Companies are cutting some mid-career and routine roles while continuing to hire specialist freshers. At a time when layoffs in the IT sector globally grab headlines every few weeks, what’s happening in Indian IT this year? The Indian IT jobs market is going through a shift that is increasingly more structural than cyclical – new…
A North Carolina family bought 600 acres in 1811 and kept part of the land for seven generations; 214 years later, a conservation deal protected 298 acres from becoming housing or commercial developments/Image: Getty Images A North Carolina family has held on to part of the same property for seven generations, more than 200 years…
A celebration at Louisville’s historic Chickasaw Park took an unexpected turn in November 2025 when officials revealed that an anonymous donor had given $5 million towards restoring the century-old public space. The announcement came as community members gathered to celebrate the reopening of renovated tennis courts, with most people at the event unaware that a…
England batsman Zak Crawley and India captain Shubman Gill exchange words after Crawley called for the doctor after being hit on the finger during day three of the Third Test Match at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday introduced several changes to…
A Chihuahua named Comando has become one of the most unusual members of Mexico’s National Guard. At 13 months old, the 7-kilogram dog is the smallest canine recruit in a force that has about 350 dogs, most of them much larger working breeds such as German Shepherds and Labradors. Comando has been fitted with miniature…
US Department of Justice. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Carlos Ramon Obregon was 14 when he was killed in Los Angeles in 1977, but his identity resurfaced more than two decades later in a fraud case spanning 25 years. According to the US Department of Justice, an unidentified man used Obregon’s personal details to obtain identification…
India’s women’s hockey team at Asian Games India’s campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, continues on Friday, October 2, with Indian athletes competing across several disciplines and multiple medal events on the schedule.The recurve archers will be in action in their respective team semifinals. Dhiraj Bommadevara will be one of the Indians…
A quiet corner of the East Sussex countryside, created decades ago by rock icon Roger Daltrey, has become a busy centre for craft beer production. Lakedown Brewing Co., founded in 2020 by The Who’s frontman with his family and entrepreneur Chris Rule, grew its business by opening a dedicated brewing facility on Daltrey’s 400-acre farm…
New US visa rule coming into effect from October 1, 2026 Starting on October 1, 2026, the US Department of State will check the social media accounts of I-1, TN, and TD visa applicants. These visa applicants will have to make all their social media profiles public for review by visa officials. Social media vetting…
The technology used to produce premium-quality Waste Plastic Modified Bitumen was developed by IIT (BHU). (Image for representative purpose only) In a first for the road sector, the Nitin Gadkari-led Road Transport Ministry has used waste plastic in a wet mix with bitumen to construct a bituminous stretch of a national highway. The initiative could…