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The musical maestro A.R. Rahman has collaborated with poet Nirmika Singh on the romantic track ‘Zara Zara’ from the upcoming silent film ‘Gandhi Talks’. The film features Vijay Sethupathi and Aditi Rao Hydari and is set to release on January 30. The song showcases the bond between two lovers hoping to unite one day and…
NEW DELHI: Ten years later and after two attempts, govt has failed to privatise IDBI Bank, the perpetual problem child, leaving potential bidders fatigued and raising questions over the process as well as future disinvestment plans.It wasn’t the first time that the Centre tried to exit IDBI Bank, with the plan first announced by former…
NEW DELHI: Data centres have emerged as new targets, with Iran launching attacks on three such facilities in what is being seen as an attempt to destabilise operations.Three Amazon data centres – two in the UAE and one in Bahrain – were targeted by drones, disrupting cloud services and computing facilities in areas like banking…
Salt is one of the most inseparable parts of our day-to-day diet, but little do we know that across cultures, salt is believed to be a powerful thing that holds the power to cleanse, purify, and heal the aura and is linked to spirituality. In Indian households, salt is used extensively in healing practices as…
MLK Day 2026: Will Banks, Schools, Post Offices and Markets Be Open in the US? As Americans prepare for Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, January 19, 2026, the US is once again pausing to honour the civil rights leader’s legacy. MLK Day, observed on the third Monday of January each year, is a…
NEW DELHI: Assam is all set to vote on Thursday (April 9) for the 126 assembly seats. The contest has unfolded as a direct fight between the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi-led Congress in the state. Sarma is aiming for a rare third consecutive term for the BJP-led alliance, while the Congress,…
US President Donald Trump has long boasted about keeping gasoline prices low in the United States during his tenure. Last month, during his State of the Union address, he highlighted falling petrol prices as a sign of the country’s economic strength.That stance now appears to be shifting. Earlier this week, Trump struck a more positive…
H-1B fee under Trump-era rule sparks court fight over executive power Only a small number of U.S. businesses have paid the $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas by a Trump-era presidential proclamation, a development that could reshape ongoing legal challenges over the program that brings skilled foreign workers to the United States. The revelation came…
In India teachers use AI mostly for lesson planning. Image: AI generated Over the last few years, technology has stopped sitting at the edge of Indian schooling. It has moved into the middle of the pedagogy conversation. NEP 2020 pushed that shift. When it spoke about digital literacy and computational thinking, it was setting a…
Silver and gold continued their glittering rallies on Monday. Silver extended its record-breaking rally to a sixth consecutive session as strong investor demand and supportive global cues pushed prices to fresh highs in the futures market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March delivery surged by Rs 14,387, or 6%, to touch…
