Moon transits often reveal the true state of mind. On July 1, 2026, the Moon – the planet of our emotions – will move into Capricorn, and for the next two days, the emotional tone becomes serious, practical, and career-oriented. This is not a flight of fancy, nor is it a transit of excuses. Capricorn…
LONDON: A Trinidadian writer with ancestral roots in Bihar accused of using AI to write his entry to the Commonwealth short story prize has been declared the overall winner.Jamir Nazir (62) from Cunupia, Trinidad, whose grandfather was from Bihar, on Tuesday won for his story “The Serpent in the Grove”.Within days of him being declared…
The Norwegian proverb teaches us to differentiate between real and false urgency. Not everything has to be done now and choosing what those things are solves half of the problem. Rushing at everything only results in poor outcomes, and so it is necessary to take a pause and decide whether to rush or not. You…
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has issued an important update for candidates participating in the Under Graduate Common Entrance Test (UGCET) 2026 counselling process. The authority has clarified that candidates who could not enter their college and course preferences before the deadline will get another opportunity after the mock seat allotment result is announced.According to…
Once the capital of Virginia and the largest, most prosperous colony in British America, Colonial Williamsburg offers visitors a fascinating journey into the origins of the United States. This meticulously restored 18th-century city serves as a living window into the nation’s past, preserving the people, places, and ideas that shaped modern America.Beyond exploring its remarkable…
Veteran Marathi theatre legend Vijaya Mehta passes away at 91 (Image credits: Instagram) Veteran theatre director, actor and producer Vijaya Mehta, one of the most influential figures in modern Marathi theatre, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91. She breathed her last at her residence, leaving behind a rich legacy that transformed the…
Carl Friedrich Gauss (Image: Wikipedia) For a lot of people, mathematics is the subject they were glad to leave behind at school. Cold, hard, full of rules and one right answer. So it can come as a surprise that one of the greatest minds who ever lived didn’t merely respect mathematics. He crowned it. Mathematics…
When something in our life collapses, a job, a relationship, a plan we’d built everything around, it can feel like nothing but loss. Just wreckage. The 13th-century poet Rumi saw it differently. Where there is ruin, he wrote, there is hope for a treasure. It’s a startling way to look at disaster. Rumi isn’t pretending…
MUMBAI: India’s invisible surplus widened sharply in the quarter ended Mar 2026 and over FY26, driven by strong services exports and higher remittances, while primary income outflows remained contained.The surplus rose to $90,513.93 million in Q4 FY26, up 24.05% from $72,968.57 million a year earlier. For FY26, it expanded to $312,047.60 million, up 18.20% from…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday revised the windfall tax on fuel exports, increasing the levy on petrol while reducing duties on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). The revised rates will come into effect from July 1.According to a finance ministry notification, the special additional excise duty (SAED) on petrol exports has been increased…
ExtraEmily (Image Via Getty) ExtraEmily has been banned from Twitch once again after a dangerous moment during a June 28 IRL stream raised fresh concerns about distracted driving. A clip from the livestream showed the streamer looking away from the road while reading chat, nearly leading to a crash before she quickly regained control of…
The SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) has announced the SRMJEEE 2026 Phase 2 seat allotment result on June 30. Candidates who participated in the online counselling process and locked their preferred campuses and engineering branches from June 24 to June 26 can now check their allotment status on the official admission portal.Students who…
