Uber exits Nigeria, Uganda Uber is pulling out of Nigeria and Uganda, closing operations in two African markets where ride-hailing companies have faced a difficult combination of rising operating costs, pressure on fares and growing competition.The exits took effect on September 2, ending Uber’s 12-year run in Nigeria and roughly a decade in Uganda. The…
Ranbir Kapoor pays heartfelt tribute to Arun Govil at Ramayana – Pratham Sankalp: ‘I have grown up carrying Shri Ram’s blessings’ The makers of Nitesh Tiwari‘s Ramayana hosted the grand Ramayana: Pratham Sankalp event at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday, where Ranbir Kapoor paid a heartfelt tribute to veteran actor Arun Govil, who…
MUMBAI: Indian markets closed lower on Monday as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment, with the sensex falling 443 points or 0.6% to 77,709 and the Nifty declining 96 points or 0.4% to 24,239, while the rupee weakened to 96.45 against the dollar from 96.28.Banking stocks led the decline after mixed…
Known widely as aparajita or butterfly pea, this climbing vine produces striking, vivid blue-purple flowers shaped almost like a butterfly in flight, and it holds a genuine place in Indian tradition beyond just its looks. Its flowers are commonly used to brew a naturally blue-purple tea and appear in Ayurvedic practice, adding a practical dimension…
Khushi Kapoor has secured a Delhi High Court order directing social media platforms to remove allegedly obscene and pornographic content involving her. The court has further directed the takedown of material tied to the unauthorised sale of merchandise that makes use of her name and personality attributes. Justice Jyoti Singh issues directions on Khushi Kapoor’s…
Jake Reiner, son of Rob and Michele Reiner, recently tied the knot with his girlfriend, Maria Gilfillman. (Instagram) According to recent reports, the late Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Jake Reiner recently tied the knot with his partner, Maria Gilfillan. The news comes 8 months after his parents passed away in his childhood home, and…
It seems like a contradiction. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, so it would be natural to assume it is also the hottest. In reality, that title belongs to Venus, where surface temperatures are hot enough to melt lead. The difference isn’t about distance from the Sun but about what happens after sunlight…
Ganapati Bappa Morya!! The festival of joy, prosperity and all things auspicious is here; the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is here! Devotees celebrate the arrival of Lord Ganesha to their homes and community pandals with devotion, colour and festive fervour. This is the best time to seek Lord Ganesh’s boons of wisdom, success, prosperity and…
A blocked door finally opens, but your mood may still wobble. Money that was stuck for a long time can come through, yet you may feel dissatisfied because another result doesn’t meet your hopes.This mixed pattern comes from Jupiter helping recover dues while the Moon stirs emotional reactions. So yes, there is progress, but also…
That soft grey fluff collecting in the dryer’s lint trap after every load usually gets balled up and binned without a second thought. Before reusing any of it, though, one thing matters more than any clever project: lint is genuinely, seriously flammable, and failure to clean it out regularly has been identified as the leading…
China’s Hongqi N701, the heavily armoured limousine used by President Xi Jinping during his state visit to Washington TOI correspondent from Washington: If there was any doubt that China has its “wheels up” moment in its quest for global primacy, it was answered by way of Beijing bringing its own wheels to Washington this week.When…
McGill University enrols a convicted murderer in a law course as part of a rehabilitation program. McGill University in Montreal, Canada, is facing a growing controversy after a convicted murderer serving a life sentence began attending law classes while on day parole. The case has divided students over campus safety, the university’s handling of the…
