The Indian Express

The Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) has withdrawn the sudden dismissal of its staff, over 100 contractual staff members, including teaching and non-teaching appointed under programmes funded by the Tata Education Trust (TET) citing non-release of funds. A statement issued by the institute on Sunday signed, by the Registrar of the TISS, states, “TET has committed to releasing funds for the salaries of TET project/programme faculty and non-teaching staff.” The institute’s administration confirmed that a funding of a total of Rs 4.79 crore has been sanctioned by the Tata Education Trust.

Crabs on cocaine? Scientists have discovered cocaine and other drugs in marine organisms in the UK. #drugs #crabs #DW

Santhal Hul of 1855 was a revolt against imperialism led by 4 brothers, Sidho, Kanho, Chand, and Bhairav Murmu, along with sisters Phulo and Jhano. #June30 is the 169th anniversary of the beginning of the revolt, one of the 1st peasant uprisings against #British colonial oppression. The #Santhals also fought against the upper castes, zamindars, darogas, and moneylenders, described by the umbrella term ‘diku’, in an attempt to safeguard the economic, cultural, and religious aspects of their lives. Click on the 🔗 below to read the full article and explore the significance of this historic uprising 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gYDYiywi

The long and agonising wait is finally over for #ViratKohli. He had to wait until he had reached almost the sunset of his glittering, glorious career. He had to wait until he had tasted the sting of defeat in 2 #WorldCup finals, one apiece in the 2 white-ball formats, 2 World Test Championship finals, to finally get the feeling he had craved since that beatific night in Wankhede, 13 summers ago. Finally, he was there, soaking in the golden hour. Read how Virat Kohli's career reached its pinnacle in his last T20 game 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/guv8GyW7

Everything came a bit late in #RohitSharma's cricketing career, despite the talent he always possessed: the refurbished Test career as an opener, the India captaincy, this kind of public adulation. He knows it’s his proverbial last lap, but has been working overtime in the last year especially to leave his imprint on #Indiancricket history. And with this #T20WorldCup triumph, he joins #KapilDev and #MSDhoni in the pantheon of successful leaders in the public imagination; throw in his bucketful of #IPL titles and that compliment doesn’t look out of place. Read about Rohit Sharma, India’s happy-go-plucky leader 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gqq9Pgvb

How Tibetan dumplings helped migrants integrate in Kashmir The steamed dumpling was one recipe that Tibetans fleeing Chinese annexation took with them to Kashmir. #Tibet #momo #dumplings #DW

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has dismissed 55 faculty members and 60 non-teaching staff across its #Mumbai, #Hyderabad, #Guwahati, and #Tuljapur campuses without notice, citing funding issues with the Tata Education Trust. This includes half of the teaching staff and all non-teaching staff at its Guwahati campus. Dismissals affected long-term staff and left many projects in limbo. #TISS claims multiple attempts to secure funding failed, while faculty members suspect a link to new UGC regulations. Click on the 🔗 below to read how this could impact TISS and its future plans 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gy9Vye-F

A final that stopped a billion hearts – and then sent them racing to the finish 🏏 After a heart-stopping 7-run win over #SouthAfrica, read all about the thrilling moments, intense pressure, and how the team pulled off this historic victory 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gEHcic-y #T20WorldCup #IndiavsSouthAfrica #T20WorldCup2024Final

For a short while, #RohitSharma and #RahulDravid would have fretted that the feeling of emptiness awaited them at the end of another #WorldCup campaign. But things turned and how. They are two vastly different individuals, with contrasting batting and captaincy approaches; Rohit and Dravid during their long careers had to put up with the similar cricketing lows. Universally hailed as cricketing greats, they were always tagged as second-best since they would be part of teams that had #SachinTendulkar and #ViratKohli. In the company of God or King, they were commoners with earthy names. Dravid was the Wall, Rohit the Hit-Man. World Cups hadn’t been kind to both of them. But now, under Rohit, India have also become the 1st team to win the #T20WorldCup without losing a single game. The Indian skipper has now become the 1st-ever captain to lead a team to 50 #T20I games. The 50th triumph being the World Cup final against #SouthAfrica. And after 2 heart-breaking ICC event final losses last year — World Test Championship in June, #ODIWorldCup in November – Dravid’s boys would give “Rahul bhai” a memorable farewell gift.

Democratic President Joe Biden delivered a shaky performance at June 27's debate while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks. The two oldest presidential candidates ever exchanged deeply personal insults ahead of November's US election. The two men traded barbs on abortion, immigration, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, their handling of the economy, and even their golf games. Read 👇