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Starmer appoints Labour veterans as advisers After Labour’s heavy losses in the 2026 local elections, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has turned to senior party veterans to steady the situation, appointing former PM Gordon Brown and ex-deputy leader Harriet Harman to key advisory roles.In a surprise move, Gordon Brown has been appointed as special envoy on…
More than a decade after the launch of the Centre’s flagship Jan Suraksha programmes, claims amounting to nearly Rs 25,160 crore have been paid out under two major insurance schemes, with enrolments include several crores across life cover, accident insurance and pension initiatives. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, marking 11 years of the Jan Suraksha schemes…
A small lab mistake became one of electronics’ most important manufacturing methods. Image credit – Wikimedia Laboratory mistakes often lead to something extremely unusual. In fact, many groundbreaking scientific findings have come from minor mishaps. For instance, according to some accounts, Polish chemist Jan Czochralski accidentally dipped his pen into molten metal rather than ink…
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Ranbir Kapoor experienced a disciplined childhood, despite their famous lineage. Parents Rishi and Neetu Kapoor ensured they understood the value of money through carpools, fixed pocket money, and economy class travel. This approach aimed to instill financial prudence, a lesson echoed by Soni Razdan’s similar travel rules for her children. Riddhima…
This week begins on a steady, almost ordinary note, and that’s not a bad thing. Early in the week, your income and routine expenses sit in a decent balance, so your mind feels lighter while you handle daily chores, office calls, and those small household tasks that usually get postponed. A long journey that you…
NEET UG answer key 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the results for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026. The answer keys were released on May 6 on the official NEET portal. The examination was conducted on May 3, 2026, across centres in India and abroad. Candidates…
A well-placed shrub holds the yard together through every season. Image Credits: Google Gemini For most American homeowners with a small front yard, there are two extremes they are caught between: either they let it go scraggly, or they stuff it with plants that promptly swallow the whole thing. Neither works, but there is a…
Vinesh Phogat. (Twitter Photo) NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday barred star wrestler Vinesh Phogat from competing in the Senior Open Ranking Series event in Gonda beginning May 10, issuing her a 15-page long show cause notice on multiple disciplinary and anti-doping related charges and effectively delaying her return to international…
There was a time when nightfall meant relief. After the blaze of a long summer day, the hours after sunset carried the promise of a cool breeze through an open window, the temperature dropping enough to pull out a light blanket, sleep coming easy. That time, for much of the world, is quietly disappearing.Across continents…
UAE schools remain flexible as authorities prepare major learning model decision / Image: file Students, parents and teachers across the UAE are awaiting a key announcement on May 10 that will determine whether schools and universities continue with remote learning or return fully to classrooms next week.The UAE Ministry of Education confirmed that the country’s…