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Sudha Murty shared an old photo of early Infosys founders and their wives. This image recalled the company’s humble beginnings from a rented apartment. Sudha Murty provided crucial seed money from her personal savings. The wives of founders provided unstinted support during early struggles. Both couples built significant legacies beyond the corporate world. Sudha Murthy, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, a philanthropist, and popularly known as Sudha Amma among children through her stories, previously shared an old picture on her X account, and it went viral.The photo shows her and husband Narayana Murthy on a picnic with Nandan and Rohini…

Forget just degrees and college tags — former Google recruiter Prasad Rao explains why what you build, solve and achieve matters more in today’s tech hiring world. (Representative Image) For years, engineering aspirants across India have believed that getting into a top college and earning a B.Tech degree is the safest route to a successful tech career. But according to a recruiter who spent nearly two decades hiring talent for some of the world’s biggest technology companies, that equation is rapidly changing.Prasad Rao, who has over 18 years of recruitment experience and has built teams at Google India besides working…

‘Batwara 1947’ trailer out: Sunny Deol’s fierce avatar, Shabana Azmi’s emotional presence and Preity Zinta’s performance revisit the horrors of partition The trailer of ‘Batwara 1947’ has finally been unveiled, offering audiences a stirring look at one of the darkest chapters in the Indian subcontinent’s history. Headlined by Sunny Deol and backed by Aamir Khan Productions, the historical drama revisits the human cost of the 1947 Partition through an emotionally charged narrative filled with loss, resilience and hope. Inspired by Asghar Wajahat’s acclaimed play ‘Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai’, the film blends personal stories with historical events,…

Saransh Jain (X-Cricbuzz) Mumbai: Having spent almost a quarter of a century in coaching since retiring from the game, former India and Mumbai wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit has a fair idea of what makes a player stand out from the rest.Having closely followed and backed 33-year-old Indore off-spinner Saransh Jain since taking charge as Madhya Pradesh head coach in 2020, Pandit was not surprised that the all-rounder emerged as the surprise pick and the only new face in India’s 15-member Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, announced on Tuesday.Jain earned his maiden Test call-up after years of consistent performances…

Tumuli illustration and photographs. Credit: D’Olivera et al. A hydroelectric dam under construction in Angola has led archaeologists to one of the country’s most important historical discoveries. Before the area disappears beneath the dam’s reservoir, researchers uncovered Angola’s oldest radiocarbon-dated burials. These burials are the earliest known stone structures in central Angola and the country’s only known ancient urn cremation. The discoveries offer a rare glimpse into how people in the region lived and buried their dead more than 600 years ago. The findings were published in the Journal of Field Archaeology.According to Science X, the discoveries were made at…

Lu Zikuan with his father. (Photo credit: South China Morning Post) Most children are asked to finish their vegetables. Eleven-year-old Lu Zikuan was asked to eat far more than he ever wanted to. Not because he was underweight or because his parents wanted him to grow taller. He needed to gain enough weight to save his father’s life.In an extraordinary story from China’s Henan province, Lu transformed his own body over three months so he could become eligible to donate bone marrow to his father, who was battling a life-threatening blood disorder. His determination, sacrifice and quiet maturity have continued…

The Rajasthan government’s Department of Local Self Government has released the official notification for the Rajasthan Safai Karamchari Recruitment 2026. The recruitment drive will fill more than 24,000 contractual Safai Karamchari (sanitation worker) posts across 183 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the state.One of the major highlights of this recruitment is that no educational qualification has been prescribed. Candidates who have never attended school can also apply if they meet the required work experience criteria. Since there is no educational qualification requirement, there will also be no written examination or interview for selection.The online application process will begin on August…

Actor Dhanush marked his 43rd birthday with a special celebration alongside his fans, as a large-scale blood donation camp brought together hundreds of supporters. While the charitable event reflected the bond he shares with his fan clubs, his emotional speech quickly became the biggest talking point online. A full video of his address has now surfaced on social media, with fans praising his heartfelt words about loyalty, kindness, and the unforgettable memories that shaped his childhood.Dhanush thanks fans, calls them the pillars of his journeyAddressing the gathering, Dhanush responded to questions about the large fan event and made it clear…

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 6 Live Updates: A day after enjoying its most successful outing of this Commonwealth Games, India returns to action with renewed confidence and several medal opportunities across multiple disciplines. Monday belonged to the Indian contingent, which collected six medals, highlighted by Sharmila Dhankar’s historic gold in the women’s F57 shot put — India’s first-ever para-athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Silver medals from Sarvesh Kushare, Valluri Ajaya Babu and Gyaneshwari Yadav, along with bronze medals by Shilpa K. Shyla and Bindyarani Devi, lifted India’s overall tally to 10. Attention now turns to Tuesday, where the…

Thousands of students and scouts from Kenya’s coastal region took part in an ambitious attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of people planting mangrove trees simultaneously. The event, held at the Jomvu Kuu Mangrove Site in Mombasa County to mark World Mangrove Day, brought together young volunteers, conservation groups and government agencies in a large-scale effort to restore one of the country’s most important coastal ecosystems. While organisers hope the attempt will earn international recognition, the primary objective was to promote mangrove conservation and inspire young people to take an active role in protecting…