British universities are facing a reckoning over the boundaries of speech and academic freedom. In newly issued guidance, the Office for Students, the UK’s higher education regulator, has warned institutions that shielding students from legal but controversial ideas poses a threat to core academic principles.The message is unambiguous: Students must not only be allowed to…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe has been hospitalized due to gastroenteritis. Madrid said Mbappe would “undergo a series of tests and follow the appropriate course of treatment.”After Lionel Messi, Mbappe is arguably the biggest star in the show, with Madrid one of the favorites to lift the trophy in the inaugural edition of the tournament. Mbappe’s…
Kaliganj Assembly bypoll in WB’s Nadia. (PTI) Bypolls conducted across five Assembly segments in Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala on Thursday recorded high percentages of voter turnouts. Kaliganj in West Bengal – 69.85% polling by 5 pmVisavadar in Gujarat – 54.61% by 5pmKadi in Gujarat – 54.49% by 5 pmNilambur in Kerala – 59.68%…
Director of cricket Rob Key, selector Luke Wright, captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum speak during a nets session at Headingley. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum has been a team reborn: fearless, unapologetic, and often breathtaking. Since their bold reinvention in 2022, the Three Lions have gone from…
NEW DELHI: The bypolls to five assembly seats on Thursday across Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal recorded several firsts, including faster voter turnout updates, webcasting at 100% polling stations and provision of mobile deposit facility at polling stations.The assembly constituencies (ACs) , which witnessed moderate-to-high polling, include Kadi (SC) and Visavadar in Gujarat, Nilambur…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) As India step into a new era under Shubman Gill’s leadership in the five-match Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy Test series against England, former England captain Alastair Cook has made a telling observation about the impact of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
Trump attacks Rupert Murdoch’s media empire as he slammed Fox and Wall Street Journal. President Donald Trump lashed out at Rupert Murdoch’s media empire as he singled out Fox News and the Wall Street Journal and slammed both of them for different reasons. Trump’s Thursday morning tirade began with ‘MAGA HATES FoxNews’ after Fox gave…
Mumbai: The Railway Board has revised the upper limit for wait-listed tickets across all classes to 25% of the available berth capacity to streamline the ticketing system and curb overcrowding.The change, communicated via a directive to all zonal railways, is set to bring predictability and discipline to the long-standing issue of unregulated waiting lists.Until now,…
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka scored a career-best 187 as his team reached 368-4 on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh at Galle on Thursday, trailing by 127 runs in response to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 495.Nissanka’s impressive innings included 23 fours and a six from…
Hackers with suspected links to Israel have stolen over $90 million from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a high-profile cyberattack that analysts believe was politically driven, rather than financial.The group behind the breach, known as Gonjeshke Darande or “Predatory Sparrow”, leaked what it claimed was Nobitex’s complete source code and declared on Telegram, “ASSETS…
