‘I scratched your back, now pay me’: 32-year-old entrepreneur’s Rs 1400000 a month itch business leaves internet amazedA 32-year-old Chinese entrepreneur has launched two itch-scratching stores in Shenzhen that he says now generate 100,000 yuan in monthly gr...
04 Sep, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Xi Jinping to bring large CEO delegation on US visit, sources sayPresident Xi Jinping plans a large business delegation for his upcoming Washington visit. This unusual move signals China's willingness to ...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
2.7 ka 7.8, 7.8 ka 2.8... The data debate behind India’s GDP growthLatest GDP metrics reveal a robust real growth of 7.8% for Q1 FY27, although some dissent surfaced due to erroneous comparisons between out...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
- Warring row tests Cong's Dalit pitch amid SC panel move, Channi sulk
Congress faces unease as Amrinder Singh Raja Warring lands in a new controversy. The National Commissioner of Scheduled Castes seeks action...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
Mexican proverb of the day: “He who has never had anything and suddenly gets it goes crazy with greed” a life lesson on sudden wealth and excessBest Mexican Proverb of the Day: “He who has never had anything and suddenly gets it goes crazy with greed” is a Mexican proverb about the ...
03 Sep, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Fear the reckless humans, not the rogue AIAI isn’t plotting a coup; humans are simply giving algorithms too much power with too little governance.
01 Sep, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendumIcelanders voted against joining the European Union, a decision reported on Sunday. The government's push to reopen membership talks was re...
30 Aug, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Dear creators, stop using these: 10 social media clichés that audiences are tired of seeingThe content cliché factory keeps rolling and has attained a whole new level of virality on social media. Pratishtha Bagai has a word of adv...
30 Aug, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
US Fed rate hike bets soar to 57% from 30% after Warsh's speech. What are Goldman Sachs and others saying?US rate-hike expectations jumped sharply after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, with traders pricing a 57% chance of a Septembe...
29 Aug, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
US Stock Market: Bessent-Warsh divide deepens over US interest rates and Treasury market strategyTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh are taking different approaches to US interest rates and the Treasury market. Wh...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Bitcoin tops $80,000 for first time since May as soft dollar, debasement fears boost momentumBitcoin surged above $80,000 to a more than three-month high, gaining 16% since last week and 28% in August. A weaker US dollar, softer bon...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
Scientists are turning plastic waste and corn stalks into edible cookies using genetically engineered yeast; the bizarre food experiment could tackle both pollution and food scarcityScientists at Southern Illinois University are developing experimental cookies made from plastic bottles and agricultural waste using genet...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk | India enters earnings-led phase; Anil Rego favours financials, autos, industrialsAnil Rego, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at Right Horizons PMS, believes the worst of the valuation-led correction may be be...
25 Aug, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Sonova unveils new AI-powered hearing-aid platform to support growth targetsThe Swiss company was the first one to roll out a hearing aid that used real-time AI to separate speech from background noise in 2024.
24 Aug, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars captured a mysterious ‘jellyfish’ with two small legs and a body sparking theories of alien life on the Red planetA NASA Curiosity rover image of Mars shows a mysterious jellyfish-like figure with a body and two legs in Gale Crater, absent from photos t...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Dollar wobbles as investors balk at US Treasury's rescue effortsThe dollar faced a decline on Friday, ending the week lower amid investor worries. Concerns arose over the U.S. Treasury's bond buyback, wh...
21 Aug, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
High tech, but low trust: Agentic tech meets old-school scepticism at AI checkoutAI’s ecommerce ambitions are hitting a reality check as trust and changing buying habits are holding back chatbot-led commerce, writes Swat...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.28 AM IST