The Government of India has taken a major step toward strengthening the national research and innovation ecosystem by approving the first cohort of fund managers under the Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation Fund. The Empowered Group of Secretaries cleared 19 second-level fund managers, consisting of 14 Alternative Investment Funds and five Focused…
Leaving a stable monthly salary of Rs 50,000 requires careful planning and a willingness to rebuild income from the ground up. For Varsha, a former Zomato employee, that decision five months ago has led to a diversified set of earnings that reached Rs 2,28,892 in September. In an Instagram video, she detailed how content creation,…
Two years after the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, the Ayodhya Assembly constituency has once again emerged as a focal point of Uttar Pradesh politics. A public challenge exchanged between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has brought the temple town’s electoral arithmetic under renewed scrutiny. While…
The Rajasthan unit of the Congress party has issued a show-cause notice to former minister Vishvendra Singh, accusing him of indiscipline and anti-party activities. The notice came on October 2, 2026, just hours after Singh publicly signalled his intention to leave the party through social media posts that criticised the state leadership and local organisational…
If you have been planning to purchase an air conditioner, television, refrigerator or washing machine, the next few days may offer a practical window to complete the transaction. Several leading consumer electronics and appliance companies are preparing to raise prices from around October 1, just as the festive buying season gathers momentum. Acting before the…
China has announced tariff reductions on a wide range of United States agricultural products, offering a measure of relief to American exporters following recent high-level talks. The list issued by the Commerce Ministry on Monday covers corn, wheat, sorghum, meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and meals, including soyoil and soymeal. Notably absent from the reductions…
The Indian Institutes of Technology have taken a firm collective stand against companies that fail to honour campus job offers. Twenty-two firms, including Oracle, will face two years of non-cooperation in campus recruitment after more than 150 offers made to students graduating in 2026 went unfulfilled. The decision, reached by the All IITs Placement Committee…
Indian wedding menus are undergoing a quiet but decisive transformation. As guest lists grow smaller and spending per head rises, food has moved from a supporting act to a central experience. Couples, particularly from Gen Z, are shaping menus that reflect personal taste, regional pride and visual storytelling, while still safeguarding the sanctity of the…
Everyday objects often hide elegant physics. An ordinary umbrella offers a surprisingly useful way to think about springs, atomic forces and one of the most remarkable phenomena in condensed-matter science: superconductivity. The Spring Inside the Umbrella Most people notice an umbrella only when rain begins. Fewer stop to consider the mechanism that allows it to…
A Delhi-based company allegedly built an elaborate facade of international legitimacy to attract investors. Operating from a luxury hotel office, displaying national emblems, and claiming high-level Indo-US government backing, VPVV Techno Construction Pvt. Ltd. persuaded people to invest in what was presented as a major infrastructure initiative. Delhi Police later arrested three of its promoters….