No plastic or metal, only bamboo and palm leaves: Meghalaya’s 100-year-old umbrellas do not have a handle but can protect you from heavy rainsMeghalaya, India's wettest region, faces heavy monsoon rains. Locals have a unique solution: knups, hand-crafted rain shields made from bam...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
In 1879, 8-year-old María de Sautuola looked up in a Spanish cave and saw bison painted 36,000 years ago; scientists rejected her father's claim for 23 yearsIn Altamira Cave, Spain, a young girl's innocent curiosity uncovered breathtaking Ice Age artwork. By simply glancing upwards, she illumina...
18 Jun, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
How four teenagers accidentally discovered a 19,000-year-old cave filled with more than 2,000 ancient paintingsIn 1940, a dog led Marcel Ravidat to the Lascaux cave, revealing thousands of prehistoric paintings dating back 17,000-19,000 years. These ...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Time for long-term investors to look at them again? 9 NBFC stocks with upside potential of up to 22%The reason NBFC stocks reacted quickly to the easing of the US-Iran war risk is not difficult to understand. For a lender, macro relief tra...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects plea challenging Income Tax break to STs in North EastThe Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition questioning the income tax exemption for Scheduled Tribes in certain north-eastern states...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
Peak XV, Nexus set for 7-9x returns from Turtlemint IPO share saleTurtlemint has set a price band of Rs 144-152 per share for its Rs 883 crore IPO, which opens on June 19. The IPO comprises a fresh issue o...
17 Jun, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Private banks remain in focus as credit growth strengthens; selectivity key amid valuation concerns: Dnyanada VaidyaPrivate sector banks are attracting investors with robust credit growth and stable asset quality. Experts anticipate a rate cycle shift, bo...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Schneider shares hit upper circuit on parent co's AI dealSchneider Electric Infrastructure shares saw a significant jump. This followed an announcement by its French parent, Schneider Electric. Th...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
World's hottest stock market turns focus to MSCI momentSouth Korea's stock market is nearing a significant milestone. Investors are watching for a potential upgrade to developed-market status by...
15 Jun, 2026, 05.31 AM IST
Alfredo sauce recall: Product sold in 41 US states gets FDA's highest-risk warning over possible Salmonella contaminationAlfredo sauce recall is underway across 41 states. The US Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, its most se...
14 Jun, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
South Korea’s world-beating stock market eyes its MSCI momentNow investors are awaiting MSCI Inc.’s annual market-classification review on June 23, when the index provider will decide whether Korea fi...
14 Jun, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
China issues guidelines on financial services data amid broader cybersecurity pushThe Cyberspace Administration of China said data would be classified into four levels-core, important, sensitive general and routine genera...
14 Jun, 2026, 08.42 AM IST
India successfully demonstrates BMD capability to take down hostile ballistic missilesIndia has successfully demonstrated its advanced multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system (BMD). Recent flight-tests confirmed the ca...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Tata Sons board meets to approve FY26 accountsThe Board of Tata Sons convened to approve annual accounts and dividend for FY26. Key figures including Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran and...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
RBI to soon release revised list of upper-layer NBFCs: GovernorThe Reserve Bank of India will soon release an updated list of upper-layer non-banking financial companies. This comes as Tata Sons has req...
06 Jun, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
Paying beyond disclosed rates to attract deposits not acceptable: RBI Guv Sanjay MalhotraReserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that paying interest rates higher than disclosed is unacceptable to the central bank. While ac...
05 Jun, 2026, 05.45 PM IST