England head coach Brendon McCullum speaks with Joe Root before the start of play at The Kia Oval on August 04, 2025 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Joe Root backed England head coach Brendon McCullum after England’s loss in the Ashes, saying he remains confident about the direction of the team. His comments came after…
India Inc is dialing back hiring of fresh graduates, especially those from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) backgrounds, as companies turn more selective and focuses on industry-ready talent.Around 200,000–220,000 STEM freshers were hired in FY25, but this number is expected to fall to a little over 150,000 in the current fiscal, according to a…
US universities back Harvard in court fight to protect international student visa programmes. (Getty Images) Yale University has joined 47 other colleges and universities across the US in a legal brief supporting Harvard in a federal appeals case over international student visas.The institutions filed an amicus curiae brief on Jan. 19 in the US Court…
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman recently stirred controversy with his comments about his experience working in the Hindi film industry. Speaking about receiving fewer work offers in Bollywood, Rahman said that over the past eight years, a shift in power dynamics and “communal” factors — referring to religion, regional identity and industry politics — may have…
AriesWork feels slow, and that irritates you more than the workload itself. You want movement, decisions, replies. Not everything arrives on your timeline this week. Pushing harder won’t speed it up. Finishing what’s already open helps more than starting something new.TaurusThings feel steady, even boring. But boring is doing its job. Work doesn’t demand excitement…
What’s Really Under Antarctica? A New Map Reveals Something Nobody Expected For most of us, Antarctica is a frozen white desert that is mysterious, remote and almost unfathomably cold. However, a groundbreaking new scientific map, published in Sciencein January 2026, is now revealing that beneath all that ice lies a dramatic, rugged landscape of mountains,…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday announced to award veteran actor Dharmendra and former chief minister of Jharkhand Shibu Soren with Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhashan posthumously.While the legendry film star Dharmendra died on November 24, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder Soren died on August 4 last year.According to the official list, the President of India…
Saturday Night Live didn’t just open with a cold open — it opened with a self-congratulatory fever dream of the US president. In this week’s sketch, Donald Trump hosted his own award show, handed out his own trophies, and somehow still found the time to thank… himself. The nominations? All Trump. The winners? Also Trump….
NEW DELHI: Mark Tully, one of the most well-known journalists to report from India, died at a private hospital in Delhi on Sunday. He was 90. He had been unwell for some time and was admitted to Max Hospital in Saket last week.Born in 1935 in Tollygunge, Kolkata, to British parents, Tully spent his early…
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Melbourne: Carlos Alcaraz has won 54 of his 59 service games en route to the Australian Open quarterfinals, a return bettered among the top-five only by 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic, the very player whose serving efficiency the 22-year-old has sought to emulate.Djokovic, clinical on his serve, has…
Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur (ANI) Indian cricket stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar will be conferred with the Padma Shri in the field of Sports, a recognition of their immense contribution to Indian cricket across formats and generations. Rohit Sharma’s honour comes on the back of a remarkable leadership phase with the Indian…
Old vs New Income Tax Regime (AI image) Each year the Budget speech is eagerly watched and listened to by the common man and middle class taxpayers, seeking answer to a simple query: will my tax burden reduce this year? Even finance ministers presenting the Budget are aware of the populist impact of their speech,…
Workers are turning to therapy over AI anxiety — and the fear runs deeper than job loss For a growing number of workers, career anxiety is no longer just about performance reviews or layoffs. It’s about something harder to see — and harder to outrun.Artificial intelligence.According to a recent CNBC report, therapists across the U.S….
The world of Odia music dimmed on January 25, 2026, with the passing of the beloved singer and composer Abhijit Majumdar at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Enduring a series of severe health crises, including a cardiac arrest that led to refractory septic shock, his legacy is cherished by many. Read on to know more. Popular Odia singer…
Photo: dasha.takisho / Instagram Have you lately come across weird images on social media that claim to reveal your hidden traits based on what you notice first? These are called optical illusion personality tests, and rightly so! These tricky images have one or more elements in them, and they are based on psychological principles. So…
Sri Sri Ravishankar is the spiritual Guru, humanitarian and the founder of art of living that teaches the breath meditation and the mindfulness to reduce the stress. He encourages people to live a positive life and get involved in humanitarian acts and do things for the benefit of society. According to him astrology is “An…
Renault India is finally revealing the new Renault Duster tomorrow i.e, January 26, 2026. The new Renault Duster is set to reignite one of the most celebrated nameplates in India’s SUV landscape. Originally introduced in 2012, the Duster was a pioneer that reshaped India’s compact SUV segment, laying the foundation for what would become one…
Image Credit: TOI (L) Victim Alok Kumar Singh MUMBAI: A new CCTV footage has surfaced showing the moment a college teacher was fatally stabbed inside a crowded Mumbai local train on Saturday evening.The footage, recorded at Malad station, shows a sudden argument on the platform before the accused pulls out a knife and attacks the…
Residents of Russia’s Sakhalin region were treated to a surreal sight recently: what looked like two suns rising side by side in the morning sky. The breathtaking view quickly went viral on social media, but it’s not some sort of celestial aberration-it’s an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a sundog. Sundogs, also referred to as…
A 25-year-old Hindu man, Chanchal Bhowmik, was burnt to death while asleep in a garage in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, with CCTV footage raising suspicion of foul play.Ahead of Republic Day, a provisional list of Padma Awards 2026 has been released, featuring Kailash Chand, Dr Shyam Sundar and others for long-term contributions across diverse fields. Tejashwi Yadav…
