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Lord Shiva is venerated not only as the destroyer of delusion but also as the ultimate yogi, healer and heavenly guide across India’s religious traditions. Although allegiance to Shiva goes beyond gender and age, astrologists and numerologists contend that some women have a particularly strong soul-level link to Mahadeva—influenced by their birth date and planetary…
Both programmes offer sponsor-free residency to attract global talent, investment, and long-term economic participation/Representative image For decades, long-term residency in the Gulf was deliberately elusive. You were welcome to work, invest, and build, but never quite to stay. For a time, that model worked. But as both the UAE and Saudi Arabia began to confront…
It was the wedding of a colleague’s daughter, and I had joined her on a mission—Operation Invitation. With time slipping through our fingers, we vowed to keep each stop short so we could cover as many retired colleagues as possible. But visiting former colleagues at their homes is hardly an everyday affair, and nostalgia has…
From 2026, UAE children must be three to six years old by December 31 for admission/Representative Image The UAE has announced a major update to its school admission policy, changing the age cut-off for Kindergarten and Grade 1 enrolments. Starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, students will need to meet age requirements by 31st December…
MUMBAI: Axis Bank and Google Pay on Dec 17 launched the Google Pay Flex Axis Bank Credit Card, billed as India’s first fully digital, UPI-powered co-branded credit card. The card runs on the RuPay network and is the first product under Flex by Google Pay, marking Google’s entry into the co-branded credit card space.The card…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday shared a video from inside the Lok Sabha, claiming that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kirti Azad was vaping in the Lower House during the ongoing session.BJP’s I-T cell chief Amit Malviya claimed that the TMC MP accused by BJP MP Anurag Thakur of vaping inside Parliament is…
Anaya Bangar and Sarfaraz Khan (Insta) Anaya Bangar, the child of former India batter Sanjay Bangar, shared a moment of joy after close friend Sarfaraz Khan secured an IPL return with Chennai Super Kings at the IPL 2026 mini-auction held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Sarfaraz, who last featured in the IPL in 2023, was…
After his enchanting turn in ‘Thamma’, Ayushmann Khurrana is back to charm audiences with a heartfelt performance in Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Yeh Prem Mol Liya’. Renowned for defying norms, he revels in portraying a gentle hero, a role he believes Barjatya executes with impeccable discipline and narrative flair. Known for constantly reinventing himself, Ayushmann Khurrana has…
India’s imports of Russian oil are expected to cross 1 million barrels per day this December. (AI image) Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil majors don’t seem to have deterred Indian refiners from procuring crude – though non-sanctioned – from Russia. India’s crude oil imports from Russia are showing resilience in December, days after Trump’s…
Joe Burns captained Italy to their first-ever T20 World Cup. (Image: X/Fancode) NEW DELHI: Former Australia batter Joe Burns, who played a key role in guiding Italy to their maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualification, will not feature in the European nation’s squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka due to unresolved…
