AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: After nearly 19 years of service at Jain College, a 52-year-old assistant professor was abruptly issued a one-line termination notice, triggering a legal battle that ended in her reinstatement. Usha PS joined the Jain Group of Institutions in 2005 as a lecturer in life sciences at JC…
Jeff Bezos made what remains the world’s largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate change and nature in 2020 by pledging $10 billion through the Bezos Earth Fund, with the money set to be distributed by 2030. Five years later, as the fund enters its next phase, Lauren Sánchez Bezos is taking a leading role in…
Alia Bhatt’s mother Soni Razdan, Shabana Azmi and Swara Bhasker rally behind Sonam Wangchuk, urge him to end hunger strike As Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike continues at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, concern over his health has prompted several members of the film fraternity to speak out. Veteran actors Soni Razdan and Shabana Azmi…
Most people picture Switzerland’s mountain tunnels as an engineering flex, a way to shrink travel time between cities. But the real story behind this vast underground network is less about convenience and more about climate. Since the 1990s, Switzerland has been quietly pulling truck traffic off its fragile Alpine roads and pushing it underground onto…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after teammate Lautaro Martinez scored their side’s second goal during the World Cup semifinal match between England and Argentina in Atlanta. (AP/PTI) Lightning has struck twice for England. Just as they dared to dream of a first World Cup final on foreign soil, a masterclass in late-game execution by Lionel Messi…
The final rites of singer S Janaki were held on Sunday evening at a farmhouse in Kaniyanahundi on the outskirts of Mysuru. The singer’s granddaughter, Apsara Vydyula performed the final rites Mysuru: The final rites of singer S Janaki were held on Sunday evening at a farmhouse in Kaniyanahundi on the outskirts of Mysuru. The…
Egypt’s Nile River dam controls seasonal floods, securing water and power for growth. However, this barrier traps fertile silt, harming downstream agricultural productivity. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Nile River shaped life in Egypt for thousands of years. Every year, due to rains in the distant Ethiopian highlands during the summer, there was a tremendous…
In an old interview posted on YouTube, Bezos recalled brainstorming on a laptop in the passenger seat while MacKenzie Scott drove him across the country Before Amazon became a three-trillion-dollar global company, its entire business plan was written on a laptop sitting inside the passenger seat of a borrowed 1988 Chevy Blazer.The idea for the…
Most people quietly fear failure more than almost anything else, enough that it stops them from ever actually trying. Michael Jordan drew a sharper line than that. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying,” he wrote. It is one of his most quoted lines, and it carries weight…
John Wayne’s unforgettable quote reminds us that true strength lies in getting back up every time life knocks us down.Image credit (Instagram) John Wayne passed away on June 11, 1979, but the world has never quite been able to let him go. The John Wayne: An American Experience museum at the Fort Worth Stockyards, a…