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NEW DELHI: In a morale booster for employees, lossmaking Air India on Friday said it does not anticipate any layoffs even as the airline has been battling a series of black swan events for a year now. However, annual increments “will be deferred by at least one quarter in light of the uncertain economic environment”….
Finn Allen joins Brendon McCullum and Sunil Narine (Image: X) Finn Allen produced a sensational knock to register his maiden IPL century during Match 51 against Delhi Capitals, joining an elite list of century-makers for Kolkata Knight Riders alongside Brendon McCullum and Sunil Narine.Batting first, Delhi Capitals managed to post 142 runs on the board….
Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd), has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He succeeds General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, who completes his tenure on May 30, 2026.In his capacity as CDS, Lt Gen Subramani will also serve as secretary, Department of Military Affairs…
Five weeks ago, almost nobody outside a small corner of Instagram had heard of Kalu Putik. Now, his videos are everywhere. The teenager behind the Instagram page kalupotics has crossed millions of followers in record time, and his clips regularly rack up tens of millions of views. Fashion accounts repost him. Meme pages obsess over…
CONTAI: Nestled in Contai’s Korkuli Para, barely 600 metres from the central bus stand, lies ‘Shantikunj’. The lane leading to the house has now gained a new identity: The residence of Bengal’s CM-designate.In a first in five decades, a Midnapore district will have a chief minister in Suvendu Adhikari. Ajoy Mukherjee, who served as the…
With ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ hitting cinemas on May 15, Ayushmann Khurrana is celebrating an unexpected but meaningful link to Aamir Khan and the golden age of Hindi situational comedy. The family entertainer, directed by Mudassar Aziz, features the classic song ‘Aaj Na Chhodunga Tujhe Dum Duma Dum’ from Aamir’s 1990 blockbuster ‘Dil’, and…
China has officially confirmed providing on-site technical assistance to Pakistan during last year’s conflict with India. An engineer from China’s Aviation Industry Corporation detailed his team’s efforts supporting Pakistan’s Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jets amidst intense conditions. This revelation comes after previous denials and downplaying of Chinese military involvement by Beijing. BEIJING: For the first time,…
NEW DELHI: Blind users struggle with navigating unfamiliar indoor spaces, reading signs or understanding visual cues. And, most people take this for granted. This problem is what pushed 20-year-old Nimar Sharma, a student at Chitkara University on the outskirts of Chandigarh, to build Blind Bridge, an accessibility-focused app that aims to make everyday navigation easier…
D Gukesh’s viral celebration (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: 2026 World Chess Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov finally got his revenge against D Gukesh at the Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid and Blitz event in Warsaw, defeating the reigning World Champion in their first-ever blitz meeting on Friday.The win came just two days after Gukesh had beaten Sindarov…
You’re sitting through a conference call. Two hours in, you stand up and your knee feels stiff. Or you’re running up the stairs at home, and coming down is worse than going up. Maybe you’ve noticed a clicking sound when you move, nothing dramatic, just there. For most people in their 30s, these moments pass…
