Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has recently criticised New York City’s public school spending and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s economic policies. The tech billionaire argued that increased funding alone does not solve the underlying issues. During an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Bezos compared the city’s education system with Amazon’s operations, saying inefficiencies in public administration would…

Bengaluru faces a surge in economic crimes. Over three years, one offense occurred every 2.5 hours. BENGALURU: India’s tech capital witnessed at least one economic offence — including forgery, cheating, fraud, financial scams, and related white-collar crimes — every 2.5 hours over the past three years (2022, 2023 and 2024) for which crime data is…

Delhi’s intense summer heat, pushing past 45°C, is not just a discomfort but a vital part of a natural engine (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: By late May, Delhi feels like a furnace. Roads shimmer under the afternoon glare, metro pillars radiate heat long after sunset, and even pockets of city forests…

The incident took place in Kalandargarhi village, where Momin Khan, who runs a medical store in Aligarh, allegedly opened fire on his father Mohd Riyazuddin, 50, a property dealer, and wife Sana, 24, using his father’s licensed pistol before fleeing the spot. MEERUT: A 28-year-old man allegedly shot dead his father and wife in Bulandshahr…

NEW DELHI: A satellite-based study covering 25 years of data across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Himalayan region, and North-East India has found that overall particulate matter (PM) pollution increased by more than 20% in a single decade (during 2010–2019 compared to the 2000–2009 baseline) with Bihar and West Bengal being the worst-affected zones. It also…

NEW DELHI: India has moved a step closer to the big-ticket defence deal on 114 Rafale fighters with France as the country has finalised the Letter of Request (LoR) for the acquisition of the 4.5-generation multirole jets for the IAF.“The LoR is ready and it is expected to be sent to France in a few…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the National Testing Agency over the NEET-UG paper leak issue, saying no lesson had been learnt and mistakes were being repeated, a reference to recurring incidents of mismanagement of the medical entrance exam‘s conduct.In view of difficulties being faced by lakhs of students after the May 3…

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s feud takes a new turn weeks before she ties the knot with Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and popular Hollywood actress Blake Lively, have remained distant from one another for more than a year now.As guests are being invited just weeks ahead of Taylor Swift’s lavish wedding to…

NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant, who had clarified that he respected youth of India a day after his ‘cockroach’ remark went viral and led to setting up of a satirical Cockroach Janta Party, on Monday made light of a lawyer’s emotive arguments accusing CJP founder Abhijit Dipke of attempting to denigrate and defame the judiciary.Advocate…