India’s industrial activity maintained steady momentum in May 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 5.1% as compared to the same period last year. The growth came on the back of robust manufacturing and electricity output, even as mining remained under pressure.Data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on…
In July 2025, astronomers spotted something remarkable passing through our Solar System, an object that had not come from anywhere nearby. Called 3I/ATLAS, it was travelling so fast and on such an unusual path that scientists quickly confirmed it had originated in another star system entirely. It is only the third object of its kind…
Eugenie Bouchard (Image via Getty Images) Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has shared her surprise at the hot weather in London ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2026. The Canadian tennis star, who has joined the BBC’s team for this year’s tournament, admitted that she found the heat more difficult to handle than expected.Bouchard, who now…
Kidambi Srikanth (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Kidambi Srikanth finished runner-up at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament after losing a hard-fought men’s singles final to Chinese Taipei’s Su Li-yang. The 33-year-old former world No. 1 showed great fighting spirit by recovering after losing the opening game, but eventually went down 15-21, 21-16, 9-21…
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 372.10 points, or 0.48%, to settle at 76,728.37. During the session, it dropped as much as 478.72 points, or 0.62%, to 76,621.75. Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday as renewed hostilities between the US and Iran and a rise in global crude oil prices dented investor…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court has ruled that a wife who earns more than her husband cannot claim maintenance simply because she is a woman. The court stressed that maintenance cannot be awarded on gender-based assumptions and that financial circumstances of both parties must be examined before passing such orders.The court set aside a…
Rajnath Singh launches DFP-2026 to boost DRDO efficiency Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday released the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO (DFP-2026), aimed at improving efficiency, accountability and timely execution of strategic research and development projects in the defence sector.The new framework is expected to speed up the production and induction of systems, platforms…
Stress has been made an unavoidable aspect of contemporary life. It might come from work pressure, money problems, family responsibilities, or even the constant barrage of messages from our smart phones. While some stress might sometimes prove beneficial to us, too much of it would not only do us physical harm but would also negatively…
Mumbai-born entrepreneur Dhravya Shah built his own-company Supermemory, an AI startup that raised $3 million in seed funding. Shah also managed to secure a US O-1 visa. Shah’s entrepreneurial journey started from selling his first company at 16 to walking away from the IIT dream. His journey also highlights how a solo founder turned a…
For years, Europe has been synonymous with cool and pleasant summers, vibrant streets, and breezy evenings attracting travellers from worldwide; especially from North India as summers in this part of India get too hot to handle. People start planning quick summer escapes to European nations. But June 2026 has changed that perception and how! It…