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Residential plots offered at up to 84% discount/Representative Image In a landmark move to make housing more accessible and curb soaring real estate costs, Saudi Arabia is offering residential land at steep discounts across Riyadh. With price cuts of up to 84%, the initiative targets affordability while shaping the city’s long-term housing landscape. Historic land…
Credit cards continued to dominate high-value consumer spending in the country, while UPI further strengthened its position as the preferred mode for everyday payments, according to a report by Worldline. The report highlighted shifting payment behaviour, with users increasingly favouring credit cards, UPI and prepaid instruments, while debit card usage continued to decline.The report stated…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its probe into the ‘donkey’ or ‘dunki’ route found Thursday that a key operator based in Haryana allegedly collected property papers from aspirants as security to guarantee payments for arranging illegal travel to the US through Mexico.‘Dunki’ route is a network used to send Indians illegally to the…
Former India batter Aakash Chopra said Shubman Gill is likely to continue as vice-captain for the T20 World Cup 2026, though he noted that Hardik Pandya remains an option. Gill was named vice-captain under Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, but a drop in form has led to criticism. While selecting his India…
Kristin Cabot has come to believe that her silence no longer serves her. It made sense in the beginning, after she appeared on the Jumbotron, aghast, in the arms of her boss at a Coldplay concert on July 16, 2025, a moment that caused an international furor.The original TikTok received 100 million views within days….
Piramal Finance on Friday said it has decided to exit Shriram Life Insurance Company by selling its entire 14.72% stake to South Africa-based Sanlam Group for Rs 600 crore, as part of its strategy to monetise non-core assets.The company said it has signed a share purchase agreement with Sanlam Emerging Markets (Mauritius) Limited (SEMM), the…
Lionel Messi and Kuldeep Yadav (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav had a memorable moment when he received an autographed jersey from Argentine football legend Lionel Messi during the latter’s visit to the national capital as part of his ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’. Adidas India shared images of the interaction on its…
File Pic: India vs Australia at Adelaide Oval in 2020. (Getty Images) Five years ago on this day – on December 19, 2020, the Indian Test team, under their charismatic captain Virat Kohli, came face to face with their worst nightmare Down Under. On the third day of the opening match of their four-match series…
Dharmendra Pradhan highlights AI transforming student-centric learning, teacher support, and school HEI curriculum Union Education Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the 3rd consultative committee meeting on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education. The meeting was held in New Delhi and…
Rajkumar Hirani is set to direct the much-awaited sequel to the blockbuster ‘3 Idiots*’ Titled ‘4 Idiots’ (working title), the film will reunite Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, and Kareena Kapoor after 15 years. The makers plan to begin shooting in 2026, introducing a new “fourth idiot.” One of the blockbuster Bollywood films, ‘3…
