India’s rise has been steady. From 39th in London in 2011, it improved to 33rd in Leipzig in 2013, 29th in São Paulo in 2015 and 19th in Abu Dhabi in 2017. SHANGHAI: Fifteen years ago, India stood 39th in a global competition that tests whether young people can actually make, repair, design, build and…
Gold and silver face another volatile week, with US jobs and inflation data, Federal Reserve signals, Middle East tensions and crude prices set to shape bullion sentiment. The holiday-shortened week will put the US non-farm payrolls and unemployment data in focus as markets assess expectations for the Federal Reserve’s October policy decision.Consumer confidence, GDP and…
Republicans hold a 218-214 House majority, with one independent caucusing with them and two vacancies; Democrats need four seats to take control. US Republicans are pouring money into more than three dozen US House races previously considered safe for the party, with Republican groups reserving $888 million in advertising for the coming weeks, compared with…
Peter Van Geit recounts his six-year legal battle in an Instagram post. In June 2024, Belgian trekker and Chennai-based activist Peter Van Geit lost his 93-year-old mother, Irena Van Goethem. She died in Belgium, where Van Geit had wanted to be with her during her final years.Instead, he says, he was in India, after years…
This week is about balance, not extremes.You may feel highly motivated one day and want complete rest the next. Instead of responding to every fluctuation by changing your diet, workout or routine, give the body some consistency.Sleep properly, eat on time, move regularly and pay attention to what drains you emotionally.AriesEnergy can improve as the…
Bosco Martis, the celebrated choreographer known for his work alongside Caesar Gonsalves as the duo Bosco-Caesar, recently opened up about an interaction he had with actor Vivek Oberoi in the early 2000s, following the success of Company (2002) and Saathiya (2002). While Bosco admitted that Vivek’s response initially left him feeling hurt, he later came…
NEW DELHI: Parul Chaudhary broke her personal best on the way to a bronze medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, adding a second Asian Games medal to the event.The Indian clocked 9:08.67 to finish third on the podium, improving her personal best in a strong performance. Parul…
Saudi airstrike kills 7 in Yemen; Delhi PWD minister seen slapping man A Saudi airstrike killed seven people and wounded 40 at a market in Yemen’s Taiz province as fighting intensified following a fresh Houthi offensive. Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif faced criticism on social media over a threat-like gesture he made towards an Afghan…
This allows toll to be charged without vehicles stopping, slowing down or remaining in a designated lane. (Image for representative purpose) A few years ago, India introduced FASTag to make toll collection across its highways and expressways digital and cashless. Now, it is looking to make the process barrier-free or toll plaza free. Imagine zipping…
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has raised questions about why Bollywood continues to associate smoking with a leading man’s image, particularly on posters. On Sunday, the director shared posters of Ranbir Kapoor from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal’, Ranveer Singh from Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’, and Vicky Kaushal from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love & War’, pointing out that all…
