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Sonal Srivastava Who does not want to be rich? We all want fat bank accounts, beautiful properties in pristine Alps or cottages in Himalayas; a house by a beach and a farmhouse near a bustling metro, where we might retreat for quiet time after exhausting ourselves with city life, forays into malls and cinema halls,…
An anonymous donor has given 21 kilograms of gold bullion, worth about $3.6 million, to the city of Osaka. The donor asked that the gift be used only for water and drainage works. City officials said the gold was delivered last November and formally accepted after internal checks. The donation was made without conditions and…
New Delhi: Swiss drug firm Novartis will sell its entire stake of nearly 71% in its listed Indian subsidiary for about Rs 1,446 crore to a clutch of private equity investors, led by ChrysCapital. The exit comes two years after the parent began a strategic review of its Indian subsidiary, including assessing its stake in…
New Delhi: After a week of packed halls, high-level diplomacy and billion-dollar pitches, several national delegations at the India AI Impact Summit will issue a joint statement on how the world should handle artificial intelligence Saturday, a day later than planned, as the govt works to widen global consensus on the document. The declaration, already…
At least 12 people were killed and 24 wounded in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, Lebanese authorities and security sources said, as cited by news agency AFP.Local television footage from one of the strike sites showed what appeared to be an apartment building that had been hit.Israel said it had…
Johnny Depp stepped up profoundly for his friend Eric Dane during the final months of Eric Dane’s brave fight against ALS. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star quietly offered Eric Dane one of his Los Angeles homes to live in, essentially rent-free, easing a heavy burden as the disease progressed. This heartfelt gesture came to…
Netherlands’ players celebrate the wicket of Pakistan’s Shadab Khan during the T20 World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP/PTI) New Delhi: During the 2016 T20 World Cup, the then Netherlands captain Peter Borren, in one of the press conferences, was almost in tears and made an emotional plea to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to…
The auditorium at Wellington College International Pune was filled with energy, music, and excitement as pupils brought the much-loved musical “Annie Jr.” to life in a vibrant stage production. Pupils from both the Primary and Senior Schools collaborated to present a fresh and engaging interpretation of this timeless classic over three spectacular performances from Thursday,…
The world of ‘Venom’ is back, but this time, it’s all about animation. After a run of live-action films, the studio behind the movie wants to shake things up with a new animated film about the infamous, sharp-toothed antihero. The studio has brought in Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the pair behind last year’s…
It was not winter, but the weather still gave me chills. Hill stations are mostly cold, irrespective of the season. It was sometime in August, when I first made my way to George Everest House in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. It is one of the least explored gems in the mountains of Mussoorie. I had heard tales…
