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This week begins on a satisfying note, like the first clear breeze after a sticky spell. The Moon’s early movement supports completion and closure, so you’ll feel that sense of fulfilment from ticking off pending tasks and hearing a simple, honest “well done” from the right people. From 12th to 14th, your confidence rises and…
Visited a friend’s house and noticed a bowl of salt sitting in a corner of their bathroom; you might wonder how and why someone would keep a kitchen essential in their bathroom. While this may seem strange to most of us, this practice of placing a bowl of salt in the bathroom has both scientific…
The Murdoch family saga is less a single feud and more an ongoing telenovela of power, politics, and press. Rupert Murdoch, the powerful media tycoon behind News Corp and Fox Corporation, has seen deep rifts play out between his children, particularly between James Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch. The disagreement isn’t just about who takes the…
Columbia University and Barnard College have joined Harvard University in challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions on international students. On January 20, both institutions signed an amicus brief supporting Harvard’s lawsuit in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief highlights the critical contributions of international students, stating that they have “cured diseases, invented transformational technologies,…
NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will hold a meeting of its legislature party on January 31 to name Sunetra Pawar, wife of late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, as its leader, senior party leader and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Friday.Speaking to reporters at the NCP office, Bhujbal said chief minister Devendra…
Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is a city that continues to attract long-term real estate investors in 2026. It is because of several reasons, including developing infrastructure, growing housing demand, and relatively affordable prices compared to other metro cities in India. With multiple metro corridors, arterial road developments, 2026 is expected to be a…
‘True culprit is my mother’: Massive twist in Punjab case, thrown into canal by father 2 months ago, ‘dead’ girl reappears FEROZEPUR: A 17-year-old girl presumed dead for two months — after allegedly being thrown into a canal by her father — has resurfaced alive in Punjab’s Ferozepur, demanding her father’s immediate release from jail.The…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed the ruling BJP’s agenda is to ensure that a ‘Marathi manoos’ does not become the mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Talking to reporters, Raut further claimed that the BJP wants to hurt the Marathi people.Responding to remarks made by BJP leader Kripashankar Singh that…
The incident took place when the first grader was waiting for her meal at the govt school in Guluru, Tumakuru district BENGALURU: In a shocking case of alleged negligence, a six-year-old girl lost two fingers in a freak accident at a govt primary school on the outskirts of Tumakuru, about 75km from Bengaluru, and was…
Indian equities ended sharply lower on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions, surging crude oil prices and sustained foreign outflows triggered broad-based selling. The Nifty50 slipped below the 24,900 mark while the Sensex plunged over 1,000 points, dragging several rate- and oil-sensitive stocks into the red. Amid the volatility, upstream oil producers and select defence…
