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Hello and welcome to the 102nd edition of The Weekly Vine. All writers are the sum total of the writers they read. So, when you read me, you read a little Kafka, a little Forsyth, a little Le Carré, a little Wodehouse, a little Rushdie, a little Shobhaa De and a little Jug Suraiya. That’s…
AOC secretly split from her partner Riley Roberts long before she went for egg freezing. After Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that she was going to freeze her eggs so that she could choose the right time to become a mother, speculations were rife about her relationship with Riley Roberts, her long-time boyfriend and partner. The…
Chinese manjha is generally made using synthetic or plastic material. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has found a rather unusual way to join the viral ‘kuchu-puchu’ Gen Z trend, using internet humour to deliver a serious warning about kite-flying strings.In a recent social media post, the police urged residents to enjoy kite flying but stay away…
A small rose plant spent nine days travelling around Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. It was not there simply as a botanical curiosity. The flower, ‘Overnight Scentsation’, had been selected for an experiment that asked a surprisingly specific question: would a rose smell the same without Earth’s gravity? When the shuttle returned, the…
Tim Cook has often spoken about the importance of taking action, accepting responsibility and using one’s abilities to make a meaningful difference. One of his most memorable messages came during his 2015 commencement address at George Washington University, where he urged graduates not to remain passive observers when the world faces problems that need solving….
Sussex all-rounder Danny Lamb has retired from professional cricket at the age of 30 after an injury to his neck and spinal cord forced him to end his career.Lamb suffered a disc herniation in his neck earlier this season, which led to a spinal cord injury. He underwent surgery last month but continued to deal…
Arshad Nadeem (AFP Photo) Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem will not compete at the Lausanne Diamond League this month as he shifts his focus towards his next major international competitions, including the Asian Games in Japan.His coach, Salman Butt, said Nadeem is currently training in Lahore and is waiting for his visa before travelling…
Representative Image of a fast-setting underwater glue engineered to become stronger with age (AI-generated image) Modern life runs on adhesives, from the soles of shoes to the joints that hold furniture together, yet most of them share one stubborn weakness: they fail when water gets involved. A thin layer of water molecules naturally coats any…
ICAI CA Final November 2026 mock test schedule out The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Board of Studies has released the schedule for the CA Final November 2026 Mock Test Paper Series I and Series II. The mock tests will be available in both physical and virtual modes to help students prepare for…
Singer Kumar Sanu has revisited a lesser-known chapter from his career, recalling two occasions when he travelled to Dubai to perform at events linked to underworld figures Dawood Ibrahim and Abu Salem. The singer said he was unaware of the identities of the people hosting the first event and only realised the gravity of the…
