Bobby Kotick, the former head of Activision Blizzard, is reportedly considering buying TikTok, as the app could be banned in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that Kotick has talked to ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, about buying the app, which could cost hundreds of billions of dollars.This comes as US lawmakers…
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued new rules called the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. These rules apply to all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India.The main aim is to stop caste-based discrimination and ensure equal treatment for everyone in colleges and universities. What is caste-based discrimination?…
Abhay Verma and Rasha Thadani debut together in Laikey Laikaa, a dark romance of love, pain, and trust, out summer 2026. Gritty posters show bloody kisses amid ruins. Rasha trained in martial arts; Saurabh Gupta directs this thrilling love-violence mix with producers Bhavna Talwar and Raghav Gupta. Abhay Verma and Rasha Thadani mark their first…
Tomorrow, you do not deliberate for a moment. You simply begin. Worrying, planning, and second-guessing magically slip aside. You realise that doing the thing feels better than one hundred thoughts of it. One act, the smallest one, drowns out all the mental chaos. The argument against perfection is the argument for just beginning. The shift…
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has moved to tighten safety norms for electric vehicles by making Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS) mandatory across a wider range of EVs. As per a new draft notification, new private and commercial electric vehicles will need to be equipped with AVAS from October 1, 2026, while existing…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls have projected a massive victory for Mahayuti in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, with the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance set to cross the 130-seat mark in Asia’s richest civic body. In contrast, the Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS alliance is expected to lag far behind, with projections placing it at just over 60…
The address of the finance ministry may have changed, but when it comes to guarding the country’s most closely held financial secret, tradition still holds firm on Raisina Hill.Even after the ministry’s move to the new Central Secretariat offices at Kartavya Bhawan last year, the printing of the Union Budget — among the most confidential…
Mitchell Starc of Australia (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Australia’s star fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December, following a dominant display in the 2025-26 Ashes series against England. The 35-year-old left-armer was exceptional with both ball and bat, taking 31 wickets across the series while…
Henil Patel celebrates with team-mates (X-Cricbuzz) Henil Patel stole the show with a sensational five-wicket haul as India U19 cruised to a six-wicket win over USA U19 in a rain-affected ICC Under-19 World Cup opener on Thursday. The right-arm pacer ran through the USA middle order with ruthless precision, finishing with outstanding figures of 5/16…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is becoming home to some aquatic species. AI-generated Plastic flows across the Pacific with no apparent speed. Some fragments have been moving for years, thinning and softening as the light and salt act on them. Far from land, where the sea normally provides nothing to cling to, those shards have…
