- Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has named Professor Anantha Chandrakasan as its next provost, making him the first Indian-American to hold this prestigious academic leadership position. The announcement was made on June 16, 2025, with Chandrakasan set to assume his new role on July 1, 2025. He succeeds Cynthia…
On June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Flight AI-171) crashed just seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, resulting in the deaths of 241 of the 242 people on board. The flight, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, carried 230 passengers and 12 crew members,…
President Donald Trump is set to return to Washington, D.C., earlier than planned from the G7 summit in Canada, citing urgent matters related to the escalating Middle East crisis. The White House confirmed the decision late Monday (16), with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stating, “President Trump had a great day…
Meta has announced the appointment of Arun Srinivas as the new Managing Director and Head for Meta in India, effective July 1, 2025. This leadership change follows the recent expansion of Sandhya Devanathan’s role, who now leads both Meta’s India and South East Asia operations. Srinivas will report directly to…
Veteran Hollywood actor Al Pacino made history on Monday (16) by becoming the first movie star to have an official audience with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The meeting took place just weeks after the American-born pontiff, Robert Francis Prevost, was elected following the papal conclave…
Seventeen-year-old Aryan Asari stepped into Ahmedabad on June 12 with plans as ordinary as any schoolboy’s—buy textbooks for his Class 12 studies and visit his father, a retired Army man now working as a metro security guard. But what awaited him that morning would shatter any sense of normalcy. Aryan’s…
Spin legend Harbhajan Singh has backed wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav to be included in India’s playing XI for the first Test against England, alongside Ravindra Jadeja. The series opener is set to begin on June 20 in Leeds, where conditions typically favor fast bowlers over spinners. "India should look to play…
India is making a determined push to finalize an initial trade agreement with the United States before July 9, a deadline set by the end of a 90-day pause on new reciprocal tariffs proposed by the US. Officials from both sides have indicated significant progress in the ongoing negotiations, raising…
India, the world’s most populous country and a leading emerging economy, has once again been invited as an outreach nation to the G7 Summit, which begins Sunday (22) in the Canadian Rockies. While not a G7 member, India’s presence is seen as vital for representing the interests of the Global…
A two-day manhunt in Minnesota ended Sunday night (15) with the arrest of 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, suspected of killing Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. The attacks, described by Governor Tim Walz as a “politically motivated…
