As the federal government shutdown extends beyond five weeks, the impact on Cambridge families is growing more visible — particularly among households with school-age children. With delays and cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), many parents are struggling to keep food on the table, forcing local food pantries to step up their outreach.According…
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to seal the finances of banned Popular Front of India (PFI), the ED on November 6 attached properties worth Rs 67 crore of various trusts associated with the outfit and its political front, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). The attached properties are mostly located across Kerala. The total…
The Indian team had earlier declined to receive the Asia Cup winner’s trophy from PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as the Asian Cricket Council chairperson, citing his anti-India stance. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav made a subtle reference to the ongoing Asia Cup trophy controversy while celebrating India’s…
PM Modi flagged off four Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi. The new services will link Varanasi-Khajuraho, Firozpur-Delhi, Lucknow-Saharanpur, and Ernakulam-Bengaluru NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Saturday said that ease of getting justice or universal accessibility to the justice delivery system plays a significant role in optimising ease of doing business and ease of living…
India vs Australia in Brisbane (Photo Credit: AP/PTI) The ongoing fifth T20I match between India and Australia at The Gabba has been suspended due to severe weather and lightning. India had reached 52 without loss after 4.5 overs when the play was halted, prompting evacuation of front-row spectators to sheltered areas.If the match is declared…
KOLKATA: Richa Ghosh is ready to wear a new cap. The World Cup-winning cricketer was appointed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the state police by the Bengal government on Saturday. Later in the evening, a glittering one-hour felicitation ceremony was organised for Richa by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) at the iconic Eden…
Lucknow: A group of 30 first-year BTech students from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) have embarked on a mission to navigate Lucknow through artificial intelligence.They have designed an AI-based application to offer virtual tours of the iconic Imambaras in the city, complete with a virtual guide to enhance the visitor experience. This would…
GHAZIABAD: Nine years after demonetisation, crores of invalidated Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes remain stashed with people, sustaining a grey market large enough for organised fraud. This was evident from the arrest of eight members of a gang over the last two weeks. The men were allegedly behind a multi-level racket that trapped clients,…
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is facing rising discontent among professors after announcing drastic reductions to Ph.D. admissions for the next two years.According to The Harvard Crimson, the FAS is dealing with an estimated $365 million structural deficit, prompting cuts of 75% in the Sciences, around 60% in Arts and Humanities, and at…
RAIPUR: Thousands of tribal people from over a dozen villages in Dharamjaigarh region of Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district spent more than 24 hours on the road outside the collector’s office, demanding cancellation of an upcoming public hearing for a proposed private coal mining project, reports Rashmi Drolia. Defying the evening chill, men, women, elderly people and…