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The disappearance of the word “Mughals” from a Class 7 textbook has triggered a predictable national reaction. For some, it signals erasure. For others, overdue correction. The decibel level rose instantly. But before we treat a syllabus revision as a civilisational rupture, it is worth pausing. What is the purpose of a school textbook in…
How the Two and a Half Men actor Ashton Kutcher became a tech investor and built a billion-dollar empire By the time Ashton Kutcher became a household name on That ’70s Show, he was already used to work that had nothing to do with cameras. Raised in Iowa by factory-worker parents, Kutcher spent his childhood…
Budget 2026 speech date, time: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on February 1, 2026.The Union Budget 2026 will mark FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Budget presentation, making her the first finance minister in India to achieve this milestone. She will also become the first finance minister…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday refuted the claims made on Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Israel in 2017 in the newly released documents on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The ministry, in a statement, dubbed the references as “trashy ruminations of a convicted criminal”, saying that the claims must be…
At eleven sharp on Sunday morning, as much of India is still negotiating between chai and filter coffee, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will rise in Parliament and begin reading a document that pretends to be about numbers but is really about intent.Budgets in India are rarely about surprise anymore. They are about reassurance, about telling…
RAIPUR: Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve has recorded another sighting of the Peregrine falcon—widely known as the world’s fastest bird and often dubbed the “cheetah of the sky”—in what forest officials described as an encouraging indicator of the region’s habitat quality. A forest guard, Omprakash Rao, captured the raptor on camera, officials said. The sighting follows earlier…
Improving the ease of doing business has been a consistent focus of the government. Successive Budgets have announced initiatives towards policy and regulatory reforms, decriminalisation and easing compliances in various spheres including taxation. The current financial year witnessed significant measures like structural simplification through the new Income tax law, boosting consumption through tax reliefs for…
Team South Africa (Photo from PTI) NEW DELHI: David Miller has been declared fit to play in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting from February 7 and this comes as good news for South Africa. The experienced batter had suffered an adductor muscle strain while playing for Paarl Royals in the recent SA20 league…
Team India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav gave fans a funny moment before the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram, and the crowd enjoyed every bit of it. The match was special for local star Sanju Samson, and the stadium was filled with his supporters. Everyone…
Bright white rocks. Scattered across the rusty red plains of Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted them in Jezero crater which the scientists have been staring at them ever since. At first glance, they might seem ordinary. But analysis tells a different story that these rocks aren’t just rocks. They’re kaolinite clays, aluminium-rich, and rare. On…
