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The sharp fall in Indian technology company shares on Friday may look scary, but it is not a reason to panic. Many investors were already expecting some bad news after Accenture, one of the world’s biggest technology services companies, reported slower growth and fewer new customer orders. The company said that businesses are not spending…

(A Tribute on International Day of Yoga)  Every year on 21 June, people across continents gather to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. Parks, schools, community centres, and spiritual institutions resonate with the living practice of yoga, reminding humanity of India’s timeless gift to the world. While yoga is commonly associated today with physical well-being, flexibility,…

This week’s TOI Bharat Abroad looks at three very different Indian-origin stories: a US rule change that could make life harder for international students, a footballer carrying Punjabi roots onto the World Cup stage, and a Texas philanthropist who gave millions but would rather stay out of the spotlight. THE BIG STORY US student visa…

Everything expressed here flows solely through the infinite grace of Gurudev and the boundless blessings of Thakur Ji. These reflections are not born of individual wisdom but emerge from the divine realizations of the Guru. We are merely instruments, attempting to hold a few drops of that ocean within our hearts. Let us pause for…

History remembers tax reforms through legislation. Businesses remember them through confusion. As India crossed the June 15 advance-tax deadline, policymakers received the first meaningful signal from the ground about the functioning of the Income-tax Act, 2025. Predictably, public attention gravitated toward revenue implications, compliance statistics and collection trends. Yet those indicators may ultimately prove less…

Indian politics’ shift from defections to battles over party ownership. Iran’s “victory” narrative after a costly, weakening war.  America’s Pacific rename and what it signals to India and China.  FIFA’s expanded World Cup, from corporate excess to Messi magic. NSE’s IPO and the market becoming a stock itself.   It’s ‘party time’: They don’t just…

I had just risen from my bed and held the newspaper in my hands when my eyes almost popped out of sockets upon reading the headline announcing that President Trump had “assured” PM Modi on the sidelines of the G7 meet at Evian that US would stand by India in case we are attacked. I…

The meal usually goes very well. Everyone orders with confidence, often on behalf of others. “You must try this,” someone says, adding one more dish to a table that has already seen too much food. Dishes arrive and immediately begin circulating around the table. Someone insists you take more. Someone reaches quickly for the dish…

Everything in the country has been taken from somewhere else On the day I arrived in London in the last week of May, the temperature was 34°C and felt ten degrees hotter. I wish it would cool down, I said, mopping sweat. London obliged with a vengeance. The temperature dropped from 18°C to a bone-numbing…

By Indrajit Hazra The World Cup is a shimmering, paradoxical beast. Following the tournament is not unlike seeing Earth from space as a ‘pale blue dot’ – except here, it’s in the form of a glorious football. And yet, it’s a palpable celebration of one of the most powerful human inventions: country. 48 of these…