A prominent international school in Bengaluru has found itself at the centre of a heated debate after details of its ₹7.35 lakh annual fee for Grade 1 students surfaced online. The 2025–26 academic year fee structure, widely shared on social media, has sparked questions about affordability, regulation, and the widening gap in access to quality…
Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported. Under the memorandum of understanding, Australia will pay Nauru 408 million Australian dollars ($267 million) up front once the first people arrive, followed by…
A US diplomat apologised Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while calling for a gaggle of reporters to quiet down during a news conference in Lebanon earlier this week. Tom Barrack, who is the US ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria and has also been on a temporary assignment in Lebanon, said he didn’t…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur, during an interaction with school children on National Space Day, asked “who was the first person to travel to space.” When the students answered “Neil Armstrong,” Thakur responded, “I think Hanumanji was the first person to travel to space.” The exchange has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition, with…
RCB captain Rajat Patidar with Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has triggered a storm of debate on social media after questioning comments made by Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat, regarding Rajat Patidar‘s rise as a captain.RCB’s decision to appoint Patidar as their new skipper ahead of the…
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad has stirred debate after the omission of star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, leaving fans and former cricketers questioning the selection choices. Shubman Gill returns to the T20I squad for the first time since July 2024, and the BCCI has handed him the vice-captaincy role, a clear…
Ethanol-blended petrol worries consumers (AI-image) The nationwide rollout of 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol (E20) has triggered a wave of questions and concerns from vehicle owners, with many claiming declining fuel efficiency, sluggish performance and higher maintenance costs. Service centres say non-E20-compliant vehicles — which still account for a majority on Indian roads — are…
Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi (L), Meeru Misra, author of The Garden Tomb of Humayun (R) Few monuments embody Delhi’s identity as strongly as Humayun’s Tomb. Six people, including three women, were killed and five others injured on Friday after the roof and wall of two adjoining rooms at the Dargah Sharif Patte Shah near Humayun’s…
Almost 20 years ago, a passenger train cruised at 100 kmph over permafrost, 4,000 metres above sea level, on the Golmud-Lhasa section, for the first time. It linked the Forbidden City of Lhasa to China’s rail network for the first time in 2006. Now, China is pushing the rail network on the Roof of the…
Cristiano Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodrguez have lit up the internet after a recent Instagram post sparked rumours of their engagement. The couple have been together since 2016, and the model-actor shared a post on her social media showing a huge ring. The post was captioned, “Yes I do. In this and in all my…