Remember The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that most of us read in school? Tom makes all his friends whitewash his fence, which he was asked to do as a punishment, simply by making the task appear easy and fun. One by one, all his friends paint the fence on his behalf while Tom lounges in…
A prominent right-wing influencer, Richard Hanania, has criticised growing hostility towards Indian immigrants in the US, describing it as “the dumbest form of racism and socialism” and arguing that opposition to the H-1B visa programme is driven more by resentment than by sound economics.In a recent essay, the commentator pushed back against conservative attacks on…
File photo: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday came out strongly in defence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing sections of the media and the BJP of misrepresenting an Election Commission-linked survey to undermine allegations of voter list manipulation.In a detailed post…
England captain Ben Stokes speaks with coach Brendon McCullum (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England captain Ben Stokes has strongly backed head coach Brendon McCullum ahead of the final Test of the Ashes 2025–26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Even though England have already lost the series, Stokes made it clear that he still believes…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $3.293 billion to $696.61 billion in the week ended December 26, data released by the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday, PTI reported.The overall reserves had increased by $4.368 billion to $693.318 billion in the previous reporting week, indicating a continued strengthening of the country’s external buffer.According to…
JEE Main 2026: NTA extends deadline for photo verification The National Testing Agency (NTA) is holding the JEE (Main) 2026 examination in two sessions. The online registration for Session 1 was available between October 31 and November 27, 2025. After NTA scrutinized the application process, it was found that some of the candidates had given…
Bollywood marked the start of 2026 with the war drama ‘Ikkis,’ the debut film of Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda, and Akshay Kumar’s niece Simar Bhatia. The war drama has been the talk of the town for several reasons, one of which is that it offers the last screen appearance of the beloved veteran Bollywood…
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India is approaching what looks, on paper, like a strong hiring year. After several cycles of cautious recruitment, companies appear ready to expand again. Staffing firm TeamLease estimates that Indian employers could add 10–12 million jobs in 2026, up from 8–10 million this year. That is not a marginal increase. It suggests confidence returning, budgets…
Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address was notable not for its length or flourish, but for how explicitly it challenged the governing assumptions New York has lived with for years. Instead of emphasising constraints, he foregrounded ambition. Instead of defending incrementalism, he framed it as failure. And instead of presenting affordability as an unfortunate by-product of global…
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court has recently convicted three people, including MCD’s Junior Engineer, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe for allowing the construction of a house. It was alleged that the complainant was threatened if the demand was not fulfilled. One accused was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe.While convicting the accused,…
ITC shares slid to a three-year low of Rs 345.35 on Friday, extending a sharp two-day selloff that has erased about 14% of the stock’s value after the finance ministry announced a steep increase in cigarette taxes, triggering widespread analyst downgrades and renewed concerns over volumes and profitability.The Nifty heavyweight fell another 5% on Friday,…
MSBTE Winter Diploma result 2025 MSBTE Winter result 2025: The Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) has released the Winter Semester result 2025. Students can check their scores online through the official result portal, result.msbte.ac.in. The announcement is important for diploma students across Maharashtra.The winter semester exams were held between November 11 and December…
Sanjay Dutt inks twins Shahraan & Iqra’s names in bold tattoos on his hand. Artist clips go viral showing the process, details, and smiles. Meaningful addition to his collection; twins with Manyata stay private. Last in ‘Dhurandhar’; sequel eyes March 2026 clash with Yash’s ‘Toxic’. Sanjay Dutt has recently expanded his tattoo collection with two…
ChanterellesThese are golden-yellow to orange colored wild mushrooms. These mushrooms are funnel shapes, and fruity in aroma. Their smell is said to be “fruity” and smells like apricots. Morels According to Fungi.com, these are also called sponge mushrooms sometimes. Morels have a distinct, ridged, and pitted cap that sets them apart in the wild. Morels…
Your energy will decide how tomorrow goes. Whatever you give time and attention to will come to dominate your life. Where there are thoughts of peace, your mind feels calm, but with thoughts of stress, the rest of the day may be loaded with dark forces. Think about where you invest your thoughts. Consider wisely….
Sophie Cunningham and Napheesa Collier joined the WNBA in the same year. While Sophie was drafted as the 13th overall pick by the Phoenix Mercury, Napheesa was drafted as the 6th overall pick by the Minnesota Lynx. Napheesa won the Rookie of the Year award that year. The league was not the first platform where…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) China has begun taxing condoms and other contraceptives, ending a three-decade exemption as the government intensifies efforts to reverse a deepening demographic decline. From January 1, condoms and contraceptive pills are subject to a 13% value-added tax, the standard rate applied to most consumer goods, according to Reuters.The move marks…
The Namibia senior women’s cricket team will play a friendly series comprising four white-ball matches against Assam, starting January 8.The series is part of a reciprocal international engagement between the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) and Cricket Namibia.During the tour, the visiting side will take on the Assam senior women’s team in the series comprising two…
