Let’s face it—turning someone down sucks. Most of us absolutely hate the awkwardness, the guilt, or the irrational fear of saying ‘no’, when deep down you really want to. But constantly saying ‘yes’ when you actually mean ‘no’ is a quick way to burnout.Setting healthy boundaries doesn’t mean you have to become cold or confrontational….
NEW DELHI: As the Election Commission expands its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across multiple states, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a fresh attack on the exercise, alleging that it could be used to create a “permanent class of excluded Indians” and disproportionately affect Muslims, women, migrants and the poor.In a post…
MUMBAI: The RBI rejected all bids for 182-day and 364-day treasury bills while accepting only 91-day bills at auction on Wednesday, signalling its discomfort with rising short-term yields ahead of the monetary policy decision due Friday.The RBI sold 91-day treasury bills at a yield of 5.56%. The central bank typically rejects bids when it finds…
Cross-border drug trafficking has risen exponentially since 2021, with Punjab being the most affected state (representative image) NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Wednesday said drone-assisted, cross-border drug trafficking has risen exponentially since 2021, with Punjab being the most affected state, accounting for 298 of the 305 countrywide drone-related drug trafficking incidents last year.Replying to…
Second Uber layoff in eight weeks—and the first one AI gets blamed for. Uber has cut 10% of the roles inside its customer service operations, and for the first time the company is putting artificial intelligence at the centre of the explanation. The reductions hit the community operations team and were announced internally on Wednesday,…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto arrive for a joint press conference following their meeting, at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/PTI) PM Narendra Modi underlined the need for urgent UNSC reforms, backed freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific and urged greater cooperation against terrorism, as he addressed the…
Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Riyan Parag (ANI Photo) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has launched a sharp critique of Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag’s tactical call to hand Donovan Ferreira the 18th over in their IPL 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals, calling it a “suicidal move” that changed the course of the match. Gavaskar did not…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday departed on a visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, reinforcing India’s Act East Policy.During his six-day visit to the three countries, the Prime Minister is expected to advance India’s “MAHASAGAR” vision and deepen the country’s commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.“My visit to Indonesia…
M.K. Stalin accused Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s government of acting as a “xerox copy” of the BJP (File Photo) CHENNAI: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt of functioning as a “xerox copy” of the BJP and alleged that it was attempting to weaken the opposition by…
A tiny robot no bigger than a baseball has quietly rewritten the rules of moon exploration. In January 2024, Japan’s space agency JAXA successfully deployed a transforming rover named SORA-Q onto the lunar surface, where it switched from a closed sphere into a two-wheeled vehicle and rolled across the regolith on its own. Built with…