Before smartphones, this is how Indian children spent their summer holidays |

Before smartphones, this is how Indian children spent their summer holidays |

Summer holidays once arrived with a kind of excitement that couldn’t be downloaded. There were no notifications, streaming platforms or endless scrolling to fill long afternoons. Instead, children stepped out of their homes the moment breakfast was over, returning only when the streetlights came on or their mothers called them in for dinner. Across India,…

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Pakistan Airstrikes: 'Locals rushed to rescue, then came second strike': How Pakistan’s late-night strikes in Afghanistan unfolded

Pakistan Airstrikes: ‘Locals rushed to rescue, then came second strike’: How Pakistan’s late-night strikes in Afghanistan unfolded

Aftermath of strikes carried out by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s Chamkani district (Image source: Reuters) Pakistan’s security forces carried out ground operations and airstrikes along the Afghanistan border on Monday, killing 29, officials said. Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar announced the strikes on X, saying “three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed during precision…

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India Appeals to EU for Exemption from Metal Scrap Export Curbs | India News

India Appeals to EU for Exemption from Metal Scrap Export Curbs | India News

India has urged the European Union to exempt it from proposed restrictions on metal scrap exports, warning that the move could disrupt supplies, increase production costs and affect the country’s steel and aluminium industries.Under the EU’s revised Waste Shipment Regulation, exports of non-hazardous waste, including recyclable metal scrap, to non-OECD countries will be banned from…

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IIFCL plans $1 billion overseas loan, also eyes $400 million ADB funding to back infrastructure push

IIFCL plans $1 billion overseas loan, also eyes $400 million ADB funding to back infrastructure push

State-owned India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) is planning to raise $1 billion from overseas investors in what could become its largest foreign-currency loan, while also holding talks with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a separate $400 million loan, a senior company executive told Reuters. State-owned India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) is planning…

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Tamil Nadu TRB results: High objective scorers allegedly awarded zero in descriptive paper, AIADMK seeks probe

Tamil Nadu TRB results: High objective scorers allegedly awarded zero in descriptive paper, AIADMK seeks probe

The controversy over the Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board’s (TRB) assistant professor recruitment examination has intensified, with AIADMK calling for an independent and thorough investigation into the recently announced results.The TRB declared the written examination results on June 25 for the recruitment of 2,708 assistant professors in government arts and science colleges. In a statement…

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'Leave Ayodhya within 3 days': Lawyers' body warns of blockade, refuses to represent Ram Temple 'donation theft' accused | Lucknow News

‘Leave Ayodhya within 3 days’: Lawyers’ body warns of blockade, refuses to represent Ram Temple ‘donation theft’ accused | Lucknow News

AYODHYA: The Faizabad Bar Association, in a general body meeting on Monday, decided not to represent the accused in the Ram temple donation embezzlement case. The Bar also resolved that any member who tries to plead for the accused will be fined Rs 5 lakh.At the meeting, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai, Anil Mishra, and…

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