and Russia.As reported earlier, Chinese foreign minister and Special Representative (SR) for boundary talks Wang Yi will visit India next month and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow. India and China…
Harvard University is moving closer to a $500 million settlement with the Trump administration, a deal that could restore federal funding and conclude months of political and legal confrontation. The Associated Press reports that both parties have agreed on the payment amount, though negotiations over the broader framework remain underway. A final agreement could be…
NEW DELHI: The US govt has declined to provide specific answers on the fate of Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets during ‘Operation Sindoor‘.“We refer you to the govt of Pakistan to discuss its F-16s,” the US State Department said. According to an NDTV report, Washington maintains continuous oversight of Pakistan’s F-16 fleet through US…
The Independence Day box office clash between Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s War 2 and Rajinikanth’s Coolie has set the stage for one of the most high-voltage cinematic face-offs in recent years. Both films, riding massive star power and pan-India appeal, are drawing audiences in the numbers, but early numbers suggest War 2 is facing…
When Arvind Krishna walked into his first electrical engineering lecture at IIT Kanpur in 1981, few could have guessed that the young student from an Army family in India would one day take charge of one of the most storied technology companies in the world. Today, as chairman and CEO of IBM, Krishna leads a…
VARANASI: A former department head at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) allegedly hatched a revenge plot, hiring a contract killer to “silence” his successor. Iron rods swung in the dark, leaving Prof Challa Sriramachandra Murthy battered but alive. The “mastermind” is on the run.Telugu department head Murthy is recovering from fractures in both arms after surviving…
NEW DELHI: The road transport and highways ministry has admitted design failures, weak quality assurance and over-reliance on builders as some of the factors for certain newly built highway stretches with concrete pavement collapsing in rain-prone and low-lying areas, according to the latest report of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.Raising concerns over the “indiscriminate…
