When the government decided who could manufacture, import or expand a factory, permissions themselves became valuable commodities Long ago, my father told me a story about a certain ‘Sunil ji. Nobody ever addressed him by his first name, it was always succeeded by a ‘ji’, because his office chair was covered with a towel. He…
William Micah Carter and Jennifer Lynn Lower (left) and Rajinder Kumar (right) (Image/X@DHSgov) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an Indian-origin truck driver accused in a fatal 2025 road accident in Oregon that killed a newly married couple. The arrest comes weeks after…
A Mumbai office worker’s viral video revealed a surprisingly lush, green monsoon view, a stark contrast to the city’s typical concrete jungle. While most corporate towers offer glimpses of skyscrapers or the sea, this office, identified by commenters as Infinity IT Park in Goregaon, presented a scene reminiscent of a hill station. Working in a…
Why Leonard Lauder gave one of the world’s greatest Cubist collections to the Met? Image credit – Wikimedia When it was announced that Leonard A. Lauder would be gifting his Cubist art collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2013, the news was met with immediate interest throughout the entire art world. His collection…
NEW DELHI: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed emergency medical assistance provided by India to support efforts against the worsening Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), expressing gratitude for New Delhi’s support during the public health crisis.In a post on X, Africa CDC said the…
Jaaved recalled asking his younger son Abbas Jaaferi to simply sit and watch the sunset. Can your child sit quietly and watch a sunset for 10 minutes? It sounds like a simple question, but for many families today, the answer may be no. Bollywood actor and comedian Jaaved Jaaferi recently opened up about something he…
3D printing has come a long way over the years. No longer is it solely used for printing figures and props for D&D campaigns, but it is now expanding to take space in all kinds of places, including your mouth. According to a CNN report, a 22-year-old engineer Connor Gibson, is using the 3D printing…
If you want to see the genuine spirit of Ladakh’s nomadic communities, look no further than the Korzok Gustor Festival. Set at the Korzok Monastery right next to the breathtaking Tso Moriri Lake in eastern Ladakh, this gathering happens at a staggering altitude of more than 4,500 metres. Because it’s so isolated and heavily intertwined…
NEW DELHI/DHAKA: In what is likely to further aggravate India-Bangladesh tensions, Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s adviser Zahed ur Rahman flew out of Delhi airport in a huff, after a dispute with immigration authorities who held him for “verification” because of his controversial statements about India in the past.While Zahed exited taking a flight to Colombo…
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Indonesia’s Halmahera region on Friday morning, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).The quake occurred at 10:31 AM local time (02:31 UTC), with its epicenter located at 1.8° North and 127.4° East, approximately 116 km north of Ternate, Indonesia. GFZ reported the depth of the quake…