India’s Men and Women’s team reach final of the Asian Games 2026 (Agency Images) India’s kabaddi team continued their dominance at the Asian Games 2026 as both the men’s and women’s teams secured their places in the gold-medal matches with semifinal victories. The women’s side defeated Nepal 48-24, while the men’s team followed with an…
MUMBAI: UPI’s new merchant fee is intended to recover some of the cost that the payments system has so far absorbed. Dilip Asbe, MD & CEO of NPCI, put the annual cost to the banking system at about Rs 21,000 crore, including Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 3,000 crore for SBI. In a fireside chat…
John Young and the preserved corned-beef sandwich displayed at the Grissom Memorial Museum in Indiana. NASA astronaut John W. Young secretly carried a freshly made corned-beef sandwich on rye into space during the Gemini III mission on March 23, 1965, hiding it in a pocket of his spacesuit. Nearly two hours into the flight, Young…
An Italian town is replacing its existing primary school with a building designed to reuse the old structure’s demolition waste. The project in Castel Madama, called ‘New School: Innovation, Inclusion’, will reuse, recycle, or recover about 70% of the demolition waste from the existing school. According to the New European Bauhaus Prizes, it will collect…
MUMBAI: Rising global bond yields, a spike in crude oil prices and a weak overnight US market closing took a toll on Dalal Street on Thursday. As investors sold off, sensex closed 1,247 points or 1.7% down at 73,581 points, a more than three-month closing low. Financial stocks, which stand to be hit most by…
‘Dorothy’ X review_ Karthik Subbaraj’s film gets intense reactions. Most- awaited Keerthy Suresh film ‘Dorothy’ has started receiving early reactions on X after its release. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the Tamil drama thriller stars Keerthy Suresh, Rishikanth and Sananth in key roles.The film marks Karthik Subbaraj’s 10th feature film as a director. Ilaiyaraaja has composed…
This is often described as unconditional acceptance, the experience of being cared for regardless of behaviour, achievement, or mood. Grandparents, freed from the responsibilities of daily discipline, often give a child their full, undivided attention in a way that says, without ever needing to say it, “you matter simply because you’re here.” For a girl…
As the September Harvest Moon rises on September 26, an emotional weekend awaits us. The Sun’s opposition to Neptune may unsettle clarity in personal relationships and expectations, asking us to confront the realities we face. The Libra-Aries dynamic encourages us to find harmony between independence and partnership. Additionally, potential career advances may bring about unclear…
After spending six years in Canada and building a career at Deloitte, Preeti Bisnik has decided to leave her job and return to India. Her decision is not driven by a lack of opportunities or a job loss. Instead, she says she wants to spend more time with her ageing parents, improve her own health…
MUMBAI: Shares of National Stock Exchange (NSE), the largest bourse in India in terms of turnover and profit, listed on BSE at Rs 1,800, a marginal 0.8% premium to its IPO price of Rs 1,785 but rallied soon after. After touching an intraday high of 1,878, a 5% gain over its offer price, the stock…
Nagender had won the Khairatabad assembly seat on a BRS ticket in Dec 2023 Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Telangana high court’s order disqualifying Danam Nagender as the Khairatabad MLA, setting the stage for a high-octane assembly by-election in Telangana.Dismissing Nagender’s special leave petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya…
There’s a genuine appeal to snipping a fresh chilli or bell pepper straight off a plant sitting on your kitchen counter, regardless of what the weather’s doing outside. Unlike leafy herbs, though, peppers are fruiting plants that demand considerably more from an indoor setup than a sunny windowsill alone can usually provide; they’re heat-loving, light-hungry…
