How to turn the light off and keep it onSome places are intentionally becoming unattractive to deter unwanted migrants. This strategy aims to keep out certain groups while welcomi...
29 Aug, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
From Nike to Starbucks, some American brands are losing aura in ChinaGlobal companies once relied on China for consistent growth and expansion. Economic challenges and strong local competitors now impact fore...
28 Aug, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
99.97% haircut? How the scissors worked in the Subhash Chandra caseNCLT has approved a resolution plan allowing Zee founder Subhash Chandra to pay about ₹6.5 crore against ₹22,006.57 crore in admitted claim...
28 Aug, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Nobel-winning chemist born to Palestinian refugees grew up with 9 siblings in one room without running water or electricity; after moving to the US in 1980, he developed technology to harvest water from dry desert air without electricityOmar M. Yaghi, a distinguished Nobel laureate, grew up in Jordan, where he faced the harsh reality of water scarcity. This early challenge ...
28 Aug, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
"The scale of damage is so high, it's like a parlay, we cannot imagine": Former National Reconstruction Authority CEO on Nepal floodsNepal grapples with a severe humanitarian crisis after devastating flash floods hit its northern districts. India has swiftly responded by ...
27 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Global Market: Bank of Korea hikes rates again to 3% as growth, inflation stay firmSouth Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3% for a second straight meeting, citing stronger-than-...
27 Aug, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
In 1999, a Florida teen hacked NASA, accessed source code of ISS and forced the world's most powerful space agency to shut down some systems for 21 daysIn 1999, 15-year-old hacker Jonathan James broke into NASA computers and downloaded proprietary software linked to the International Space ...
26 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
China Evergrande fiasco: Court stops PwC International's attempt to distance itself from its local arm's doingsPricewaterhouseCoopers International's attempt to exit the multibillion-dollar Evergrande lawsuit has been dismissed by a Hong Kong court. ...
26 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Dolly Parton, country music legend, Miley Cyrus' godmother dies at 80 — The extraordinary life & legacy of the American iconDolly Parton, a celebrated singer and songwriter, has passed away at age eighty. Her career spanned over six decades, bridging musical genr...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
This child prodigy developed technology to detect lead in drinking water. Years later, she made her way to MIT. At 19, made history by winning the Stephen Hawking honourGitanjali Rao's journey as a young innovator began at the age of ten when she created Tethys, a device to detect lead in drinking water. Th...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Abandoned since 1989, American buys Spanish village for $363,000 as he plans $7 million tourism revival with 44 homes, church, school and barAbandoned since 1989, Spain’s Salto de Castro village has a new owner after American Jason Lee Beckwith bought the historic settlement for ...
24 Aug, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Global Market: China’s property crisis deepens as Evergrande founder gets life sentenceChina’s property crisis deepened despite Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan receiving a life sentence. Falling home prices, unfinished projects,...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Chennai couple got laid off from job. They have Rs 1.7 cr, no home loan and Rs 9 lakh annual expenses. But there’s one big riskA Chennai couple was laid off after building a Rs 1.7 crore financial corpus and paying off their home. According to Gurgaon-based financia...
24 Aug, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
He built China’s biggest property empire and became Asia’s richest man. Now Evergrande’s Hui Ka Yan is in prison for life, here’s whyEvergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, has been sentenced to life in prison in China for embezzlement, bribery and other f...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
China Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan gets life in prison as property giant’s saga endsChina Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan received a life sentence for fraud charges. The court also confiscated all of his personal property and...
20 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Who is Hui Ka Yan? China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating massive financial fraudWho is Hui Ka Yan? Hui Ka Yan, the founder of China Evergrande, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a range of financial offenses, ...
20 Aug, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Evergrande’s rise and fall: A timeline of China’s property crisisEvergrande founder Xu Jiayin received a life sentence and massive fines, marking a dramatic turn. The developer's collapse highlights ongoi...
20 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST