Indian student denied entry to the US over WhatsApp group? A viral post urged international students to execise caution before they join any WhatsApp grpup, citing a case of an Indian student being denied entry to the US over WhatsApp activity. The post did not detail what exactly happened but claimed that a student who […]
A request by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani asking residents to set their air conditioners to 78°F (25.6°C) during a dangerous heatwave has sparked a political row, with Republicans accusing him of promoting “socialism.“As NY faced extreme temperatures with the heat index expected to reach 110°F (43.3°C), Mamdani urged residents to help reduce pressure […]
Dalal Street ended Thursday on a bright note, with benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closing nearly 1% higher. The momentum was buoyed by a sharp rally in IT stocks and easing crude oil prices as geopolitical tensions showed signs of cooling. The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 579.48 points, or 0.75%, to close at 77,502.12 […]
Centre Court (Starts at 6:00 PM IST) 6:00 PM: Karolina Pliskova vs Iga Swiatek (Women’s Singles, Round 2) Followed by: Matteo Berrettini vs Arthur Fils (Men’s Singles, Round 2) Followed by: Caty McNally vs Elena Rybakina (Women’s Singles, Round 2) No. 1 Court (Starts at 5:30 PM IST) 5:30 PM: Katie Swan […]
Wildfires ripped through southern France on Thursday, scorching a combined area of 1,210 hectares of land as strong winds and tinder-dry conditions left by Europe’s recent heatwave fuelled rapidly spreading blazes.Hundreds of firefighters, supported by water-bomber aircraft and emergency vehicles, were deployed across the affected regions as authorities raced to contain the fires, Reuters reported.The […]
New Delhi, July 2: Consumers hoping for relief in petrol and diesel prices may have to wait longer. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri stated on Thursday that there is no justification for reducing retail fuel prices under the current circumstances. Responding to queries about fuel prices, Puri noted that despite […]
Indonesian separatists claim to have shot dead a US pilot who transported troops. PTI file photo Papua separatist rebels on Thursday claimed to have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian aircraft on fire after it landed in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region, alleging it was transporting Indonesian military personnel into a conflict zone. […]
Indian-origin CEO Sanjay Mehrotra announces $250 million donation to Trump Accounts on behalf of his company Micron. Indian-origin CEO of Micron Technology, Sanjay Mehrotra, announced that on the occasion of American turning 250 on July 4 this year, his company will make a $250 million investment in Trump Accounts, the largest donation that any company […]
In the autumn of 1726, an extraordinary claim gripped Britain and left even some of the country’s most respected physicians baffled. A poor woman from Surrey named Mary Toft insisted she had given birth not to a baby, but to rabbits. The bizarre story quickly spread beyond her village, attracting surgeons, scientists and even the […]
Stepping up the Congress’s attack over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday (July 2, 2026) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an immediate Supreme Court-monitored probe into what he described as the “Chanda Chori mega scandal”. In his letter, Mr. Venugopal alleged […]
