US and Ukraine sign critical minerals deal

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington DC Sean Seddon BBC News, London US Department of the Treasury US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant (l) and Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko (r) sign the natural resources deal The US has signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal with Ukraine, which the treasury department said would help…

New study on Chandrayaan-3’s landing site reveals potential presence of primitive lunar mantle materials

The portion of Chandrayaan-3’s landing site taken by Vikram Lander after the successful landing. Photo: ISRO In a new finding, scientists of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) have revealed that the landing site (Shiv Shakti point) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is a promising site to access primitive mantle samples, which was otherwise lacking in the…

Everything I saw at RSS school started to unfold at BHU: JNUSU president Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar (centre) with the other Left Unity candidates Munteha Fatima (right), and Manisha (left) who emerged victorious in the recent JNUSU polls. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nitish Kumar’s political journey from studying in a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated school in his village in Bihar to becoming the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru…

CPI(M) opposes approval of Sainik School named after M.P.’s Minister’s late nephew; alleges criminal record against him

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has opposed the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s decision to approve a new Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur, named after State Cabinet Minister Prahlad Singh Patel’s late nephew.  Speaking to The Hindu on Wednesday, CPI (M) state secretary Jaswinder Singh raised objections to naming the new school Maninagendra…

Study highlights lack of access to right antibiotics in eight countries

Research carried out by Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, a non-profit health organisation, has revealed that a significant number of multidrug-resistant infections in low- and middle-income countries, including India, are not being treated appropriately, because of large gaps in access. | Photo Credit: Reuters Only 7.8% of patients with drug-resistant infections in India received…

India closes airspace to Pakistan Airlines amid rising tensions

The reciprocal airspace restrictions highlight the deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries. | Photo Credit: FAISAL MAHMOOD/Reuters India on Wednesday banned Pakistan Airlines from using its airspace amid escalating tensions with the neighbouring country following the Pahalgam terror attack. Sources said that a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued, barring Pakistan Airlines from…

NCW forms panel to probe Bhopal rape and blackmail cases; five survivors come out

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday formed a probe committee to investigate the multiple cases of alleged rape, filming and blackmailing of college girls after befriending them with ‘fake identities’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal.   According to the police, at least five survivors have come forward…

Physical assault of Kashmiri shawl vendors in Uttarakhand disturbing: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. File | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over continuous physical assaults on Kashmiri traders outside J&K.  “The physical and verbal assault on Kashmiri shawl vendors in Mussoorie, who had to flee when police refused to guarantee…

The Huddle to have discussion on the many shades of womanhood on screen

It is a fascinating moment for Indian cinema. While acts of machismo still dominate the screen, Indian films, and film industries, are breaking out of their ingrained androcentrism. Across regions and languages, artists and directors—via nuanced, sensitive and lyrical explorations of the female experience—are broadening the boundaries of storytelling. And while women filmmakers and actors…