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A few weeks ago, a two-minute voice message from a cousin in Karachi became my first introduction to the Tamil film “Naan Petra Selvam” and the Tamil star Sivaji Ganesan. More than the film itself, the cinephile in me was smitten by the deep connect my cousin shared with the film released in the year…
Based on reports that US tech majors, including Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Google, added 32,000 employees in India, social media influencers concluded that the H-1B crackdown has actually backfired and instead of creating more jobs for Americans, these jobs actually exited America as big companies offshored these jobs to India. The figure has been…
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a two-day conference of senior police officers here on Saturday and launched an AI-based “YAKSH” app to strengthen policing and preventive law enforcement in the state.The conference, titled “Police Manthan”, focused on challenges ranging from cybercrime and human trafficking to emerging issues such as social media, officials said.In a…
A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Saturday, according to local weather agency.It was recorded 32.3 km East of Yilan County Hall, at a depth 72.8km at 11:05 pm local time.The Yilan County Fire Bureau told AFP that there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Although local media said the quake caused…
Dr Amy Acton, the official Democrat candidate to run for Ohio governor against Vivek Ramaswamy, said Vivek’s Hindu religion has nothing to do with the race but he is a person who has spent his life creating culture wars and pitting one against another. Acton said Ramaswamy treats Ohio like a flyover state and flies…
NEW DELHI: Popular quick e-commerce firm Zepto filed its preliminary papers on Saturday with Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi), aiming to raise Rs 11,000 crore via initial public offering (IPO).The company, founded by Stanford university dropouts, is using a confidential route for its stock market debut planned for next year, according to officials cited…
India’s long running ambition to host global universities moved another step forward in 2025, with 12 foreign institutions receiving Letters of Intent (LoIs) to establish campuses across major Indian cities.The approvals reflect momentum, not immediacy. As of the end of 2025, most of these universities are not yet operational, with several targeting student intakes only…
Before Jugal Hansraj did movies like ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ and ‘Mohabbatein’, he was seen as a child artist in ‘Masoom’. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi and still is remembered as one of the classics in Hindi cinema. It also had Urmila Matondkar as child artist and was directed by Shekhar Kapur. All…
Earlier it was believed that to keep heart health in check, walking 10k steps was a non-negotiable. This year, the hyped benchmark of walking 10,000 steps was widely challenged by many health experts. In fact, in the middle of the year, a study published in The Lancet found that those who walked around 7000 daily…
NOIDA: A 17-year-old boy from Delhi was apprehended after he crashed a Thar he had rented to take his girlfriend around into several vehicles in Sector 22 on Thursday, leaving three persons injured.The incident occurred when the teenager, who had taken the SUV on rent from an agency in Greater Noida despite being underage and…
