Melinda French Gates has a lifetime giving of $52.6 billion (Forbes data as on February 2026). The American philanthropist and Bill Gates’ ex-wife has donated mostly to nonprofits focused on global health and development, particularly initiatives supporting women and girls. In a latest, French Gates has announced $215 million additional funding to Washington–based Pivotal Philanthropies…
NEW DELHI: Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s meteoric rise should now be rewarded with an India T20I cap, according to former India cricketer and national selector Devang Gandhi, who believes the 15-year-old has already shown qualities that could one day make him a nightmare for Test bowlers as well.Fresh from a stunning IPL 2026 campaign with…
India’s ride-hailing market has a new entrant. Green SM, the all-electric cab service operated by Vietnam’s Vingroup, has officially begun operations in India from June 5, 2026, starting with Delhi-NCR. The company plans to deploy around 10,000 electric vehicles in the NCR region alone.The platform arrives as a challenger to players like Ola and Uber….
CBSE re-evaluation portal hit by DDoS attacks amid 70,000+ student requests NEW DELHI: More than 70,000 students have already used CBSE’s post-result grievance redressal process, even as the Board’s verification and re-evaluation portal faced multiple cyberattack attempts in its first few days of operation. According to information shared by CBSE and reported by ANI, a…
Located in the Western Ghats in Kerala’s Kollam district, Thenmala is India’s first planned eco-tourism destination. Instead of letting tourism grow unchecked until it became a problem, the Kerala government set up the Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society (TEPS) from the start. The goal was simple, allow visitors in without wrecking the forests. To keep foot…
After resigning from BJP, K Annamalai in his social media interaction said he joined the party “for a positive change” and added that he will now start a new political movement. (Image Credit: X) CHENNAI: After resigning from the BJP, K Annamalai has announced the launch of a new political movement and said he will…
NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Friday confirmed that left-handed batter Sai Sudharsan will bat at number three in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, which begins on Saturday in New Chandigarh.“Sai Sudharsan hasn’t got a fair chance. He played in England. We will give him a longer rope,” Gambhir said during the pre-match…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Today, the world is facing the unprecedented challenge of climate change. Rising global temperatures, erratic monsoons, drying rivers, declining groundwater resources, air pollution, and the loss of biodiversity have emerged as serious threats to human life, economic prosperity, and social stability. Floods, droughts, heatwaves, and other extreme weather events are becoming…
Enacted by Parliament in 2016, the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, or RERA, was introduced to bring greater transparency, accountability and efficiency to India’s real estate sector while protecting the interests of homebuyers.Under the law, residential and commercial projects exceeding 500 square metres of land area or comprising more than eight apartments must be…
As widely anticipated, the Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged for a second consecutive policy meeting. Giving a major boost to the rupee, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced several steps to attract foreign capital at a time when the US-Iran conflict is putting pressure on India’s external sector resilience.The…