The Olympic cauldron is lit at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the launch for ticket registration to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked international sports federations to end the three-year process of vetting Russian athletes for neutral status…
Whether it’s applying a kala tika to a newborn, tying a lemon and green chillies to a new vehicle, or quietly celebrating a personal achievement, many people follow traditions they believe help protect them from nazar. Across India and in many other cultures, these practices have been passed down through generations and continue to be…
E-2 visa applicants can acquire business in the US instead of starting one from scratch. An E-2 visa is an investor visa available to anyone from an E-2 treaty country who wants to live in the US and start their own business. This visa is not available to everyone, but only to foreign nationals who…
India continued to consolidate its position as an attractive investment destination in 2025. (AI image) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India rose 44% to $39 billion in 2025, reinforcing the country’s status as a key global investment destination, according to the United Nations.The 2026 World Investment Report, released by the United Nations Trade and Development…
‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ fame Shailesh Lodha recently celebrated his daughter Swara Lodha’s wedding in a grand yet intimate ceremony at the iconic Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. While only close family and friends attended the festivities, videos and photos from the celebrations have now surfaced online, with one guest in particular leaving fans…
Archaeologists have deciphered a 1,700-year-old inscription at an ancient Roman temple in Turkey that offers rare written evidence of the shift from Mithraism to Christianity during the Roman period.The inscription was found at an underground Temple of Mithras inside Zerzevan Castle, a Roman fortification about 40 miles from the Syrian border. It was written in…
Conversations around work life are no longer limited to promotions, appraisals, or career growth. Increasingly, people are talking about something much simpler and far more personal: whether they have any time left for themselves after work. Across social media, posts about burnout, rising expenses, and the feeling of living the same day over and over…
Long before advanced hospitals, air ambulances and modern medical equipment reached the remote islands of Lakshadweep, there were nurses who kept the region’s fragile healthcare system running with little more than skill, determination and courage. One such nurse is Hindumbi Kaurom Kakkada, whose decades-long career was shaped by emergency deliveries under candlelight, surgeries during power…
Today might be significant for individuals with Life Paths 7 and 9. There may be an increase in intuition due to the strength of your inner voice. You could find that you’re aware of things just before they’d happen, or that you can see people’s true feelings more clearly than usual.Numerologically, Life Path 7 is…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has reiterated its commitment to providing top-level security for India’s scheduled white-ball tour in September, with the board prepared to further strengthen its arrangements if required.Speaking on Tuesday, BCB security committee chairman Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed said the board was leaving no stone unturned to ensure the safety of the visiting…
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington will lift sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian air defence system and indicated that his administration is also considering allowing the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, marking a potential shift in US-Turkey defence ties.Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
One can sum up Cristiano Ronaldo’s career in two pictures. No, not the five Ballon d’Ors or the Champions League titles that he has won. Both pictures are from different World Cups, captured at just the moment before the zenith and after the nadir of his career.The first is from the 2006 World Cup and…
