CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…
32 years after her Miss Universe victory, Sushmita Sen is still culturally relevant because her life trajectory mirrors the larger evolution of the crown and womanhood Sushmita Sen wore the crown of Miss Universe 1994 on this day 32 years ago. If you think of a woman with a crown on her head today, the…
UAE outlines eligibility and requirements for free private tutor permit. The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) has clarified the eligibility criteria for its Private Tutor Work Permit, allowing more categories of residents to legally offer private tutoring services across the country.The permit, introduced in coordination with the Ministry of Education, is free…
Iran’s latest missile-and-drone barrage against Israel were not militarily noteworthy: a few high-value targets were struck, casualties were unclear, and Israel’s missile defences largely absorbed the onslaught.Yet alarm bells were set off globally. Why?Judging the incident only by its military effect misses the deadly consequential shifts beneath the surface.Tehran’s choice to directly strike Israel in…
Representative image (AI-generated) The White House has developed a ‘naughty and nice’ list of Nato countries, ranking member countries based on their contributions to the alliance and their stance during the ongoing Iran war, White House said. The move is seen as a part of the Trump administration’s broader push to pressure allies who did…
Construction work on a stretch of beach in Alicante has ended up paused after something hard, pale, and unexpectedly shaped turned up in the sand. It wasn’t immediately clear what the object was, and for a short while it seemed to have been treated as just another awkward obstruction in the middle of redevelopment work….
A major power outage plunged Gurgaon into darkness Friday evening due to a fault at a 220kV substation, exacerbating the city’s struggle with soaring temperatures GURGAON: Large parts of Gurgaon were thrown into darkness on Friday evening when a fault at a 220kV substation in Sector 72 knocked out supply across multiple areas at the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday told Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan that for a candidate, whose nomination is rejected by the returning officer (RO), the only remedy is to approach the Election Commission, PTI reported.A two-judge bench asked her counsel to cite a single instance where the Supreme Court had intervened in a case…
NEW DELHI: What should the Supreme Court rely on – the English or Hindi text of the Constitution – while examining the true meaning of denomination that appears in Article 26 and in resolving the apparent conflict between individual freedom to religion and the denominational religious rights?This seminal question propped up a number of times…
MUMBAI: Godrej Industries Group has launched its wealth management business, Godrej Wealth, through subsidiary Godrej Investments, with a target to build assets under management of Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2031 and expand to 35 locations over the next five years.The business will operate alongside Godrej Capital to form the group’s financial services arm, as it…