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An Indian-American woman’s dancing video was publicly shared and she was accused of visa fraud while US attorney confirmed Sadhana Gollapudi is a US citizen. In the wake of the anti-Indian wave in the US, several social media accounts have started targeting Indians living in the US and accusing them of visa fraud. Most often, these allegations are not based on any data; it’s just pure slander and this time Sadhana Gollapudi, an Indian-American woman, became the target of such slander after a popular anti-Indian social media account posted a dancing video of Sadhana and claimed that she had been…

These 7 dog breeds are the perfect fit A small home doesn’t have to mean giving up on the idea of a dog, even though plenty of people assume it does. What actually determines whether a dog thrives in a compact space has surprisingly little to do with the animal’s size on paper, and a lot more to do with energy levels, noise tendency, and how genuinely content a breed is with a shorter walk instead of a long run. In the Indian context specifically, climate matters just as much as square footage, since a few classic “apartment dog” picks…

Representational image. Generated through AI. Great discoveries rarely announce themselves with fanfare. More often, they begin with a moment so ordinary that almost everyone else overlooks it.For California middle-school student Seungah Chung, that moment arrived while watching ants march purposefully across the ground. Like countless others, she had seen the tiny insects carrying food and disappearing into their nests. Unlike most people, however, she didn’t simply move on.How could creatures with brains no bigger than a grain of sand travel long distances so confidently? What invisible map were they following?That simple curiosity eventually grew into an award-winning research project, earning…

GV Prakash Kumar, composer for the upcoming Tamil movie ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ starring Suriya and Mamitha Baiju, is gearing up for the release of one of the year’s most anticipated movies. As the movie becomes more awaited, the music composer himself shared different angles on the music’s making and the process involved. Since starting as a composer with ‘Veyil’ in 2006, GV Prakash has experienced the change in Tamil movie music over the years.GV Prakash Kumar reveals the film’s emotional storySpeaking about the musical approach for ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ with The Variety India, GV Prakash explained that the film demanded…

Harmanpreet Kaur batting during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa, at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Sunday June 21, 2026. (AP) Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday revised the schedule for the India women’s team’s tour later this year by adding a three-match T20I series to the itinerary, alongside the already scheduled one-off Test and three ODIs.Under the revised schedule, the one-off Test will be played from December 9 to 12, followed by the ODI series from December 16 to 22.India will now stay in South Africa for an extra week to play the…

Roughly 5,000 discarded toilets have been repurposed as artificial reef structures beneath the water. The initiative, run by New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection alongside the Billion Oyster Project, converted old porcelain fixtures from public schools into a foundation for oyster growth. According to the Jamaica Bay reef project, instead of ending up in landfill, the broken porcelain was combined with oyster and clam shells to create settling beds for juvenile oysters. The programme forms part of a wider effort to restore the harbour’s lost reef ecosystems while also addressing coastal erosion. This piece looks at how the toilets…

Camels in Gobi desert (Image Credit: Canva) There’s a tradition out in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert that sounds almost too tender to be real, yet herding families have kept it alive for generations. It’s called Khööslökh, sometimes translated as the “camel coaxing ritual,” and the idea at its core is simple. When a mother camel won’t accept her newborn, someone sings to her.It happens more than you’d expect. A calf is born and the mother turns away, refusing to nurse it. Or a calf has lost its own mother and needs another camel to take it in. Either way, herders don’t…

AI-generated (Representational) The journey from the pine-covered hills of Chakrata to the frozen wilderness of the North Pole is not one many can even imagine. For 15-year-old Lucky Rawat, however, that extraordinary journey has become reality.In an achievement that has placed both Uttarakhand and India on the global map, Lucky has been selected as the country’s only student representative for the prestigious Icebreaker of Knowledge international expedition. The 10-day scientific and educational voyage is taking young minds from across the world to one of the planet’s most remote frontiers, the geographic North Pole.It is not merely a story about travelling…

Actor Avinash Wadhawan, known for films like ‘Junoon’, ‘Geet’, and ‘Balmaa’, recently reminisced about his early years in Mumbai, when he and Akshay Kumar were aspiring actors trying to establish themselves in the film industry. Speaking on the Hindi Rush podcast, Wadhawan opened up about their close friendship before either of them found fame.Back then, Akshay Kumar was known by his birth name, Rajeev Bhatia, while Wadhawan went by Rakesh. The two lived in Lokhandwala and often helped each other in simple but meaningful ways as they navigated their struggling phase.“I knew him from back when neither he nor I…

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings’ captain MS Dhoni and Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane during the toss before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) *** Local Caption *** Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership has often been defined by more than his tactical decisions on the field. Over the years, the former India captain built a reputation for creating a comfortable dressing-room atmosphere, with several teammates crediting him for helping youngsters settle into the international setup.One of the traditions that became…