From swords to Bandis: The story of Army’s post-colonial makeover

NEW DELHI: For generations of Indian soldiers, military uniforms have represented far more than clothing. Every button, badge, belt, sword, lanyard and ceremonial accessory has carried layers of history, tradition and institutional memory.Many of those traditions, however, were inherited from the British Indian Army.Now, nearly eight decades after Independence, the Indian Army has unveiled one…

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Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy combined net worth 2026: Iconic golfers PGA Tour earnings, endorsements, luxury lifestyle and investments | International Sports News

Scottie Scheffler of Team United States and Rory McIlroy of Team Europe shake hands after their match during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Scottie Scheffler (PGA Tour) and Rory…

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‘Cockroaches’ and crackdowns: Can Pakistan’s Gen Z storm the barricades?

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir Just look at what is happening in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. People have taken to the streets over bread-and-butter issues and local election grievances. At least 40 protesters have died this week alone. To add insult to injury, Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has described these protesters as…

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As Canada plans stricter data laws, PM Mark Carney says: Companies should not have the ability to use your …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a legislation which aims to strengthen the country’s privacy rules, warning tat ‘companies should not have the ability to use your behaviour, your location, your profile, your vulnerabilities, or your personal information to charge unfair prices.’ According to a report by Bloomberg, the proposal is designed to limit…

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Anthropic’s Boris Cherny, who says engineering is ‘dead,’ says he is beginning to get sick of…

Anthropic’s Boris Cherny has spent the past several months telling anyone who’ll listen that software engineering is a dying profession, that IDEs are next to go, and that at Anthropic—the company he helps run—no one has touched a line of code manually since at least November. Now the Claude Code creator has a new grievance:…

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Road built on their land without permission or payment, owners get justice after 40 years

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has fined the Chhattisgarh government Rs 2 lakh for dragging landowners back to court over compensation they were rightfully owed and for occupying their land for nearly four decades without ever paying for it.What was the issueThe Public Works Department (PWD) of the Chhattisgarh government had taken possession of a…

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Anthropic CEO does not want to be part of the ‘million dollar-salary race’ that Mark Zuckerberg started

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is worried about new talent coming to the AI firm for the money Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei does not want to be part of the intense pay race for top AI, as companies including Meta, OpenAI, Google and Anthropic compete for a small pool of AI talent. According to an Axios…

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Indian Air Force: IAF ranks 3rd-most powerful air force in world, stays ahead of China for 5th straight year: WDMMA rankings

NEW DELHI: For the fifth consecutive time, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has retained third position in the world as the third-most powerful air arm in the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) 2026 Global Air Power Rankings, remaining ahead of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).Only the air forces of the US…

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NDA looks to boost numbers in Lok Sabha, Sena UBT may also split | India News

NEW DELHI: With the rebel TMC faction claiming to have secured the signatures of 19 Lok Sabha MPs pledging support to BJP-led NDA govt , the governing alliance is looking to further boost its numbers to get closer to the two-third mark in Lok Sabha by drawing support from members of more parties in the…

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World Happiness Report: Gujarat village stops cooking at home: How one shared kitchen in Chandanki is beating loneliness and boosting happiness through community living

Imagine a place where no one really bothers to cook in their own kitchen. Instead, every meal is lovingly prepared in one big, shared kitchen and then served in a cheerful community hall. Families, friends, and neighbours all come together, sit across from one another, and enjoy hot, traditional food while laughing, sharing stories, and…

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