Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and DK Shivakumar NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday remarked that he does not want to discuss the CM change issue “publicly,” describing it as a “secret deal” involving “four and five people” in the party. Shivakumar, who also heads the Karnataka Congress, explained that…
Today’s newswrap highlights fiery political statements, a landmark temple ceremony, and cricket drama. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the saffron Dharma Dhwaj atop the Ram Temple, declaring that centuries of pain had finally been addressed. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called singer Zubeen Garg’s death a “plain murder,” hinting at a shocking motive. Bengal CM…
What ISI Bill 2025 means for ISI Kolkata. Image credit: isical.ac.in In September, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) put the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025 into the public domain. What followed was not routine academic commentary but a coordinated pushback from faculty, staff and students across the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)…
Legendary actor Dharmendra who passed away on November 24 at the age of 89, is fondly remembered as the ‘He-Man’ of Bollywood and often is also called ‘Garam Dharam’. The actor known for a long list of versatile roles and the most handsome looks had a career spanning over decades and a huge fan following…
SSC JE self selection registration deadline extended The Staff Selection Committee (SSC) has issued a notice related to providing a final opportunity to candidates who failed to use the self-slotted facility for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2025. The Commission has announced that such candidates may now select their preferred examination city through the feedback…
NEW DELHI: The serious issue of pilot fatigue is finally being addressed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Airline schedulers and dispatch staff — responsible for drawing up pilot rosters — will now have to be trained in fatigue management to ensure schedules that do allow only well rested pilots to operate flights….
After lying dormant for nearly 10,000 years, a remote Ethiopian volcano roared back to life in a sudden, violent burst that locals likened to a “bomb of smoke and ash.” Shocked eyewitnesses watched as the sky darkened and the ground trembled, with newly surfaced videos capturing the dramatic aftermath of the rare eruption.The eruption over…
When a finance executive at a British engineering firm, Arup, joined a routine Skype meeting in Jan 2024, familiar faces filled the screen. The company leaders he had interacted with countless times spoke with authority, blinked naturally, and smiled reassuringly. Except the people on screen were not real, and the AI-crafted doubles duped the firm,…
Mann, Kejriwal join congregation to pray for Punjab’s progress Anandpur Sahib, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday joined the large congregation here to pray for the progress of the state and prosperity of Punjabis. Both the leaders took part in the ‘ardas’ (prayer) performed after the ‘bhog’ of…
A former Harvard University audiovisual technician has accused the institution and her former manager of disability discrimination and retaliation, filing a lawsuit in state court earlier this month. The case, first reported by The Harvard Crimson, centres on how medical leave, accommodation requests and revised job duties became the pathway to her dismissal. A medical…