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Picking Halloween candy by color? The wrapper’s promise may not survive the first biteA candy wrapper’s colour can suggest a flavour before the sweet reaches your mouth. A 2018 study found those expectations did not change fl...
Rs 36.4 lakh fraud in Post Office through NSC and term deposit: India Post employees convicted; Madhya Pradesh HC grants relief to depositorsEmployees at the Bina branch of India Post defrauded depositors out of Rs 36.4 lakh through forged documents. The Madhya Pradesh High Court...
World to add less clean energy capacity this year, renewables agency chief saysThe International Renewable Energy Agency predicts a decline in clean energy capacity additions by 2026. This slowdown is largely due to in...
PSU vs private banks: The real story behind the Q2 divergencePublic sector banks are experiencing stronger net interest margin growth compared to their private counterparts this quarter. Despite facin...
Why corporate reskilling needs to move beyond training coursesCompanies are spending more on employee training as job requirements change, but course completion alone cannot prepare a workforce for new...
PLFS set for fresh overhaul, govt seeks public & expert opinion on upcoming new thingsThe National Statistics Office (NSO), which has conducted the PLFS since 2017, plans to introduce the modifications from January 2027, when...
HPCL refinances Rs 50,000 crore Rajasthan refinery debt, eyes Rs 1,000 crore annual interest savingsHPCL has refinanced about Rs 50,000 crore of debt at its Rajasthan refinery, cutting borrowing costs by 105 basis points and targeting annu...
Physicists trap a single antimatter particle for months to understand how matter began to dominate the universe after big bangNorthwestern University scientists have trapped a single positron, the antimatter counterpart of an electron, for months while cooling it t...
NY Fed President Williams sees no need for a rate hike in 2027At a recent conference, John Williams from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York expressed optimism about a potential interest-rate increase...
Not gold, GDP, military strength or rare earths: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, says this hidden metric reveals true economic strengthElon Musk has offered a different way to judge the strength of a major economy. In an October 10 post on X, the Tesla and SpaceX chief exec...
A study says faster reactions can come with fuzzier memories: What happens when your brain knows what to expectYour brain can prepare for familiar events before they happen.A University of Sydney study found that expected events prompted faster react...
U-turn, extra lane planned for Barapullah: Spent Rs 1,635 crore & 12 years to fix Delhi traffic, now the fix needs a fixDelhi's Barapullah Phase-III corridor is facing traffic congestion soon after opening, prompting the government to plan a U-turn near Gurud...
GST Council meeting 2026: What may change as GST 2.0 takes aim at ITC, refunds, arrest powers and other reformsGST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council, meeting in New Delhi, is expected to propose significant reforms for tax administration. One ref...
UP Scholarship 2026-27: Last date, direct link, how to check status and when money will comeUP Scholarship 2026-27: Students in Uttar Pradesh can apply for the UP Scholarship 2026-27 through the official UP Scholarship portal till ...
DMart plunges 6.7% as Citi, Goldman retain sell callAvenue Supermarts' shares fell by 6.7% on Monday amid worries about its competitive landscape and valuation concerns. Citi and Goldman Sach...
Global Market: BOJ's Uchida warns AI boom could trigger market correctionShinichi Uchida, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, underscored the significant influence of artificial intelligence on the financia...
RBI rate hike unlikely to trigger broad-based NBFC asset quality stress: ReportA report from Nuvama Institutional Equities indicates that a potential RBI rate hike may not significantly stress NBFC asset quality. Past ...