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[ad_1] Melinda Gates, ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates has responded to criticism from top tech leaders for her philanthropic work. Melinda appeared on the Scott Galloway’s podcast recently where she spoke about how Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ former wife, MacKenzie Scott and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have questioned her charitable work. During the podcast, she said “I’m in the arena doing the work,” stating she is more focused on making a meaningful impact rather than engaging in debates. Melinda co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with her ex-husband, Bill Gates. The foundation is one of the largest private charitable organizations in the world and focuses on global health, education, gender equality, and poverty reduction. After getting divorced, Melinda continued her philanthropic work, focusing more on issues affecting women and girls globally. In 2022, she announced that she would […]

[ad_1] The Donald Trump administration gives 12 hours to an 'illegal immigrant' to announce an intent to file a petition against deportation. Amid the Donald Trump administration's massive crackdown on international students, the administration in a court filing revealed how much time it gives to a person after they are given a notice of removal under the Alien Enemies Act. Several instances in the recent past showed that there was no notice served and individuals were straight picked up by the ICE officials but the administration said it gives "no less than 12 hours" to aliens to indicate their intent to file a habeas petition to contest their deportation, and "no less than 24 hours" to file it.The sworn declaration by Carlos Cisneros, the assistant field office director for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was unsealed by a federal judge […]

[ad_1] India will not allow single drop of water into Pakistan: Union minister Paatil NEW DELHI: Following a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah, Union jal shakti minister CR Paatil on Friday said that the central government has developed a comprehensive strategy to halt Indian river water from flowing into Pakistan.This comes after the Indian government suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in reaction to a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people. Paatil said that urgent actions are being given priority, with river desilting being one of the primary measures. "A roadmap was prepared in the meeting with Amit Shah. Three options were discussed in the meeting. The government is working on short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures so that not even a drop of water goes to Pakistan. Soon, desilting of rivers will be […]

[ad_1] Ravindra Jadeja's bat fails umpire's gauge test (screengrab) NEW DELHI: A rare and unexpected moment unfolded at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday during the IPL clash between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, as Ravindra Jadeja was forced to change his bat after it failed the umpire's inspection.The incident took place right after Jadeja walked out to bat following Sam Curran’s dismissal in the fifth over. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!As Jadeja arrived, the on-field umpire stopped play momentarily to inspect his bat using the standard bat gauge — a tool used to ensure bats conform to size regulations. Watch:Much to the surprise of the crowd and players, the bat did not pass through the gauge, prompting the umpire to ask for a replacement.A fresh bat was quickly fetched from the CSK dugout, […]

[ad_1] Mohammed Shami celebrates after taking the wicket of Shaik Rasheed. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad's veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami made IPL history on Friday at Chennai's MA Chidambaram stadium. He became the first bowler to take a wicket on the first ball of an innings four times in IPL history. His latest victim was Chennai Super Kings' young opener Shaik Rasheed during their IPL 2025 match.Also visit: IPL Live ScoreThe historic moment came when Shami delivered a perfect seam-up ball that moved away from the off-stump. Rasheed tried to play a hard punch shot but only managed to edge it to Abhishek Sharma in the slips. This dismissal added to Shami's impressive list of first-ball wickets, which includes Jacques Kallis (Dubai, 2014), KL Rahul (Wankhede, 2022), and Phil Salt (Ahmedabad, 2023).Go Beyond The Boundary with our […]

[ad_1] In a sweeping assertion of federal power barely months after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has begun reshaping American higher education by targeting elite universities with deep funding cuts.The most dramatic move came last week, when Trump moved to revoke $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) in multiyear research grants for Harvard. Earlier in April, he froze nearly $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern, signaling that no institution is exempt.The funding freeze is part of a broader campaign to shrink publicly financed science and penalize US campuses that the Trump administration has accused of ideological bias, antisemitism and failing to handle pro-Palestinian protests in their campuses. Cuts have extended beyond higher education, affecting research in areas such as climate science, vaccine development and gender inequality.In response, more than 100 universities issued a joint […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: IndiGo will suspend its Delhi-Tashkent & Delhi-Almaty flights at least till May 7, 2025, due to the closure of Pakistan airspace for India carriers which requires them to take longer routes between north India and the west. Air India's flights to the west (Europe/UK/North America) may now need to take a fuelling halt on a case to case basis depending on wind conditions and aircraft load, said officials.“Due to the closure of Pakistan’s airspace, (about) 50 international routes operated by IndiGo will require longer sectors and hence may be subject to some slight schedule adjustments. With the same restrictions and limited rerouting options, unfortunately Almaty and Tashkent are outside the operational range of IndiGo’s current fleet. Hence flights to Almaty stand cancelled from April 27 until at least May 7 and to Tashkent from April 28 until […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: At 43, MS Dhoni continues to redefine longevity and legacy in cricket. On Friday night at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, during Chennai Super Kings' crucial clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dhoni walked out for his 400th T20 match, becoming only the fourth Indian to do so, after Rohit Sharma (456), Dinesh Karthik (412), and Virat Kohli (407).From lifting the 2007 T20 World Cup for India to guiding CSK to five IPL titles, Dhoni's influence on the shortest format has been immense. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Across these 400 games -- played for India, CSK, Rising Pune Supergiant, and Jharkhand -- Dhoni has scored 7,566 runs at a strike rate of 135.90, with 28 half-centuries and a highest score of 84 not out. Behind the stumps, he remains unmatched, holding a record 34 stumpings […]

[ad_1] MS Dhoni and Pat Cummins at the toss. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday voiced his concerns about the current state of the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch, expressing a longing for the old red soil surface that existed before the 2010 Champions League.Speaking at the toss ahead of CSK’s clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Dhoni admitted uncertainty over how the pitch would behave. “We are not too sure how the wicket is. The groundsmen are trying their level best. I feel the old red soil wicket was a good one, the one before 2010 Champions League,” said the CSK skipper, after losing the toss.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!SRH captain Pat Cummins opted to bowl first, citing the dry surface and the potential for dew to […]

[ad_1] Image credit: ASU's website The TOI correspondent from Washington: A top US scientist of Indian-origin resigned as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), whose $ 9 billion budget funds life-changing research in America, amid allegations that the MAGA-infused Trump administration is gutting science and research in the country. Sethuraman Panchanathan, an alumnus of IIT, Chennai, and Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, resigned with 16 months to go before the end of his six-year term, saying "I believe I have done all I can to advance the mission of the agency and feel that it is time for me to pass the baton to new leadership.""Panch" as he is popularly known among colleagues, did not delve into reasons for his departure, but the broad take-away in scientific circles from his all-staff memo is that he quit due to […]