The sort of movie in which a story’s inherent power is enough to oil otherwise creaky biopic machinery, “Words of War” dramatizes the life of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist who became known for her tenacious reporting on the second Chechen war and for her undaunted criticism of Vladimir V. Putin. The movie opens with…
Thousands of international students face deportation as US tightens visa revocation rules. (AP Photo) The US government has expanded the reasons under which international students can lose their legal status in the country, raising concerns about the potential for rapid deportations. The policy change, which has already affected thousands of students, follows a crackdown on…
Few days ahead of exam, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Undergraduate 2025 (NEET UG), the National Testing Agency (NTA) has flagged over 120 social media accounts for circulating false claims of a question paper leak. The crackdown follows intelligence received through the agency’s newly launched Suspicious Claims Reporting Portal, officials confirmed on Wednesday.NEET UG…
Doda: The Chairperson of District Development Council of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, holding Pakistan responsible for it, and saying that the neighbouring country “cannot tolerate the progress and development of Jammu & Kashmir.” Dharanter Singh, the Chairperson of the DDC, told ANI on Thursday that raids have also been…
Ukraine signed a deal giving the United States control over a share of its future revenue from natural resources, a long-awaited agreement that Kyiv hopes will clear the way for continued U.S. support and a cease-fire with Russia. The announcement late Wednesday that the deal had been signed came after months of fraught negotiations —…
What keeps Bengaluru’s neighbourhood flour mills going? As Bengalureans have shifted from buying grain and grinding them in mills to buying them ready-made, many flour mills in the city have shut down. The ones which are standing are being run by the same families for generations. | Video Credit: The Hindu As Bengalureans have shifted…
Suryakumar Yadav (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav recently opened up about his debut season with the franchise in 2011, revealing that he “barely slept” the night before his first game. Suryakumar rose to prominence during the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy season, finishing as Mumbai’s top scorer with 754 runs in nine matches….
Najmul Hossain Shanto wasn’t a happy man despite Bangladesh’s massive win in the second Test against Craig Ervine’s Zimbabwe. On Wednesday, April 30, the Tigers hammered the visitors by an innings and 106 runs at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram. Mehidy Hasan Miraz picked up a five-wicket and also scored…
KECH: Two young Baloch students have allegedly been forcibly taken by Pakistsecurity forces in Turbat, the primary city of the Kech district in Balochistan, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).Seventeen-year-old Shey Haq Baloch, the son of the deceased Altaf Baloch, and sixteen-year-old Adam Baloch, son of Saleem, were purportedly apprehended by security personnel on…
Ahead of this years NEET UG 2025 exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has identified 106 Telegram and 16 Instagram channels that are spreading false information about the medical entrance examination, reports have claimed. According to a report by news agency PTI, the NTA has initiated action on certain fraudulent Telegram and Instagram channels claiming…
