Across Asia’s rapidly expanding cities, traffic is no longer just an inconvenience, it is a defining feature of urban life. As populations grow faster than infrastructure, the time spent getting to work, school, or essential services has quietly become one of the most telling indicators of a city’s liveability. Using user-contributed data compiled by Numbeo,…
Tomorrow is going to be a day when you will actually think before reacting. What was bothering you is no longer that heavy. You inhale deeply, talk softly, or just keep mum—and this tranquil reaction astonishes even you. It does not mean turning a blind eye to things. It is about opting for calmness instead…
Director Sundar C is back with Vishal for a new commercial entertainer titled ‘Purushan’. The first-look teaser hints at a humorous, mass-packed film with Vishal in multiple roles, serving ‘Tea and Justice’. This reunion with composer Hip Hop Tamizha Adhi follows their successful ‘Aambala’, promising a familiar blend of comedy and action for audiences. Director…
NEW DELHI: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk wants to have a thermometer to conduct some “experiments” to make his prison barracks “better,” his wife and HIAL (Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh) co-founder Gitanjali Angmo said on Wednesday. “I met Sonam Wangchuk yesterday and finally gave him the book on ants, a gift from his eldest…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland, pitching the American growth story and calling it a miracle. Praising his administration, Trump spoke of how he believes the US has gone from being a ‘dead economy’ to the ‘hottest’ in the world in a year.“Today, after 12…
Bangladesh cricket team players. (File photo) With questions still unresolved over Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup, Pakistan has stepped in with an alternative proposal, offering to host Bangladesh’s matches if they are not played in India or Sri Lanka.The Pakistan Cricket Board has supported Bangladesh’s refusal to play its T20 World Cup matches…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Sanju Samson, named as India’s first-choice wicketkeeper for the 2026 T20 World Cup, has opened up on his journey, mindset and return to the opening role in a video released by the BCCI.Samson recently reclaimed his place at the top of the order after a period of uncertainty. Earlier,…
Artificial intelligence could replace most software coding tasks within the next six to twelve months, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, predicted.Amodei made the comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos during a session on how AI could reshape work and society. He said engineers at Anthropic already changed how they worked, with many…
Harvard spends nearly $1 million on lobbying under Trump administration Harvard University sharply increased its federal lobbying in 2025, spending nearly $1 million as it faced growing scrutiny from the Trump administration over research funding, immigration policies, and university finances.According to lobbying disclosures cited by The Harvard Crimson, the University spent $950,000 on federal lobbying…
For centuries, rivers have played a role in shaping civilisations. They carved mountains, fed plains, divided regions, and shaped the way where cities would rise and trade would flourish. This is also one such river there long before bridges spanned its width, travellers travelled via ferries, or trains that halted at its banks. This river…
