GM Pravin Thipsay (left) and GM Aaryan Varshney with his father Gaurav (right) NEW DELHI: In 1978, the chess world was a reflection of a fiercely guarded aristocracy, it can be said. The title of Grandmaster (GM) was not merely a designation. Rather, it was an exclusive fraternity reserved for the absolute statistical anomalies of…
Crash dieting and strict dietary restrictions can cause hair to become deprived of vital nutrients. Gen Z is obsessed with dieting, where aggressive calorie restriction and extreme fast weight loss programmes are popular among the youth of today. Hair is not one of the body’s vital organs, and as such, it is deprived of nutrients…
Airtel Money, is preparing for an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange to raise at least $800 million at an expected valuation of $8 billion to $9 billion. NEW DELHI: Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Money, a digital financial services platform operating across 13 African markets, has announced its plan to list on the…
Jaspal Rana (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian shooter and coach Jaspal Rana passed away in New Delhi on Friday. He was one of India’s most successful shooters and later became a respected coach, helping develop many young shooting talents in the country.His uncle, Rajendra Singh Rana, expressed shock and sadness over his death,…
Some days at work require more courage than others because of things such as a meeting, a presentation, an interview, a client call, or a difficult discussion with a senior. How you dress on those days can have a huge impact on how confident you feel; one option is crimson. Crimson red is a very…
Representative Image (Image Credit: Canva) In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin noticed something unusual on the Moon: tiny green flecks scattered across the otherwise grey surface. They collected samples and brought them back to Earth, unaware that the material would decades later challenge a long-held belief about the Moon. According to…
Award winning Tamil filmmaker and cinematographer R Chezhiyan passed away at the age of 57 on Friday. His death left a deep shock in the Tamil film industry where multiple stars and fans expressed their grief upon learning the news. Actor Vijay Sethupathi mourned the loss of Chezhiyan. Vijay Sethupathi’s post Vijay Sethupathi took to…
Texas education officials have approved a plan that will require public school students to read selected Bible passages as part of their classroom instruction beginning in the 2030–2031 school year.The Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt a statewide literary reading list that includes passages from the Christian Bible along with other classic texts….
Employers have already spent the past year grappling with the prospect of a $100,000 H-1B payment. H-1B visas, one of the popular talent entry routes into the US for Indians, will soon come at an over 6-digit figure cost. The Donald Trump administration on Monday issued a proposed regulation that would make permanent an unprecedented…
The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. It is not just about two groups coexisting in the Levant during the mid-Middle Palaeolithic. The evidence points to something closer, more tangled, shared tools, habits, and even shared burial practices. The site suggests…
Bengaluru: It’s not encouraging news for Cognizant employees. The company rolled out a global programme, Project Leap, and expects to incur costs of $230 million to $320 million, recognizing most of these expenses in 2026. This includes $200 million to $270 million in employee severance costs. Sources said the initiative could affect thousands of roles…
New Delhi: Geopolitical tensions in West Asia pose risks to India’s trade and macroeconomic stability by widening the current account deficit (CAD), exerting pressure on the exchange rate, Niti Aayog said on Monday.The Aayog in its quarterly ‘Trade Watch Oct-Dec (Q3) FY 2025-26’ report further said that geopolitical instability in West Asia has slowed the…
