The World Bank is a name that appears in economics textbooks, policy discussions and debates about global development. The institution plays a key role in moulding decisions that affect everything from infrastructure and poverty reduction to education and social welfare across developing countries. India’s latest appointment to its board offers a glimpse into the kind…
During Farah Khan’s YouTube show, Varun Dhawan’s late arrival sparked laughs when Farah jokingly asked if he had gone to meet Vashu Bhagnani. The quip comes amid an ongoing legal dispute between Bhagnani and David Dhawan over music royalty rights linked to ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan recently hosted…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken IPL 2026 by storm, playing fearless cricket against some of the world’s best bowlers and currently leading the Orange Cap race with 400 runs. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes the teenager’s audacious approach signals an exciting shift in Indian cricket, where young players are no…
File photo of New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner during the T20 World Cup final. (ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Mitchell Santner was slightly overwhelmed when he settled into his chair to address the media ahead of the T20 World Cup final against India in Ahmedabad. The room was packed and before the floor opened for questions,…
SRINAGAR: For nearly two decades, adventure tourism transformed Kashmir’s mountains into a magnet for high-end domestic tourists and foreign visitors. Trekkers crossed alpine meadows, glacier-fed valleys and mountaineers climbed Kolahoi peak, turning the sector into one of the Valley’s fastest-growing tourism industries. Much of that activity has now fallen silent.After last year’s Pahalgam terror attack…
Next on the list is the green anaconda which is only a little shorter than the reticulated python. It is famous as the world’s heaviest snake. Among them, grown-up females are massive. These spend much of their lives in water and depend on fish, caimans, and capybaras for food. Exceptional individuals can exceed 20 feet…
Gulf Air has opened passenger registration for a limited number of special flights operating from Saudi Arabia’s Dammam as the temporary closure of Bahrain’s airspace continues to disrupt normal operations. In an update shared with travellers, the Bahraini national carrier said it will operate daily return flights from King Fahad International Airport in Dammam starting…
Professor Deepak Dhar (Photo: IIT Kanpur Resources and Alumni) Professor Deepak Dhar has been awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), which stands as one of the highest honours in theoretical physics.This medal was instituted in 1985 and is announced each year on Paul Dirac’s birthday, the founder of…
NEW DELHI: Terming illegal immigration as the root cause of demographic changes in border districts, Union home minister Amit Shah Thursday reiterated Modi govt’s resolve to tackle and address such unnatural demographic shifts with a ruthless approach, while declaring that a robust mechanism will be put in place to make the country infiltration-free.Addressing the land…
Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) debt inflows have accounted for 62 per cent of cumulative equity inflows into India since FY 1998-99, marking the growing importance of the country’s debt market in attracting foreign capital, according to a report by DSP Mutual Fund. India has received $95.5 billion in FPI debt inflows in about 28 years,…
