Karwa Chauth is a day of early-morning sargi, a long day of fasting, and an evening of glittering sarees, mehendi, diyas and waiting for the moon. Phones light up with greetings from mothers-in-law, sisters, friends and colleagues long before the first puja thali is ready. Karwa Chauth falls on Thursday, October 29, 2026, in India,…
File photo: Employees Provident Fund Organisation- EPFO NEW DELHI: Five years after govt allowed the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to invest in alternate investment funds (AIFs), the retirement savings body is now working to come up with guidelines to enable its investments in these high-growth asset classes and startups.A proposal to allocate up to…
Hemkund Sahib (Image Credit: Canva) Spiritual awakening and meditation require peaceful surroundings, and India’s landscapes have been adorned with a rich history of spiritual leaders attaining enlightenment. From Gautam Buddha to Jain Tirthankaras, India has had the privilege of serving as the land of spiritual traditions. One such wonder located in the remote Himalayas is…
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has alleged that Ryanair staff threatened and discriminated against his family at an airport in Dublin, with his account triggering a discussion on social media. Kumar Sangakkara post The Rajasthan Royals head coach took to X on Wednesday evening to share his experience, describing the encounter with the airline’s…
File photo: HUL hits 14-quarter sales growth high as price hikes test India’s consumption recovery BENGALURU: Consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday reported a 3.8% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,796 crore in the Sept quarter, while revenue rose 14.4% to Rs 18,386 crore, indicating strong growth despite cost pressure.Underlying sales growth…
File photo: BJP names Hardeep Puri as its candidate for Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypoll NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri was Wednesday named BJP’s candidate for RS by-election from MP, clearing the path for his continuation in govt following weeks of uncertainty after he was not nominated from UP, the state he had…
File photo: The TVS Motor logo on a motorbike inside a TVS Motor repair shop, in New Delhi CHENNAI: TVS Motor Company, a leading two and three-wheeler maker, will demerge its consumer-finance-related investments into a separate listed holding company, marking a significant shift in the TVS Venu group’s strategy, as a financial services business built…
Rick Senko turned a $35 cellphone purchase into the beginning of a multimillion-dollar resale business. (Photo: CNBC Make It) Rick Senko was unemployed, broke and raising his five-year-old son alone when a broken cellphone changed his life. In 2008, with few job opportunities available, he bought a replacement phone on Craigslist for $35 and listed…
Prince William plans to sell 20% of the Duchy of Cornwall estate to support housing and green projects. (Photo: Getty) Prince William is using one of the British royal family’s most valuable assets to pursue causes close to his heart, with plans to sell a portion of his vast estate to fund housing, environmental recovery…
Sea ice and ice floes off Victoria Land, Antarctica, with Mount Melbourne in the background | Pic credit: Alberto C Naveira Grabato via IISc BENGALURU: A decline in Antarctic sea ice since 2015 has reversed decades of freshening in a major ocean water mass, making it saltier and denser, a study published in Nature Climate…
