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How well do India’s systems support students in crisis? (File Photo) Imagine finally admitting that you need help and dialling a 24/7 national mental health helpline, hoping a person will answer, only to hear: “All our counsellors are busy attending to other callers. This is taking more time than expected.” On some calls we made … Read more
India’s captain Shreyas Iyer, right, and Afghanistan’s captain Ibrahim Zadran unveil Friendship Cup trophy ahead of the first T20I cricket match of a series, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) India will begin their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan with the first match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. While the match is … Read more
Photo credit: @johnkernickphotography / Instagram When Martha Stewart purchased a 152-acre farmhouse in Katonah, New York, in 2000, the property was more than a country retreat. It became a working farm, creative laboratory and carefully managed home for an ever-growing collection of animals. Over the next 26 years, the former farmhouse evolved into Bedford Farm, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam moved Supreme Court days after she was reprimanded over the detention of a student protester under the National Security Act.This comes after Allahabad high court quashed the NSA against Akriti Chaudhary – a 25-year-old student – who was taken into custody in connection with Noida worker’s … Read more
Sonali Kulkarni, who portrayed Salman Khan’s mother in ‘Bharat’ despite being younger than the actor himself, was asked whether actresses tend to be typecast into older roles far sooner than their male counterparts, who often continue playing youthful heroes. She responded that things are shifting, with several male actors now moving away from the larger-than-life … Read more
File photo: An Iranian Shahed exploding drone. Ukraine has expanded its fight against Russia beyond the battlefield at home, deploying drone specialists to Africa and military teams to the Middle East to train forces fighting Russian- and Iranian-made drones, according to a CNN report.CNN, citing Ukrainian soldiers, officers and a Ukrainian Defense Intelligence source, reported … Read more
If Chandannagar had a pulse on Friday evening, it was beating right along the Strand. The promenade shimmered with lights, India and French flags popped up at every turn, students and artistes brought the space alive with performances, and residents turned up in numbers to be part of a moment that felt as much like … Read more
(Representative image: IANS) Panic gripped Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area after a four-storey building suddenly tilted, raising concerns among residents living nearby. NEW DELHI: A four-storey building was vacated in Delhi’s Shahdara after a sudden tilt on Sunday, triggering panic among the nearby residents.Located in Shahdara’s Gandhi Nagar area, the building was immediately evacuated as a … Read more
For Matt Ellis and Kate Tucker, buying a home in Melbourne became a familiar cycle of hope, bidding and disappointment. The couple wanted to remain close to their community and friends, but they were repeatedly outbid in the inner city market. Eventually, they looked far beyond Victoria and found a more affordable path near Cygnet … Read more
A video has drawn widespread attention after a flood-affected woman from Bihar used it to call out the state’s political leadership over what she describes as a complete absence of support during nearly a month of flooding in her village. In the video, shared by theindiaonfeedofficial she says her community has been battling floodwaters for … Read more