Photo: dasha.takisho/ Instagram Have you ever seen a tricky image and sworn it showed something, while your friend insists it appeared like some other figure to them? That’s the genius of optical illusion personality tests— they’re like mirror for your mind, revealing quirks you didn’t know were there. These viral brain teasers, buzzing on social…
India has strongly pushed back against the United States’ Section 301 investigations, rejecting allegations of unfair trade practices and seeking immediate termination of the probes.In its submission to the US Trade Representative (USTR), India “firmly denies all allegations made in the initiation notice” related to claims of excess structural capacity and production in manufacturing sectors,…
NEW DELHI: Around 12 lakh households across 11 states and Union territories have self-enumerated so far for the houselisting operations (HLO) phase of Census 2027. More than half of these households availed of the self-enumeration facility in the past 4-5 days.With conclusion of the 15-day self-enumeration window on Wednesday across Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa,…
In the complex maze of trains, buses, and subway stations in Tokyo, a long-obscured form of gender-based harassment called Butsukari Otoko, or ‘bumping man,’ is on the rise. This type of violence occurs when men intentionally bump into women in crowded train stations during the busy rush hour period and use the anonymity of all…
A Russian liquefied natural gas cargo from the Portovaya plant on the Baltic Sea is currently en route to India, with the vessel Kunpeng expected to arrive at the Dahej LNG terminal. This is according to LSEG shipping data on Wednesday.If delivered, it would mark the first such shipment to India from a US-sanctioned Russian…
Virat Kohli leads RCB run chase in Bengaluru. (Pic credit: IPL) BENGALURU: The early phase of IPL has largely belonged to emerging talent and young turks. But the midweek fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here was different. It turned out to be a vintage Wednesday. Two experienced exponents of the sport from Royal Challengers…
NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday directed all banks issuing FASTags to undertake “immediate” validation of Vehicle Registration Numbers (VRNs) linked to the smart tags issued by them. The banks have been directed to blacklist FASTags that are found linked to incorrect or invalid VRNs.The decision follows receipt of complaints regarding…
NEW DELHI: India, along with the US, Turkiye, South Africa, Germany, and the Netherlands, witnessed a fall in power generation from fossil fuels in March after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the military conflict in West Asia and disruption in energy supplies, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air…
Indian woman draws flak for doing garba at Canada citizenship ceremony after her video goes viral. A woman doing garba at the Canadian citizenship ceremony has triggered a major controversy that snowballed into hatred against Indians, as social media users said only third-world people do such things. They also questioned why Indians become so happy…
On this exact day, 114 years ago, the North Atlantic became a graveyard for the world’s most well-known maritime disaster. The “unsinkable” RMS Titanic sank deep into the ocean floor, taking 1,517 souls with her. In the final, freezing seconds of their lives, those men, women, and children had no way of knowing that their…