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NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Union Budget 2026–27, claiming the finance minister’s speech was “fairly short” and “lacking specifics”. He said the budget offered little reassurance to the middle and lower-middle classes, further accusing the government of missing Kerala from the budget address.Speaking to news agency…
Cold water baths have gone from something a few eccentric athletes did in backyards to a full-blown wellness obsession. Scroll social media for five minutes in winter and you’ll see people lowering themselves into tubs of ice, teeth chattering, faces calm like monks. They’ll tell you it builds mental strength, boosts immunity, burns fat, cures…
CUP OF JOY: RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana with her MI counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana were at the fulcrum of India’s greatest moment in women’s cricket. Just two months ago, the hard work they put in over the last decade paid dividends as they recorded the biggest triumph of their…
The year 2025 was a watershed year for the country’s primary markets. Companies from different industries lined up to list on the stock exchanges, thus raising a record Rs. 1.75 lakh crore through mainboard public issues, along with another Rs. 11,429 crore through SMEs.Although as the year ended, a different picture came up. Nearly half…
‘Sirai’, which hit theaters on December 25, 2025, has captured the attention of fans since its first day of release. This action thriller stars Vikram Prabhu, L.K. Akshay Kumar, and Anishma Anilkumar in their lead roles and marks the directorial debut of Suresh Rajakumari. This film is touted as the second project featuring a storyline…
Actor Kate Winslet has spoken out strongly against the growing use of weight-loss injections such as Ozempic, warning that the global obsession with pharmaceutical shortcuts to thinness risks serious damage to both physical and mental health.In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, the Oscar-winning actor criticized what she described as a “chaotic” culture of…
On its first day of trading on the stock market, Lenskart’s failed to match the excitement that had built around its IPO in recent weeks.On Monday, the stock listed at Rs 390 on the NSE, entering 3% lower than the issue price of Rs 402. For a company widely regarded as one of India’s most…
In Hindu mythology, mortals prayed and performed elaborate rituals to please Indra, the god of rain. Legend has it that musician Tansen’s melodious voice could summon showers from cloudless skies. Ordinary mortals, however, have neither the Ashvamedha yagna nor Tansen’s tenor. In modern India, a new kind of rainmaker relies on science, not song to…
Delhi’s failed trial may have burst a few bubbles, but experts say cloud seeding shows promise in tackling drought In Hindu mythology, mortals prayed and performed elaborate rituals to please Indra, the god of rain. Legend has it that musician Tansen’s melodious voice could summon showers from cloudless skies. Ordinary mortals, however, have neither the…
Russia’s successful launch of a nuclear-powered cruise missile may spur nuclear air propulsion research, a long-abandoned Cold War-era projectRussian President Vladimir Putin has just announced the successful test of a new Russian nuclear-capable and nuclear-powered cruise missile, Burevestnik, that is supposed to have limitless range and can evade any known air defence system. If true,…
