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Haunting Tales on Historic Streets

History and the supernatural blend to give a spooky dimension to the world's power capital Washington DC's oldest neighbourhood

Getting an Earful During Diwali

Festival season is when noise rules and people hear loud ringing sounds from inside the ear. Guess what?

The Curious Case of Doctoral Theses

A few days ago, a disturbing news item gained some currency when it arried the disclosure that a leading international journal of science had to retract many research papers published by the journal.

Pradhan-Clare Trophy has Two Winners Always

The recent drubbing handed over to the Indian cricket team by the visiting Kiwis has come as a rude shock to cricketing fans who have historically had a crackling Diwali. For cricketers and their immediate ecosystem, it is a moment to introspect.

Why McPoliticians are Changing the System

Everyone says fast food is unhealthy.

Counter the Challenges to Reclaim Civilisational Heritage

Taking off the blindfold from the eyes of the goddess and replacing the sword with a scale obviously isn't enough to get rid of the lingering colonial vestiges.

The Festival Man of Goa

Marius Goencho Festakar” Fernandes rekindles the spirit of being Goan with a variety of round-the-year fests that celebrate the seaside state’s fading ethos

Epic Tales on a String

A sweet fragrance of lemongrass Afills the air, as dusk settles over the open-air courtyard of Coco Shambhala, near Bhogwe beach in Parule village in Maharashtra.

The Pastoral Painter in His Element

Thota Vaikuntam's ongoing exhibition in Delhi shows subtle changes in the colour scheme, even as the larger motif remains the same

Ice Cube in Your Food

The world’s obsessive dieting compulsion has gone beyond vanilla versions, looking for types that are as outlandish as they are experimental

TOO CLOSE TO CALL

THE POWER TO PICK THE PRESIDENT LIES WITH A GROUP OF 538 ELECTORS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE – 100 SENATORS, 435 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, PLUS THREE VOTES FOR WASHINGTON, DC – AND NOT JUST THE SUM OF POPULAR VOTES

Abhinav set to lead TN

ABHINAV K will lead the Tamil Nadu Under-19 cricket team in the Cooch Behar Trophy match against Punjab to be held at Mohali from November 6 to 9.

Arsenal, Man City lose; Liverpool go top

MAN City and Arsenal lost on a big day for the contenders but Liverpool came from behind to become the new Premier League leaders.

FC Bengaluru suffer first loss of the season

Bengaluru FC suffered their first defeat of the season as they lost 0-3 against FC Goa in the Indian Super League here on Saturday.

I was told it was now or never, says Amorim after Manchester Utd move

RUBEN Amorim says Manchester United told him it was \"now or never,\" after being handed a brief midway through the season to restore the Premier League giants to the pinnacle of English and European football.

India A bowlers toil as Oz A take pole position

INDIA A's first-innings batting collapse came back to haunt them as Australia A nosed ahead of the visitors after being set a target of 225 on the third day of the first 'Unofficial Test' here on Saturday.

Two of a kind: A familiar Ashwin-Jadeja rescue act

RAVINDRA Jadeja has his arms aloft, clapping at R Ashwin who had come back to his fielding position at mid-on.

ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES

Gill & Pant navigate tricky phase with aplomb to set up platform for India on Day 2

Voltas net profit rises more than two-fold to ₹133 cr

Air-conditioning maker and engineering services provider Voltas Ltd on Tuesday reported more than twofold jump in consolidated net profit to 132.83 crore for the September quarter.

Apollo to build 500-bed hospital in Mumbai

APOLLO Hospitals has proposed to establish a 500-bed hospital in Worli, Mumbai through a build, operate and manage agreement.

B'desh unrest: Indian garment exporters reaping benefits

INDIAN garment export is reaping the benefits of unrest in neighboring Bangladesh.

SBI Card net income declines 33% to ₹404 cr

SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) on Tuesday reported a 33% decline in net profit to ₹404 crore for the September quarter on increase in delinquency.

Marico net profit rises 20% to ₹433 cr; revenue from ops up 7.6% to ₹2,664 cr

NEW DELHI: Homegrown FMCG major Marico Ltd has reported an increase of 20.27% in consolidated net profit to ₹433 crore for the September quarter.

Deepak Fertilisers profit soars 3-fold on robust sales

Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL) reported a more than three-fold surge in second-quarter profit at ₹214.07 crore on Tuesday, driven by strong sales growth across its business segments.

CPSE capex sees 11% fall during Apr-Sept

CAPITAL expenditure by large public sector enterprises (with annual capex target of ₹100 crore) has seen an 11% decline in the first six months of the current financial year.

HIGH PRICES SHRANK THE MIDDLE CLASS

IT was not that the warning signals were absent. Analysts have been saying it - that real incomes are shrinking; and consumption is slowing down. But it is when the big stakeholders get hit, it is time for everyone to wake up!

LIC eyes pie in health insurance biz

Insurer says it will buy stake in health insurance company, to make announcement soon

Robot retrieves melted fuel from reactor

A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.

More than 50 dead in Israeli strikes on farming villages in northeast Lebanon

ISRAEL launched dozens of intense airstrikes across Lebanon's northeastern farming villages, killing at least 52 people and wounding scores more, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported on Saturday.

Anti-woke Badenoch to replace Sunak

THE UK's battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected \"anti-woke\" candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new head, making her the first black leader of a major UK party.