On China, Jaishankar said India should continue doing business with Beijing while developing the domestic strength needed to compete with it NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday offered a candid assessment of a rapidly changing global landscape, warning that growing geopolitical and economic tensions are creating new challenges for countries and businesses….
18-year-old Kunal Chandwade. (Image Credit:X) CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Tisgaon sarpanch Sanjay Jadhav was among those desperately trying to talk 18-year-old Kunal Chandwade out of jumping off Khavdya Dongar in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.“We kept telling him to think of his mother and not take the step,” Jadhav said.When pleading failed, Jadhav offered to give Kunal an…
India has a rich but complex history of men performing femininity—one that modern drag queens are reclaiming with agency, drawing from both Indian tradition and global queer culture The most heavily quoted feminist scholar, Simone de Beauvoir, launched entire fields of feminist theory by writing – one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.To…
Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express has been a non-AC long-distance passenger train. After upgrading train travel for the common man with Amrit Bharat Express, Indian Railways is now set to introduce air-conditioned coaches in the Amrit Bharat 3.0 Express, expected to be rolled out this financial year.Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express…
Former captain Ben Stokes (image: IANS) Former England Test captain Ben Stokes has hit out at the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to leave Headingley out of the 2027 men’s Ashes schedule, calling the move “shambolic”. Stokes’ comments came shortly after England’s emphatic innings-and-103-run victory over Pakistan at Headingley in the first Test of…
Choosing a baby name can be about more than simply finding one that sounds appealing. Many names carry meanings connected with qualities that parents may hope their children develop as they grow, from courage and happiness to kindness, strength and resilience. For parents looking for names with global appeal, there are plenty of options rooted…
Harvard graduate recalls teacher’s advice that changed how he saw himself A comment about the way someone speaks may last only a few seconds, but for the person hearing it, the memory can stay much longer. Deepak Ramola’s recent Instagram post has drawn attention to this simple but familiar experience while also highlighting how a…
A one-horned rhinoceros grazes in the Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park (PTI Photo) At dawn, Kaziranga wakes to mist rising over its tall grasslands. Elephants move through the wilderness as jeep tracks wind past marshes, while one-horned rhinos emerge from the grass.By afternoon, the landscape transforms into a trail of wildlife sightings, wild water…
According to Science Direct, the hospital’s annual cooling demand is about 1,000 MWh. A hospital in central Sweden found an unusual way to meet its summer cooling needs by storing snow from winter and using it months later. The Sundsvall Regional Hospital uses a large snow storage system designed to preserve winter cold until the…
Ethel Caterham has now lived for 117 years – and her life story spans a period of history that feels almost impossible to imagine.The world’s oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday with family and friends in Surrey, according to the BBC. Caterham lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater and became the world’s…