Representative image (AI-generated) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he would remove tariffs and restrictions on whiskey linked to trade between Scotland and the US state of Kentucky.In a post on Truth Social he wrote, “In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House,…
Quote of the Day by Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche’s impact is intense and can be felt even now. He is one of the most misunderstood, debated and influential philosophers. He challenged conventional morality, religion, culture and human nature and many of his ideas were controversial in his own time, but today Nietzsche is regarded as…
We all know Karnataka for its pretty hill stations, misty forests, coffee estates and wildlife reserves and the Western Ghats. Places like Coorg, Chikkamagaluru, Bandipur and Kabini have been attracting thousands of nature enthusiasts from all over every year. There are four species found in Karnataka known as India’s “Big Four”: the Indian cobra, common…
Image credits: BBC News Hindi The narrow slum lanes couldn’t choke Chandni Vishwakarma’s big dreams. Hailing from Bhopal’s Bhim Nagar colony, Chandni is one of Madhya Pradesh’s 12th board toppers. The bright girl, who lives in a one-room home with her family, comes from a humble background. Chandni’s father works as a carpenter, earning around…
Parenthood is often described as one of life’s greatest joys, but new findings suggest that the experience can be far more complex, especially in the United States. According to the World Happiness Report 2025, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in partnership with Gallup, the United Nations, and an independent…
Former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya has called for reviving the government’s privatisation agenda for public sector undertakings (PSUs) and public sector banks (PSBs), arguing that disinvestment remains a key pillar of India’s economic reforms.In an interview with PTI, Panagariya also advocated the creation of an independent privatisation ministry to accelerate the government’s disinvestment…
Mumbai: The RBI has dealt a blow to Tata Sons’ bid to avoid going public, rejecting an argument that would have allowed the Tata conglomerate’s holdco to surrender its financial licence and evade a mandatory stock exchange listing. In directions published on Wednesday, RBI clarified that equity received from group companies with access to capital…
At first, sweet potatoes and white potatoes seem almost identical in calories and carbohydrates. But once their nutrient profile is examined closely, the differences begin to show. Sweet potatoes stand out because of their rich antioxidant content and high vitamin A levels. Their orange, purple, or reddish flesh comes from compounds like beta-carotene and anthocyanins,…
US President Donald Trump has reshared a anti-immigrant post on his Truth Social platform, amplifying inflammatory rhetoric on birthright citizenship even as fresh polling suggests his approval ratings are slipping ahead of the midterm elections.The lengthy post, originally from a right-wing commentator, rails against immigration and legal protections for those born in the United States….
French parliament passed a law banning social media for children under-15 France on Tuesday approved a nationwide ban on social media use by children under the age of 15, becoming the first European Union country to adopt such a sweeping restriction as governments grapple with the impact of digital platforms on young users.The legislation, backed…
Marcus Aurelius (Image: Wikipedia) Two people can sit through the exact same bad day and walk away from it completely differently. One replays every small annoyance until the whole day feels ruined. The other lets most of it go and remembers the one good conversation instead. Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor, wrote about this exact…
Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Ashok Vaswani to step down after term ends; lender begins succession search Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday said its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Ashok Vaswani will not seek reappointment after his current term ends on December 31, 2026, citing personal reasons, prompting the private sector lender to begin the…
