Lucknow: The opening day of the Athrise Badminton & Chess Championship 2025, which commenced at the BBD Badminton Academy on Friday, saw the participation of 1,500 players from over 150 schools. In the qualifying U-19 girls’ doubles category, Aanandita Shree and Pragya Yadav from CMS Gomtinagar clinched the gold medal.Judo: The judokas of Indian Para…
VIJAYAWADA: At least 9 people died, and several others were injured after a private travel bus fell into a gorge on the Chinturu–Maredumilli ghat road in Alluri Sitarama Raju district on the night between Thursday and Friday.According to officials, a group of 37 people from Chittoor district, including two drivers, were on a pilgrimage. They…
Lucknow: A road accident in Sarojininagar claimed the life of a 13-year-old schoolgirl on Friday, highlighting growing concerns over traffic safety for children. The accident occurred on Thursday morning when Priyanshi Singh, a class 6 student, was cycling to school in Amausi village near the Amausi railway station.According to reports, a van struck Priyanshi from…
US redirects $208M to school mental health after revamping Biden-era grants The U.S. Education Department has opened a new chapter in its school mental health strategy, announcing fresh funding and a policy reset that has already stirred national debate. The department confirmed that $208 million will be released to strengthen mental health services in schools…
(File photo: Shivraj Patil) NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader and former Union home minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home in Latur, Maharashtra. He was 90. Family members said he passed away on Friday after a brief illness, news agency PTI reported. He is survived by his son Shailesh Patil, daughter-in-law Archana, who is…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday directed officials to issue a notice to a contractor and withhold payments after detecting irregularities in the construction of the Reetkheri Link Road in Patiala district. During a surprise inspection of the under-construction road, the chief minister noted that the project did not meet the…
Cleaning up broken glass always feels easy until you realise half the pieces have scattered into corners you did not even notice. A glass that slips from your hand can travel surprisingly far, and the smallest shards are the ones that usually cause the worst cuts. Many people sweep the big pieces and assume the…
Pakistan on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global crypto exchange Binance to explore tokenisation of sovereign and real-world assets of up to $2 billion, marking one of the country’s most significant steps toward adopting blockchain-based financial infrastructure, PTI reported.The MoU was signed at the Finance Division by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and…
The US Transportation Department has warned New York that it could lose $73 million in federal highway funds after an audit found thousands of immigrant commercial driver’s licences (CDLs) were allegedly issued without proper verification, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday, AP report.Duffy said federal investigators reviewed 200 non-domiciled commercial licences and found more…
Oregon’s Willamette and Pacific universities announce merger to form largest private college. (Getty Images) Oregon’s Willamette University and Pacific University have announced plans to merge, creating the state’s largest private university. The proposed new system, tentatively called the University of the Northwest, would combine the resources of both institutions and serve more than 6,000 students…
