The Allahabad high court granted anticipatory bail to seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a case involving allegations of sexual exploitation of minors under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The relief was granted on Wednesday by justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha, who also directed both the complainant and the…
QS 2026: Indian Universities Show Strong Gains Across Engineering, Computer Science, and Business If you are an Indian student wondering whether the universities you are applying to are gaining or losing ground on the world stage, this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject has a fairly clear answer. A total of 99 Indian institutions…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s statement backing a banned terrorist organisation, asserting that Islamabad has “no locus standi” to comment on the country’s internal matters. He urged it to ‘introspect on the systematic human rights violations” it continues to perpetrate instead of “peddling lies and frivolous narratives.“Responding to media queries, ministry of…
NASA has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated 2026 FM3, will make a close approach to Earth on 25 March 2026. The asteroid is expected to pass at a distance closer than the Moon’s orbit. NASA scientists report that the flyby does not present a threat to the planet. Monitoring such objects is an essential…
Ram Navami is among the most-awaited and auspicious Hindu festivals celebrated across India. The day celebrates the birth of Lord Ram, who is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The festival is observed every year on the ninth day (Navami) of Chaitra month in the Hindu calendar. It is a symbol of victory over evil…
The derailed train (Picture source: X) At least 25 people were injured after seven coaches of a train derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province late on Tuesday night. The incident took place in Lodhran, around 400 km from Lahore, forcing authorities to suspend rail traffic on the affected track.The Karachi-bound Tezgam Express had left Lahore Railway…
As the war between the US-Israel and Iran enters a high-intensity phase, aerial warfare is being dominated by low-cost drone technology. Iran is reportedly deploying thousands of Shahed-136 drones, which are said to cost approximately $20,000 each, to target high-value assets. The ‘popularity’ of drones has revived a take by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt…
In a hospital room in Melbourne, in 1982, a baby arrived who seemed to defy every expectation attached to life itself. Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, a reality so startling that even the adults around him struggled to imagine what came next. Today, that same boy has grown into one of the…
The ‘guest star’ of 185 AD has been one of astronomy’s most unresolved cases for over 1800 years. Ancient Chinese chroniclers recorded a mysterious light that lasted eight months, but an examination of the debris field created (RCW 86) has shown that the debris remains too substantial in size compared to the time elapsed. However,…
The Pentagon has ordered about 2,000 soldiers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to begin moving to the Middle East, offering President Donald Trump additional military options as he considers a new diplomatic initiative with Iran, two Defence Department officials said Tuesday.The troops are part of the division’s “Immediate Response Force,” a brigade of…