The soft time of our lives?

A few weeks ago, this column looked at how time has changed in shape and form. We now have two kinds of time— hard, that comes with fixed boundaries and imposes itself on us, and soft, that fluid, almost liquid time we spend streaming, scrolling and clicking on our phones. In the latter, time is…

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Who is Dina Powell McCormick? Trump’s former adviser takes top role at Meta

Dina Powell McCormick is Meta’s newly appointed President and Vice Chair, a role that puts her at the centre of the company’s push into artificial intelligence and global infrastructure.She reports directly to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and will help guide Meta’s strategy, especially its work with governments and large investors. Zuckerberg said she will focus…

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Budget 2026: Textile industry body seeks permanent removal of cotton import duty; flags cost pressure, export risks

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has urged the government to permanently remove the 11 per cent import duty on cotton in the Union Budget 2026, warning that the levy is aggravating cost pressures and hurting the global competitiveness of domestic textile and apparel manufacturers, PTI reported.A CITI delegation met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj…

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Goa governor silent on land conversion, Birch inferno, lauds state govt initiatives | Goa News

Panaji: Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju delivered his first customary address in the legislative assembly, but his 84-page speech skirted around rampant hill-cutting, widespread land conversion, and violations that led to the death of 25 people at a nightclub at Arpora.Raju’s two-hour-long speech began on a disruptive note, with the opposition MLAs swarming into the…

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Budget 2026: Need for an overhaul of the TDS framework

The requirement to issue TDS and TCS certificates is increasingly seen as redundant. (AI image) India’s tax deduction at source (TDS) framework, originally designed as a mechanism to ensure steady revenue inflows and improve tax compliance, has over the years become a source of complexity, cash-flow stress and litigation for businesses. With the scope of…

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India, Germany ink higher education roadmap; PM Modi pitches campus expansion: Here’s what’s in it for students

India and Germany have adopted a higher education roadmap that places universities and student mobility at the centre of a broader bilateral push, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting foreign institutions to establish campuses in India during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s official visit in Gandhinagar.Addressing a joint press conference, Modi said the roadmap would give…

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Ranbir Kapoor avoids ‘beast’ look; Aamir Khan trained at 3 am during Laal Singh Chaddha, reveals fitness trainer Shivoham | Hindi Movie News

Shivoham praises Ranbir Kapoor’s discipline and punctuality, unlike his ‘beast’ film looks—he’s a normal family man post-role. Late only countable times, always apologetic. Aamir trained at 3 AM; Ranbir squeezes workouts pre-7 AM shifts. Stars like Amitabh stay timely. Success stems from passion, not luck. Fitness trainer Shivoham, who has worked with several Bollywood stars…

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