India became independent from British rule on 15 August 1947, but it did not become a republic on that day. For nearly two and a half years, the newly independent country continued with a transitional constitutional arrangement. India became a Republic on 26 January 1950, when the Constitution came into force and replaced the colonial-era…

From Bastar’s forests to ramp: Surrendered women Naxals steal show at fashion event in Raipur What a difference a few years can make. At a National Handloom Day event in Raipur, a group of former women Maoists from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region found themselves in a setting that would once have seemed almost unimaginable – walking…

A sharp cut in Russian crude imports could raise India’s oil import bill, disrupt refinery operations. With Russia’s share in India’s oil imports progressively climbing up, any abrupt shift away from Moscow’s crude appears unlikely in wake of the fresh Trump tariff threat emerging from the US, says Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) in its…

Oyster farmers across Hiroshima Prefecture are pulling up their rafts this season to find that most of what they cultivated has not survived. In several coastal districts, mortality rates have reached as high as 90%, far above the usual seasonal loss of 30% to 50%. Producers in the city of Higashihiroshima have reported losses at…

A new Princeton Review survey reveals the five US colleges where students report spending the most time studying beyond classroom hours, with Caltech leading the list. Who studies the most? It is a question that can bring back memories of school bells, hurried trips home, and the familiar relief of leaving the classroom behind. College…

Manager keeps employee on video calls for 8 hours a day: ‘She’s making me miserable’ Remote work comes with its own version of workplace pressure. Sometimes, it is not the workload itself that becomes difficult, but the constant expectation to stay available. One employee says their workday has reached that point after spending several hours…

Wholesale prices in the US cooled in July, offering a welcome sign that inflation may be losing some momentum as lower energy costs helped ease price pressures.Data released by the labor department showed that the producer price index (PPI), which tracks prices received by producers before they reach consumers, increased 4.7% from a year earlier…

PC: Wikipedia, Wilson44691 – Own work, Public Domain About 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, a year lasted roughly 372 days rather than 365, meaning each day was around half an hour shorter than it is today. The research team examined the growth layers of a single fossilised rudist bivalve, Torreites sanchezi,…

IP University UG Admission 2026: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IP University) has extended the deadline for submitting the online application form for admission to its undergraduate programmes through CUET UG 2026. Students interested in taking admission at the university can apply till August 18, 2026.This extended deadline has been declared by the university for…

5 things you should never ignore in the early stages of dating The early stages of dating can be a little confusing. You are excited to hear from them, you replay conversations in your head, and sometimes, you are so busy wondering whether they like you that you forget to ask yourself a more important…