Flying 1,000 km per day: Tiny Indian Falcon stuns scientists with marathon flight

Flying 1,000 km per day: Tiny Indian Falcon stuns scientists with marathon flight

Three new aerial travellers are rewriting the limits of endurance in the natural world. On November 11 2025, wildlife scientists tagged three Amur Falcons, Apapang (an adult male), Alang (a young female), and Ahu (an adult female), as part of the Manipur Amur Falcon Tracking Project (Phase 2) led by the Wildlife Institute of India. … Read more

Dynastic politics ‘grave threat’ to Indian democracy: Shashi Tharoor

Dynastic politics ‘grave threat’ to Indian democracy: Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said dynastic politics across the political spectrum poses a “grave threat” to Indian democracy and asserted that it is high time India traded “dynasty for meritocracy”. He said that when political power is determined by lineage rather than ability, commitment, or grassroots engagement, the quality of governance suffers. In an … Read more

Cyclone Montha: Indian Railways cancels 32 trains to ensure passenger safety

Cyclone Montha: Indian Railways cancels 32 trains to ensure passenger safety

Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters BHUBANESHWAR The Indian Railways has announced cancellation of 32 trains passing through Visakhapatnam, citing passenger safety due to the Montha Cyclone, expected to make landfall on the coast of Kakinada on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) night. Deepak Rout, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) … Read more

Deep tech firm ropes in city company to build systems, technologies to make Indian Railways safer

Deep tech firm ropes in city company to build systems, technologies to make Indian Railways safer

NOVA Control Tecnologix (NOVA), a deep-tech subsidiary of e2E Transportation Infrastructure, in partnership with city-based Tata Elxsi (a Tata Group firm), would develop Kavach 4.0, the next generation of India’s indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, said to be a milestone in railway safety and technology innovation. NOVA, a newly floated arm of e2E, has … Read more

The new $100k visa fee could threaten Indian students’ American dream

The new 0k visa fee could threaten Indian students’ American dream

Graduates listen to the National Anthem during Harvard University’s 374th Commencement Following the U.S. government’s decision to impose a one-time $1,00,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, data suggests that foreign students pursuing their degrees in the U.S. — particularly Indians, who form the largest group of international students — will be significantly affected. Associated … Read more

Will PM Modi address Trump’s India-Pakistan ceasefire claims, concerns of lakhs of Indian H-1B holders: Congress

Will PM Modi address Trump’s India-Pakistan ceasefire claims, concerns of lakhs of Indian H-1B holders: Congress

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, the Congress on Sunday (September 21, 2025) took a swipe at him, asking whether he will address U.S. President Donald Trump’s India-Pakistan “ceasefire” claims and the concerns of lakhs of Indian H-1B visa holders or just repeat what is already known on the new GST … Read more