Stockholm at the transition from left- to right-hand traffic, 3 September 1967, at 4:50 in the morning. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons On 3 September 1967, Sweden carried out a major traffic reform. In an operation named “Dagen H”, the country changed traffic from the left side to the right side. Drivers woke up to a…

Kendrapada: The adhoc-additional district and sessions judge-cum-special judge of the fast track special court (FTSC), Jajpur, on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a 16-year-old girl six years ago.Judge Sarat Chandra Dehuri also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. On default, the convict…

Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels says rising AI costs are prompting many companies to rethink how they use AI, with more businesses beginning to shift towards cheaper open-source models. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations’ AI for Good Summit, Vogels said organisations are becoming more careful about AI spending as the cost…

NEW DELHI: The end of the Budget session of Parliament this year marked a rare high for the opposition. The Congress-led INDIA bloc united with other opposition parties to prevent the Centre from passing a Constitution Amendment Bill. The Bill linked implementation of women’s reservation to delimitation. This was on April 17. Nearly three months…

Patna: In a move to sharpen its public financial planning for children, the govt of Bihar has planned a strategic shift towards evidence-based budgeting, rigorous outcome tracking, and structural reforms for its upcoming Child Welfare Budget 2026-27.With children constituting nearly half of Bihar’s total population, state policymakers and international experts have prioritised moving beyond mere…

The 32km-long closure dam Afsluitdijk, separating the North Sea and Wadden Sea (left) from the IJssel lake (former Zuiderzee). Top left: the closure of the final gap of the dam in AD 1932 (Y.T. van Popta). Image Credits: Figure 2. Maritime Culture in the Netherlands: accessing the late medieval maritime cultural landscapes of the north‐eastern…

Farhad Samji recalls ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ with Shah Rukh Khan (Image Credits IMDb and Facebook) Farhad Samji may now be known as a filmmaker, having directed films such as ‘Housefull 4’, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’ and ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’, but he began his career as a lyricist, writing more than 100 songs. In a…