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People all over the world are right in praising India’s digital payments story. India is today a leader in digital payments because the entire ecosystem was built on three things: trust, modernisation, and compliance. The trust was achieved through public digital networks like UPI; modernisation was brought about through the use of real-time, API-driven architectures;…
Cockroaches are usually treated as simple creatures that react without pause, driven by instinct rather than experience. New laboratory work from Scotland suggests the picture is less fixed. Researchers found that male cockroaches altered their behaviour after exposure to stress, becoming more cautious when faced with uncertain signals. The study focused on how insects respond…
NEW DELHI: Despite a slight dip in imports due to govt’s impetus on ‘Make-in-India’ weapons, India remains the world’s second-largest importer of major arms, accounting for 8.2% of the global share between 2021 and 2025, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).The report also highlights a sharp decline in…
Unlike me, Bunny has always been a neat person, in all senses of the term. She not only has neat habits, such as tidiness, and keeping things in proper order and shipshape, but is also neat in the idiomatic meaning of being smart, and elegant, and efficient. Being a prime example of unneatness, I’m forever…
Artemis II’s mission is drawing attention not only for its technical milestones but also for something immediately noticeable. The crew, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch from NASA, along with Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, have stepped into bright orange suits that stand out instantly. The bold colour may catch the…
Screen grab (Source: X/@birdd111) In a counter-intuitive but urgent conservation push, drones and helicopters are releasing thousands of mosquitoes over Hawaii’s forests in an effort to rescue some of the islands’ most threatened birds. The operation is part of a large-scale bid to suppress invasive mosquito populations that are driving native Hawaiian honeycreepers towards extinction.In…
Her beauty look mirrored the overall mood perfectly. She went with radiant, glowing skin, softly contoured features, and neutral tones that enhanced her natural beauty rather than distracting from it. Those loose, side-swept waves gave the whole ensemble an effortless finish, proving that “polished” doesn’t have to mean “stiff.” What makes this look really resonate…
CISF paves way for seamless transfers between RRTS Namo Bharat & DMRC at New Ashok Nagar Metro Station NEW DELHI: Passengers transfers between Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Namo Bharat with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will now be seamless at the New Ashok Nagar Metro Station. An integrated passenger movement corridor was formally…
Marie Curie’s story is often told through her Nobel Prizes, her discoveries, and the eerie glow of radium in a darkened lab. But there’s a quieter, almost unbelievable detail that tends to get overlooked. According to The Nobel Prize, she refused to patent radium. Gave it away, basically. A decision that, by most accounts, cost…
Fans who attended Anoushka Shankar’s Kolkata concert were treated to an unexpected moment when Arijit Singh walked on stage for a surprise live performance. This was his first appearance and performance after announcing his decision to step away from playback singing. Arijit’s set instantly went viral on social media. Among those present backstage were music…
