Following the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 and the announcement of a retest, at least 12 aspirants across India died by suicide. Their stories have renewed concerns about academic pressure, mental health, financial burdens and the emotional toll of competitive examinations like NEET. …read more
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Just two days before the NEET-UG re-exam on 21 June, a NEET aspirant from Nagpur was stunned to find that he was allocated a school in Abu Dhabi, UAE, as his exam centre. When his father downloaded the admit card, the exam centre listed wasn’t in Maharashtra. …read more
Parmish Verma stopped his Sri Ganganagar concert after noticing a crying child alone in the crowd. …read more
Brazil secured their first win of FIFA World Cup 2026 with a 3-0 victory over Haiti, while co-hosts USA beat Australia 2-0 to move closer to the knockout stage. Morocco also impressed, defeating Scotland 1-0 to strengthen their chances of reaching the Round of 32. …read more
During the event, Trump also thanked the Emir of Qatar for the gift and toured the aircraft, showcasing its upgraded interiors and capabilities. …read more
Nothing’s next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X that a follow-up to the CMF Phone 2 Pro won’t be coming this year:
We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can’t build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF. As a result, we’ve decided not to launch a new CMF phone this year.
Last week, Nothing CEO and co-founder Carl Pei also said the RAM shortage has impacted the cost of the company’s mid-range phone, stating, “For Phone 4A, memory costs doubled between …
Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, was picked to launch NASA’s Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Under a new public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the “spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations” to fly Aeolus to Mars, where the payload will “provide the first integrated, daily, global view of Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds.”
The Aeolus payload will have four instruments on board for studying the Martian atmosphere, which NASA says will “directly inform entry, descent, and landing systems and support safer, more predictable mis …
Smart lighting company Philips Hue has launched its first wired wall modules. Installed behind existing wall switches, the new devices bring non-smart lights into the Hue ecosystem for the first time. Hue also announced new Play table and floor lamps that are more affordable versions of its Signe series, along with upgrades to its E14 candle bulbs that add a broader white light spectrum and Matter-over-Thread compatibility.
The new lights are now available globally; however, the Wired Wall Switch Modules are Europe-only. Signify CTO George Yianni told The Verge that there are currently no plans to launch them in the US, but the company woul …
Raghav Juyal, who has earned acclaim for his performances in Kill and The Ba***ds of Bollywood, makes his South cinema debut with The Paradise. Headlined by Nani and helmed by Srikanth Odela, the period action drama releases on August 21, 2026. …read more
