Air travel is one of the most interesting modes of transportation but it comes at a cost. Going through security checks and not knowing what things can go inside and what not is a list-to-remember. Be it busy hubs like Indira Gandhi International Airport or smaller regional airports, security personnel confiscate thousands of items from…
Representative image (AI generated) BENGALURU: Industry’s growing role in scientific publishing is helping researchers generate novel ideas across a range of disciplines, but it may also be steering science away from “blue skies research”, curiosity-driven investigations pursued without immediate commercial objectives, which have historically produced some of science’s most unexpected discoveries.From Zorawar tank to laser…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A meme joking that voters would now receive a “summons” from the Congress high command to decide the state’s new chief minister said it all. The weeklong suspense has spilled far beyond the Delhi consultations, with memes, trolls, online polls and sarcastic commentary turning the leadership tussle into an internet festival.While the race is…
Talks for a BRICS foreign ministers’ joint statement seemed balanced on a knife-edge on the first day of the meeting, with a consensus on the West Asia situation remaining uncertain. Diplomatic sources said efforts to find common ground between the UAE and Iran were still on, even as the 2 countries held on to their…
Tokenmaxxing is claimed to be one of the ‘most controversial’ practices in artificial intelligence. For those unaware, tokenmaxxing means showing off how many AI token you burn through is now moving beyond Silicon Valley. Payments giant Visa revealed to Business Insider that it is now consuming around 1.9 trillion tokens per month, which is double…
As he prepares to turn 43, entrepreneur Rohit Sakunia, who quit Google more than a decade ago to begin his entrepreneurial journey, has looked back at his 30s and shared a few lessons he wishes he had understood sooner.Sakunia posted a personal reflection on Instagram said it was not meant to be advice but “thodi…
Rising remittance inflows to India have doubled in the past 10 years, with four advanced economies—the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia—accounting for a growing share of the funds. Migration of higher-skilled Indians to these countries, combined with rising incomes among the diaspora, has helped reduce India’s dependence on any single region while…
JAC Ranchi releases Class XI examination results 2026 with strong statewide performance JAC 11th result 2026: The Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi has announced the results of the Class XI Examination 2026, conducted across the state over a four-day period. The examinations were held from February 25, 2026 to February 28, 2026 at designated centres under…
Where are Iran’s billions stored? Iran has spent years trying to regain access to billions of dollars in overseas funds frozen by sanctions. Now, as Tehran enters negotiations with the Trump administration over a broader agreement to end the conflict and address its nuclear programme, those assets have become one of the most important issues…
For kids, the beginning of a new school year brings hope, and while parents enjoy this excitement, what awaits them is the endless list of new stationery, textbooks, and long queues in the markets. Undoubtedly, this is the story of many Indian schools, but did you know the story isn’t the same for parents around…