Theoretical physicist Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski has consistently drawn attention within the scientific community not only for her groundbreaking work in quantum gravity but also for her repeated refusal of lucrative corporate and academic offers. Among her notable decisions was turning down a USD 1.1 million assistant professorship package from Brown University.
A Supreme Court hearing was disrupted after a petitioner appearing in person allegedly hurled abuses at the Chief Justice of India, threw papers in the courtroom and interrupted proceedings before a bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe. The bench declined to initiate contempt proceedings and dismissed the Special Leave Petition on merits.
A Ryanair flight traveling from Greece to Germany was forced to make an emergency return on Friday after a cabin window detached mid-flight. The sudden decompression partially pulled a passenger through the opening before nearby travelers intervened.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to release the 24th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme soon. This latest round of disbursement brings the total fund allocation under the flagship income-support initiative to over INR 4.46 lakh crore since its inception in 2019.
Shiv Sena Corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three other accused were produced before a Kalyan court, which granted police custody to allow investigators to examine the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack at Shastri Nagar Hospital, operated by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).
Typhoon Bavi, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph), was first expected to pass north of Taiwan, bringing heavy rains to the island of 23 million people from Friday night into Saturday. Schools were closed Friday in Taipei, the island's capital, and fishing boats have been tied up close together in ports in northern Taiwan.
A local resident, identified as Sampath Dandagi, died by suicide in the Gadag-Betageri twin-city region of Karnataka after allegedly facing severe harassment from private moneylenders.
A 13-year-old Class 8 student allegedly died by suicide in Bengaluru’s Anekal area after reportedly being fined INR 20 for incomplete homework and threatened with a transfer certificate (TC). The local police have registered a case of unnatural death and initiated a comprehensive investigation into the allegations against the school staff.
Two men were killed on Friday morning after a speeding bus struck their motorcycle on the Shastri Colony Road in Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The victims have been identified as Naresh Khatik and Gopal Khatik, residents of Kherwara and Salumber respectively, who were traveling to attend a funeral.
Taxpayers filing their Income Tax Returns (ITR) for FY 2025-26 who have forgotten their e-Filing portal password and no longer have access to their registered mobile number can still regain access to their accounts. The Income Tax Department provides multiple alternative methods to reset the password without relying on the registered mobile number, helping taxpayers complete their return filing without unnecessary delays.
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, has ordered Reliance Retail Limited to compensate a consumer after a minor child fell ill from consuming expired instant noodles.
A video of Malaysian school students (a girl in hijab and boy in uniform) allegedly engaging in intimate acts like hugging and kissing in a classroom has gone viral. The clip, shared on X, TikTok and other social media platforms, has sparked concerns over student conduct, supervision and social media's impact.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a gazette notification strictly banning the over-the-counter (OTC) sale of all oral medicinal formulations containing more than 12% ethyl alcohol by volume when sold in bottles larger than 30 ml.
In a major coordinated operation, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Nanded Police seized a massive cache of banned foreign cosmetic products, primarily of Pakistani origin, valued between ₹50 lakh and ₹60 lakh.
Fifty students from the Murarji Desai residential hostel at Dandoti in Kalaburagi district were hospitalized last night after showing symptoms of severe food poisoning. The students reportedly complained of acute abdominal pain shortly after consuming dinner at the hostel mess.
A local court in Nashik has granted bail to a former Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employee accused in an alleged forced religious conversion and s*xual harassment case, observing that the trauma of giving birth in prison is "unbearable for anyone."
The Gurugram police have arrested three men for allegedly acting as facilitators for a cyber fraud syndicate that cheated pilgrims by offering fake helicopter bookings for the Char Dham Yatra. The arrests were made by the Cyber Police Station (South) on Wednesday.
Online retail platforms and social media networks have recently seen a surge in advertisements for miniature cooling devices promising to lower room temperatures in just 90 seconds. Marketed under various brand names, these lightweight, low-wattage units are heavily promoted as low-cost, energy-efficient replacements for traditional air conditioners.
The Nanded district police department has initiated a preliminary inquiry into the conduct of a police constable who was booked for allegedly attempting to marry a second time without legally divorcing his first wife.
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