Fifty-five years ago, Pakistan launched “Operation Searchlight”- a brutal crackdown in East Pakistan to suppress political dissent. The targets included students, intellectuals, political activists, and Hindu minorities. Widespread killings, sexual violence, and destruction followed. This created one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 20th Century. Bangladesh’s official figure places 3 million deaths in 1971,…
Archaeologists are used to slow, careful discoveries. Most digs reveal fragments. At a lakeside site in Germany, researchers digging into a low hill came across something far more organised than expected. It was not just scattered remains.The evidence suggests that Neanderthals may have been running what experts now describe as “fat processing sites” as far…
Guwahati: With an eye on consolidating the NDA in Assam before the April 9 polls, the BJP on Tuesday brought back Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) into its fold after five years and firmed up seat-sharing with AGP, even as its current partner in govt, Bodoland-based United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), left the NDA earlier in…
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo by PTI) NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has climbed to seventh in the latest women’s ODI rankings, while her teammate Smriti Mandhana continues to hold the top spot. The rankings saw a few shifts, with Sophie Devine dropping to ninth, while Jemimah Rodrigues stayed at 12th. Watch Mithali…
AI training initiative empowers 20 girls with jobs in top companies PUNE: Asmita NXT, Rotary Bibwewadi’s global grant project supported by the HG Foundation and Serrala has helped 20 girls from the economically weaker section to get a job at top notch companies. These girls selected under the Asmita NXT project have undergone a 6…
A new study shows that households of H‑1B visa holders contribute significantly more to public finances than typical American households. On average, an H‑1B household provides a net fiscal contribution of $30,050 annually, compared with $11,530 for the average US household.The research was conducted by Adam Ozimek and Sarah Eckhardt, and it examines the impact…
I celebrated a milestone birthday, recently. Nothing out of the regular as far as special birthday celebrations go, though. I spent the morning reading and replying to love, affection and warmth that poured out like the Niagara Falls via WhatsApp messages and phone calls from parents, loving siblings and good friends. The feeling of being…
Witness the pristine natural wonder surrounded by snowcapped peaks, mountains inspired by its jagged ridges, with nearby Lake Langui at over 4,700 metres above sea level in Cusco. Discover Pallay Punchu, the place where Apus is still honoured by the ancient spiritual practices. According to the Peru tourism official website, this place is also known…
‘Do Duniya Ek Dil’ has hacked its way into the hearts of viewers with a story that belongs to this current era where emotions are filtered, relationships are scrolled through, and trust is just one click away from collapse. Starring Sudhanshu Pandey in the role of Baldev Singh Chauhan, the show depicts stark contrast between…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) MUMBAI: As Mumbai Indians head coach, Mahela Jayawardene has plenty to be pleased about heading into IPL 2026, starting March 28. Four MI players—India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, skipper Hardik Pandya and batter Tilak Varma—played key roles in India’s 2026 T20 World Cup triumph.“Our…