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Optical illusions have gained a lot of popularity recently, as they get our brain to exercise, and can be the perfect test of our observational skills and keen eye. People who want to use their free time effectively can solve puzzles, which provide both entertainment and problem-solving solutions. The brain creates visual illusions through its…
MUZAFFARNAGAR: After nearly 30 years, a 79-year-old man, long presumed dead by his family, returned to his hometown of Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district to collect documents for West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.Sharif Ahmad (79), who had gone ‘missing’ since 1997 when he moved to West Bengal following his second marriage after the…
Read today’s horoscope, January 2, 2026. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at what the stars have in store for each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the day…
Former US ambassador and Indian-origin Nikki Haley took a swipe at New York City’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani on the day of his swearing-in, mocking his inaugural speech as sounding more like Chinese Communist Party rhetoric than American politics.Reacting to the speech on X, Haley wrote, “Xi Jinping wants his speech back,” a comment that…
NEW DELHI: In a relief for highway commuters, toll on under expansion stretches – from two-lane to four-lane – will soon be halved during construction period and user fee on partially opened expressways such as Delhi-Mumbai and Amritsar-Jamnagar will be same as that of other NHs. At present, the toll on expressways is 1.25 times…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Guwahati and Howrah later this month, barely months before the assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal. The train, marking a major upgrade in overnight train travel running at 120-130 kmph, will also reduce the travel time between two…
Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus DHAKA: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday accused the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt of pushing the country towards darkness, while her party Awami League said despite decades of peaceful coexistence, extremist groups are “emboldened” and minority communities are increasingly being branded as “political enemies”.“The masks and vile faces of the…
NEW DELHI: GST collections rose 6.1% to Rs 1,74,550 crore, driven by a surge in levies on imports. The numbers, that do not include compensation cess, which has been withdrawn for all goods barring tobacco and pan masala, provide confidence to govt that the mop up (for sales in Nov) has increased despite an overhaul…
NEW DELHI: An employee who loses a job is set to receive funds for reskilling within 45 days of retrenchment, the draft rules published under Industrial Relations Code, 2020 said. The amount – equivalent to 15 days of the worker’s last drawn wages – has been introduced under the new Industrial Relations Code as a…
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane (AP/PTI) Robin Uthappa has delivered a sharp assessment of the MCG Test pitch, calling it challenging and seam-friendly but far from unplayable. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the former India batter argued that such surfaces appear extreme largely because modern batting has moved away from patience and problem-solving. Uthappa’s central…
