Jan Suraj party workers celebrated the victory of Prashant Kishor in Bankipur assembly byelection results (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Nearly nine months after Jan Suraaj failed to open its account in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday secured his first electoral victory. He won the high-profile Bankipur bypoll, giving the fledgling…
State Farm Settlement Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 Million Receives Final Approval California insurance regulators have officially approved a settlement with State Farm General after the insurer requested premium increases of up to 52 per cent. The deal is expected to save homeowners and renters across the state about $530 million (£395 million), reports the…
Image Credit: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr Florida health authorities have officially confirmed the state’s first fatality of 2026 linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring ‘flesh-eating bacteria’. This specific death involved a resident of Palm Beach County aged between 80-84 years. According to the BEACON(public health program based at Boston University) , these cases are…
Google executive’s emotional goodbye after 8 years leaves LinkedIn talking Career updates appear on LinkedIn every day, but only a few stay with people long after they scroll past them. A recent farewell post by a Google executive from Gurugram has become one of those posts. Instead of celebrating promotions or big wins, it looked…
Meerut, Ghaziabad schools, colleges closed till August 12 Educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut and Ghaziabad will remain closed till August 12 due to the heavy movement of Kanwar pilgrims during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra.The district administrations have taken the decision to ensure the safety of students and help manage traffic as a large number…
Fear can halt progress before the real problem even starts. Talent, a plan, a chance, a clear goal – a person may have all these, but the mind keeps showing doubt. It says, “What if I fail? What if people laugh? What if I lose everything? The belief in Hanuman Chalisa is that Lord Hanuman…
Thousands of Moroccans swam to Spainish terrain Cueta, with 72 losing their lives. Mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory Ceuta. (Reuters photo) Thousands of Moroccans swam to Spainish terrain Cueta, with 72 losing their lives. Mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into…
Filing an extension before visa expiry may not save you from ICE arrest. Amid a sudden spike in arrests at domestic airports, immigration lawyer Poonam Gupta said what is happening is not a fault of the visa holders; it is assumptions going wrong. Citing the recent case of Oakland’s Chantal Morales Rojas who was arrested…
“She’s an only child, so she must be spoiled,” or “He’ll grow up lonely without siblings.” For generations, the image of the “spoiled, selfish and socially awkward” only child has been repeated in parenting conversations. But does science actually support these beliefs?Psychologists have been studying only children , and modern evidence paints a far more…
Oil prices declined on Monday, providing relief to Wall Street by easing concerns that inflationary pressures could intensify further. US stock market today:The S&P 500 gained 1%, extending its recovery after a turbulent July marked by sharp swings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had advanced 624 points, or 1.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite was up…
Bankipur bypoll outcome highlights shifting political dynamics in Bihar. (Prashant Kishor – PTI image) NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor made a successful electoral debut on Monday, winning the Bankipur Assembly bypoll by 19,324 votes against BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar after polling 64,151 votes.The bypoll, necessitated after BJP national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat…
Innovative Minds: Aiden Jo Bulky, single-use food and drink containers continue to take up large amounts of space in rubbish bins and landfills long after they are thrown away. Fourteen-year-old Houston student Aiden Jo saw this as an engineering challenge and came up with an origami-inspired collapsible container. His invention has earned him a place…
