Image credit: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba More than 300 Texas school districts and charter schools have indicated plans to adopt the state-developed Bluebonnet reading and language arts curriculum, notable for its integration of biblical references alongside traditional phonics and math instruction. According to data obtained by The Texas Tribune through an open records request from the…
Dilshan Madushanka (Agency Photo) Sri Lanka secured a dramatic seven-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of two one-day internationals in Harare on Friday, thanks to Dilshan Madushanka’s hat-trick in the final over.Zimbabwe needed 10 runs from the last six balls with five wickets remaining, and Sikandar Raza was well-positioned on 92.Madushanka turned the game…
Sunny Leone may be a glamorous star on screen, but off it, she is first and foremost a doting, hands-on mother to her three children. For Sunny and her husband Daniel Weber, however, the road to parenthood was far from easy.Opening up on Soha Ali Khan’s podcast, the actress revealed the emotional highs and lows…
(Representative AI Image) Across the United States, teachers are paying out of pocket to keep classrooms operational. From pencils and composition books to durable headphones and art supplies, educators at high-needs schools regularly spend hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars annually on materials that schools cannot provide. Even with modest district stipends and crowdfunding platforms like…
Canada’s economy shrank at an annualised pace of 1.6% in the second quarter as exports took a hit from tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Statistics Canada said on Friday. This marked the country’s first GDP contraction in seven quarters.The agency also revised down its first-quarter growth estimate from 2.2% to 2.0%, underscoring the…
Celebrating 20 years of Parineeta, Raima Sen reminisces about her role as Koel, highlighting her natural chemistry with Sanjay Dutt, which made portraying her character’s crush effortless. She also speaks fondly of Vidya Balan’s supportive nature during her Bollywood debut and their enduring friendship. Sen recalls Saif Ali Khan’s humor, which made the filming experience…
Auqib Nabi’s stellar performance, including a hat-trick and a fighting 44 with the bat, propelled North Zone to a commanding lead against East Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal (Image via X/@64MohsinKamal) Bengaluru: Under sullen, grey skies, the focus on Day 2 of the North Zone vs East Duleep Trophy quarterfinal on Friday quickly shifted…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has stayed the conviction and the life sentence awarded to former MP Umakant Yadav by the trial court of Jaunpur in a 1995 case of murder, attempt to murder and arson during the pendency of the criminal appeal.The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice…
Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy said on Friday that India has signed an agreement with Japan in the mineral resources sector as part of efforts to build and diversify critical mineral supply chains.The memorandum of cooperation, signed between India’s Ministry of Mines and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), was…
Lucknow: Researchers at the CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP) in Lucknow have introduced a groundbreaking AI-based solution to tackle food fraud and adulteration in India’s natural medicine industry.Led by senior scientist CH Ratnasekhar, the team developed a machine learning-guided metabolomic fingerprinting technique to ensure the authenticity of botanicals like turmeric, ashwagandha, basil,…
