Nepal PM Balen Shah faces protests, Parliament heat and RSP dissent Barely 150 days after Gen Z anger helped propel Balendra “Balen” Shah to Nepal’s top job, the same restless street energy that propelled his rise seems to be pinning him down, leaving the former rapper under pressure from public protests, parliament and his own … Read more
What happened to Alyshia Rushing? Mama A’s Alabama car crash death leaves four children, fans ‘heartbroken’ TikTok creator Alyshia Rushing, known online as “Mama A,” died at 26 after a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday, August 22. Rushing was found with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WSFA. … Read more
Govt reopens AI/ML vendor empanelment, looks to expand tech partner pool for Digital India projects NEW DELHI: Govt is looking at widening its pool of technology partners for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) projects, with the ministry of electronics and IT reopening empanelment of agencies that can deploy AI/ML resources across govt programmes.The … Read more
“What method of execution to use”: Matt Walsh makes shocking Lindsay Clancy call as postpartum psychosis defense continues Matt Walsh has called for the execution of Lindsay Clancy, saying the debate in a “just society” would be how she should be executed. The commentator made the remark on X as Clancy’s murder trial moves toward … Read more
UPI completes 10 years, growing from 1.8 crore transactions in FY17 to 24,162 crore in FY26 MUMBAI: Nearly one in two real-time payments in the world happen on the UPI platform. From 1.8 crore transactions in FY17, the year it was launched, to 24,162 crore transactions in FY26, UPI transactions have grown 13,000 times.Today, the … Read more
Amit Shah calls for stronger counter-terror training, faster trials and action against foreign-based masterminds NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah Monday emphasised enhanced training for implementing the country’s first-ever counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation doctrine, Prahaar, and expediting trial in cases with cross-border linkages by bringing back fugitives and using trial in absentia to bring foreign-based … Read more
Jim and Nancy Carpenter bought 215 acres to save the land from development and turn it into a nature preserve. (Photo: IBJ) For years, Wolf Run Golf Club in Zionsville, Indiana, was known for its challenging fairways, water features, bunkers and rolling landscape. Today, many of those same fairways have disappeared beneath grasses and vegetation, … Read more
SC to decide on Tejpal’s plea against surrender after 10-year rape conviction NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday said it would pass order on former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal’s plea seeking exemption from surrender after Bombay High Court convicted and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment in a 2013 rape case, with Goa govt opposing … Read more
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday asked young diplomats to showcase India’s civilisational, cultural and geographical strengths to make it a more attractive global tourism destination.Talking to officer trainees of the 2025 batch of Indian Foreign Service, he asked them to serve as catalytic agents for the country’s economic engagement with the world.Stressing the … Read more
CM Suvendu Adhikari at a press conference in Nabanna Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he would ensure his predecessor, Mamata Banerjee, was never able to hit the streets again.“Remain on Facebook. You don’t need to take to the streets. You are old. Take some rest,” Adhikari said immediately after former Bengal CM Banerjee … Read more