Representative image: India lost to Japan in men’s quadrant semifinal. (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: India added another bronze to their swelling medal tally at the Asian Games on Friday as their men’s sepaktakraw team bowed out in the semifinal at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium.India went down 0-2 to hosts Japan in a…
A sand sculpture for Captain Smit Machchhar by artist Sudarshan Pattnaik in Puri, Odisha NEW DELHI: The flydubai cockpit attack has renewed attention to pilots’ wellbeing. Indian pilots say long notice periods at domestic airlines add to their stress and make it harder to take jobs abroad.Co-pilots must serve six months’ notice and captains a…
For years, Terence “Terry” Kahn lived in a way that gave little indication he had accumulated millions of dollars. The Indianapolis man lived in a modest home, drove an old Honda and avoided owning a cellphone because he considered it an unnecessary expense. Even his longtime attorney and friends were surprised by the size of…
CM Vijay personally handed out free tickets to women. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday launched the expanded ‘Vettri Payanam Thittam’, extending free bus travel to more categories of services for women and transgender people across the state.Marking the launch on Gandhi Jayanti, Vijay travelled by bus in Chennai, interacted…
The directive seeks to address concerns that companies may try to absorb the contribution by adjusting it against employees’ CTC. (Image for representative purpose only) Will your take home salary come down with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) raising the wage ceiling for provident fund calculation purposes from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000?On September…
Captain Smit Machchhar with his wife Sonal Long before he was the captain who held a cockpit together despite stab wounds, Capt Smit Machchhar was the pilot who interacted with loaders, engineers, ground staff, catering people, all with equal respect.“Smit is the most calm, composed and down-to-earth person you could ever meet,” said Capt Dharav…
Sahibzada Farhan, Shreyas Iyer India and Pakistan are set for their first-ever meeting in the Asian Games cricket competition, with the rivalry taking centre stage in the gold medal match on Saturday at Karogi Sports Park in Nisshin.The defending champions, India, are appearing at the Asian Games for only the second time in the cricket…
There’s something a little frustrating about craving a comforting bowl of white sauce pasta, only to remember that most recipes lean heavily on maida, refined flour, for that classic creamy base. If you’re trying to cut back on refined flour, whether for digestion, general health, or just personal preference, it doesn’t mean white sauce pasta…
William Benjamin “Ben” Bobo was a quiet San Francisco resident who spent years walking his golden retriever, Chad, around Alta Plaza Park near his home. Few people who saw the pair there could have known that Bobo would eventually leave millions of dollars to the city’s parks. When he died in August 2023 at the…
BMW bets on AI to replace managers, up to 8,000 jobs hit in Germany BMW is putting artificial intelligence at the centre of its turnaround plan, and the first thing it will reshape is its own management. The German luxury carmaker said it will cut its divisions and the management roles tied to them by…
