Two Indian scholars made headlines recently about winning a $200,000 settlement in the US in a racial discrimination lawsuit. As dust settles on the sensational settlement, they tell Firstpost’s Bhanu Pratap what exactly happened and why they filed the lawsuit. Were they so touchy about somebody not liking the smell of palak paneer, the famed

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending the legal status of over 8,400 family members of US citizens and green card holders from seven Latin American countries. A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke the legal status of more than 8,400 relatives of American citizens and green

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that he had seen reports claiming that he had held discussions with persons associated with the CPI(M) in Dubai, but declined to comment on the issue. Mr. Tharoor, who is currently attending a literature festival in Dubai, was approached by reporters

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Eleven security personnel were injured as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists went off during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district,” officials said on Monday (January 26, 2026). “The explosions occurred in the forests of Karregutta Hills on Sunday (January 25, 2026),” a police official

A member of the National Guard stands at the crime scene where at least 11 people were killed and 12 more wounded in Salamanca, Guanajuato State, Mexico, on January 25, 2026. The attack occurred in a neighborhood in the town of Salamanca, with a statement from the aMyor’s office saying that officials launched an operation

The authors said these findings open the possibility that metabolic disorders could be “ameliorated by limiting the overactivation of mitochondrial stress responses through targeted small RNAs |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Researchers have found that a naturally occurring molecule in the body plays a stress-reducing role, a discovery which

“How are you a Bengali girl if you don’t have a round chubby face?” “Careful on the terrace or the wind may blow you off…” “Do you need a belt, or will a rubber band do?” “Sure it’s not anorexia?” Over the years, I’ve heard them all. Sometimes, all in the same afternoon. Usually delivered

Upasana Singh is known for playing some memorable characters in Bollywood films and shows like Comedy Nights With Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show. The seasoned actress recently reacted to rumours of a rift with Kapil Sharma. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Upasana broke her silence on her absence from the comedy show. She