In the late 1980s, a bright teenager walked the halls of St. Columba’s School in New Delhi with a quiet intensity. Siddhartha Mukherjee wasn’t your usual top student, he was the kind of mind that lingered on questions longer, looked for patterns where others saw facts, and found poetry even in biology. In 1989, he…
India vs South Africa (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) During Monday’s optional practice session at Eden Gardens, Indian batters Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel adopted an unconventional approach by wearing only one pad while facing spin bowlers.As reported by news agency PTI, the nearly three-hour session revealed a strategic method behind this unusual practice technique. Left-handed Sudharsan…
Presently, the GST system has four tax tiers of 5, 12, 18, and 28 percent. (AI image) New GST tax rates soon! Come this Diwali, you will have to pay much lower indirect taxes on several items of daily use, thanks to next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms set to be unveiled by the…
How to do it: Kneel on your mat with knees hip-width apart. Place your hands on your lower back for support. Slowly arch your back, reaching your hands to your heels. Tilt your head gently backward, opening your chest. Hold for 30 seconds to 1 minute, breathing deeply. Slowly come back to the starting position….
Once the most popular gateway to global education for Indian students, Canada is quickly losing ground as tightening visa rules and rising financial demands force many to reconsider their overseas aspirations.In the first quarter of 2025, Canada issued 31% fewer study permits to Indian students compared to the same period last year — dropping from…
Denise Alexander, who became a television legend for playing the role of Dr. Lesley Webber on ABC’s General Hospital for nearly four decades, died aged 85. Alexander passed away on March 5 at home in Burbank, California, but her death was not revealed until May, when the executive producer of the show spoke to acknowledge…
Somy Ali recently shared a very personal story about one of the most special decisions in her film career. She revealed why she chose to sign a movie inspired by her childhood crush, the legendary Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna.A heartfelt throwback to ‘Chupp’On Thursday, Somy posted a throwback video from the 1997 thriller ‘Chupp’ on…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s startup capital is undergoing a sharp funding reset even as Delhi-NCR and Maharashtra inch up, pointing to a more evenly balanced tech landscape across India’s three largest hubs in the first nine months of 2025.According to Tracxn’s geo funding trend report for the nine months of 2025, Karnataka-based tech companies raised $2.7 billion…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges a handshake with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Official Reception for Heads of States and Heads of Governments at the SCO Summit, in Tianjin on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the issue of cross-border terrorism during their meeting on Sunday on…
Supreme Court of India (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Is there a ‘Sabak’ (lesson) in the film ‘Kahani-2’ for producer-director Sanjay Ghosh? The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to adjudicate Ghosh’s petition against criminal proceedings initiated against him in a Hazaribagh court by one Umesh Prasad Mehta, who accused Ghosh of lifting from his literary…
