Behind the barriers: Myths and mysteries of 10 forbidden places on EarthThe world holds many mysterious places. These locations are inaccessible due to danger, secrecy, or preservation. Svalbard Global Seed Vaul...
03 Aug, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Man claims to know what happens after death, says the afterlife is not what you thinkIn The Case for the Afterlife, author Chris Carter explores the post-death messages of Frederic Myers, a 19th-century poet and psychical re...
12 Apr, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
Donald Trump's NASA pick a boon for SpaceX, but will face political challengesTrump has chosen Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA administrator. Isaacman is the CEO of Shift4 Payments and a close ally of Elon Musk. He...
07 Dec, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
In this tyrannical land of never-ending OTPs, let us have an OTP dayFrom movie premieres to airport departures, Indians are experiencing a relentless barrage of OTP requests. This humorous commentary highlig...
23 Nov, 2024, 11.09 PM IST
What are the 'Gates of Hell' and why are tourists flocking to see this burning attraction that locals fear may close soon?Gates to Hell: The Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan, created by a Soviet exploratory team over 50 years ago, is a major tourist attractio...
05 Sep, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
Crypto exchanges hunker down as everything goes wrong in IndiaThat a crypto marketplace should be in cost-cutting mode is hardly a surprise — Coinbase Global Inc. and Crypto.com have announced layoffs ...
26 Jun, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
Turkmenistan plans to close its 'Gateway to Hell'Citing environmental and economic concerns, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov appeared on state television Saturday telling officials to...
08 Jan, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
View: The issues with RBI's plan to set up 'NUE' entity for retail paymentsNUEs seek to set up, manage and operate new payment systems — therefore, replicate and augment the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) network...
20 Mar, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
Debt trap: Inside the world of shady digital lending apps, which promise a loan in a minuteAccording to fintech industry sources, several lenders simply register an entity under the Companies Act, develop an app and start commerci...
16 Jan, 2021, 11.33 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to sound 2019 bugle from 'gate to hell'A huge public rally has been scheduled at the Sant Kabir Mahaparinirvana Sthali on Thursday in Maghar – a place Kabir is known to have chos...
26 Jun, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
Chinese port with few ships stokes fears in Indian OceanThe 8-year-old Hambantota port, with almost no container traffic, has become a prime example of what can go wrong for countries involved in...
18 Apr, 2018, 06.31 PM IST
How e-commerce startups are helping small businesses go onlineStartups have figured out that an online identity without dynamic inventory management and payment gateway is not a recipe for success.
10 Apr, 2016, 11.13 AM IST
Current wallet solutions are not good enough: Kunal Shah, FreeChargeConsumers are being penalized for making digital payments in the name of convenience charges, which goes against the spirit of Digital Indi...
29 Jan, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's UK trip to mirror Xi Jinping's, minus the bowing and scrapingWhen PM Narendra Modi visits the UK for the first time this week, he’ll get almost all the same honours bestowed upon China’s Xi Jinping.
12 Nov, 2015, 03.57 AM IST
JNPT's Gateway Terminal reaches pact with trailer driversCargo activity at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's (JNPT) Gateway Terminals has finally returned to normalcy.
23 Nov, 2013, 05.13 AM IST
- JNPT’s Gateway Terminals returns to normalcy, after management and protesting drivers reach a settlement
The dispute started after driver wage settlement discussions with the four contractors appointed by Gateway Terminals failed.
22 Nov, 2013, 04.49 PM IST
- Jersey Island woos Indian cos, offers bridge to Europe
Jersey Island, off the coast of UK, is home to Carey Olsen and several other investment banks, making it a financial hub and gateway to Eur...
20 Jun, 2008, 03.15 AM IST