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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every time I have to interact directly with the government, I wonder, “Why doesn’t it like me?" I usually avoid direct contact. But unfortunately, for nearly two months, I have been trying to get an Aadhaar number for a minor.

A Hamilton teen says the accolades he’s received since rushing into a burning tent to help a man who was trapped inside have overwhelmed him.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that indigenisation has no point when it is confined to nuts and bolts. Stressing the spirit to innovate and to engage in research, he said it must be inflamed in students in schools and colleges. The Vice President was speaking at the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) R&D Award ceremony here that was attended by Governor of Karnataka Thaawarchand Gehlot, and BEL CMD Manoj Jain among others. «From a global perspective, if you look, our patent contribution leaves much to be desired. When it comes to research, the research has to be authentic. The research has to be cutting-edge. The research has to be practical. The research must change the ground reality. There is no use having research which goes a little beyond surface sketching. Your research must correlate with the change you seek to bring about,» Dhankar said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A series of paintings on showcase at DAG, Mumbai, showcase Bombay’s transformation from a colonial centre and a major port into the megapolis that we know as Mumbai today. Titled ‘Once Upon a Time in Bombay’, the exhibition, which opened as part of the Mumbai Gallery Weekend, chronicles the city’s evolving landscapes through the 19th and 20th centuries.

Arkansas and North Carolina mobilized their National Guards for tasks such as helping stranded motorists, as governors in multiple states declared states of emergency. School was canceled for millions of children from Texas to Georgia and as far east as South Carolina. The storm piled up more than a year's worth of snowfall on some Southern cities. As much as a foot (about 31 centimeters) fell in parts of Arkansas. There were reports of nearly 10 inches (about 25 centimeters) in Little Rock, a city that averages 3.8 inches (9.7 centimeters) a year.

BJP, despite its dominant presence nationally, managed only eight seats. One thing common between then and now is the timing of these elections—right after the Budget, set to be presented by the incumbent BJP. Now, as Delhi heads to the polls once again in February 2025, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The BJP may or may not have been betting big on a transformative budget to sway Delhi voters, promising to revolutionise the city’s infrastructure, transport, and housing. However, dousing the fire of the saffron party, the Election Commission’s recent warning against the use of the Budget for Delhi-specific schemes has set the stage for a contentious political showdown.

Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time by solving crosswords and puzzles in a room he illuminates using a small gas lamp

Prince William celebrates Kate's birthday by posting a new picture of her along with a heartfelt message. With Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis attending school during the day and then having a family celebration in the evening, the Princess of Wales is celebrating at home in Windsor with the Prince of Wales.

Los Angeles wildfires. The company, through its nonprofit arm Airbnb.org, is partnering with 211 LA, a nonprofit that serves Los Angeles County for a variety of resources and services, such as food assistance and shelter, to «provide free, temporary housing for people who have been displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires.»

New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago

The School of Rock band got back together — albeit briefly — to celebrate the wedding of two of the 2003 comedy’s co-stars.

Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. The three will obviously attend a prestigious school, but there has reportedly been a startling departure from royal custom due to maternal and sibling relationships.

Serious flooding swamped parts of England and snow forced three airports to close temporarily as wet and icy weather combined to extend travel chaos that has plagued the U.K. since the start of the year

Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the mother of Atul Subhash, Bengaluru techie who died by suicide in 2024, his minor son's custody saying she was «stranger to the child». A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and N Kotiswar Singh said the issue of the child's custody could be raised before the court conducting the trial.

Netflix announced the return of the Japanese thriller series «Alice in Borderland» for a third season this year. Based on the manga by Haro Aso, the series returns after its second season premiered on December 22, 2022.

Big Tech and social media companies are concerned that a proposed committee may recommend curbs on certain data categories, although IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has assured the data Rules published Friday don't amount to a back-door entry for data localisation requirements.

Natalya Neidhart wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.The first pic is of Sweet Daddy Siki as the North American heavyweight champion working for my grandfather in 1970. The other shots are from more work he did for my grandfather Stu’s promotion, Stampede Wrestling.

Elon Musk, widely recognised for reshaping industries like space travel and electric vehicles, is now setting his sights on education. His newest project, Ad Astra, is a private preschool located in Bastrop, Texas, designed to transform how children learn. By combining a hands-on, STEM-focused curriculum with modern teaching methods, Ad Astra seeks to create an educational model that prioritises practical skills over traditional classroom methods.

Jharkhand government announced that schools will remain closed for students from kindergarten to class 8 from January 7 to 13 due to the cold wave in the state. The School Education and Literacy Department, in a notification issued on Saturday evening, announced that the suspension of classes for students till grade 8 will be for all categories of schools, including government, aided, minority and private, in view of prevailing cold wave conditions in the state.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A planned overhaul of Syria’s education curriculum is spurring concerns about the new government’s assurances that it will rebuild an inclusive society, and leading some to question whether it will seek to impose a conservative Islamic worldview. The changes, listed in a series of documents released this week by the education ministry, include everything from dropping all references to former dictator Bashar al-Assad to changing religious references and removing the theory of evolution from school textbooks.