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Evidence suggests Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom began almost a century later/ Image: Pexels For more than a century, historians have worked with a broadly agreed timeline for Ancient Egypt, anchoring its major eras to king lists, inscriptions and archaeological layers. One of the most important of those turning points is the start of the New…
That was the day I nearly disowned my one and only brother. Yes, the same man who once borrowed my first edition-worthy set of Austen paperbacks and returned them looking like they had survived a small monsoon and possibly an avalanche. The same brother who sincerely believes Sense and Sensibility is the name of a…
From humble beginnings in India to Silicon Valley stardom, entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal has transformed the tech landscape with his AI-driven software platform Harness, now valued at an impressive $5.5 billion. After arriving in the U.S. on an H1-B visa, he sold his first venture, AppDynamics, to Cisco for $3.7 billion. Indian-born entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal has…
MUMBAI: State Bank of India plans to double its mobile banking customer base to 20 crore over the next two years from the current 9.4 crore with the launch of Yono 2.0, chairman C S Setty said on Tuesday. To help customers transition to the new digital platform, the bank will expand its in-branch digital…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked both the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government “not to make it into a language issue” while hearing the state’s plea challenging a Madras high court order directing it to establish Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools.The observation was made by a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and…
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, right, with Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Sunil Chhetri has played long enough, seen enough, and carried Indian football on his shoulders for years. Yet, when Lionel Messi stood in front of him at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Sunday,…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport were severely disrupted on Monday as dense fog and low visibility led to the cancellation of around 228 flights, with five others diverted, airport authorities said.According to Delhi Airport, the cancellations included 131 departing flights and 97 arriving flights, as visibility levels…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday cited India’s strong growth and sovereign rating upgrades to counter claims that the country was a “dead economy”, telling the Lok Sabha that such upgrades would not have been possible if the economy were weak, PTI reported.Responding to Opposition members who sought the government’s reaction to US President Donald…
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has drawn attention in a short span with his performances. Whenever he is on the field, his batting tends to create moments that fans notice. His fan following has been growing steadily, including among children.A recent video shared on social media shows Sooryavanshi signing autographs for young fans. In the…
Tushar Deshpande of Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals will head into the auction with a moderate Rs 16.05 crore purse and nine slots to fill, including one overseas position. It’s far from the largest budget available, but with key players retained and additions secured through trades, their core squad is…
