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World Book Day is a great time to show your kids how magical stories can be. For little kids, books are more than just words. They are also about the bright colors, the feel of the pages, and the gentle lessons that stay with them as they grow.Here are five books parents can pick up…
File Pic: Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, left, with Shaheen Shah Afridi (AP Photo) Pakistan’s troubles deepened on Sunday after a 2-1 ODI series defeat to Bangladesh triggered fierce criticism from former wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who questioned the state of the country’s cricket with a scathing remark: “If you don’t beat teams in matches, will you…
MUMBAI: RBI has come out with a Digital Payments – Emandate Framework, 2026 which seeks to make recurring digital payments simpler, safer and more user-centric by reducing friction while retaining safeguards, marking a shift towards a consent-driven autopay ecosystem.The guidelines mandate a 24-hour pre-debit notification, requiring issuers to inform users in advance about the merchant…
Radhika Sarathkumar stuns in an intense avatar as ‘Pavunuthayi’ in the newly released teaser for ‘Thaai Kizhavi’. The film, directed by Sivakumar Murugesan, promises a blend of comedy, drama, and suspense, with its release date set for February 20, 2026. Radhika’s bold transformation into an elderly mother-in-law is being hailed as a significant milestone in…
Former CJI Uday Lalit Honored at Suryadatta National Lifetime Achievement Awards in Pune PUNE: Honouring individuals from diverse fields on a common platform is an effective way of social enlightenment, former Chief Justice of India Uday U. Lalit said. He noted that the presence of achievers from arts, sports, science, economics, accounting, and public administration…
NAGPUR: A 12-year-old boy was allegedly chained and locked by his daily-wager parents in Nagpur for several hours a day over two months amid claims that he was an inveterate cellphone thief.The school dropout was finally rescued Friday following a tip-off by teams from Maharashtra govt’s women and child development dept and the police. He…
NEW DELHI: The joint opposition is likely to move a notice for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar soon after Lok Sabha disposes off the “removal notice” against Speaker Om Birla, latest by Wednesday. The notice against the CEC may be moved in Rajya Sabha.Sources said TMC raised the demand in the customary…
1 (Those born on the 1st, 10th, 19th and 28th of any month, are ruled by the Numerology number 1)Someone may rope you into a social plan today, maybe a music night, a friend’s get-together, or even an office celebration that feels a bit too peppy for your current mood. You are not obliged to…
Almost ten years after the RERA Act, 2016 attention is increasingly moving from developers to the functioning of the regulator itself. (AI image) The Real Estate Regulatory Authority or RERA is in focus again. Recently, the Supreme Court made blunt observations about the role of RERA and its importance. The apex court remarked that the…
Finland is slowly making a name for itself as an innovator, albeit a low-key one, regarding wireless electricity transmission, which aims to transmit power via the airwaves without having to use cables, sockets, or connectors. Although the concept remains more than a little exotic-sounding, scientists from Finland are slowly but surely pushing the boundaries of…
