Daily Quiz | On places that were renamed This image is of a celebration in one of the States in India. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | One of the reasons for this activity was to rename States and cities in their regional languages. A prime example of this is Madhya Pradesh, in 1959….
View from the top – Thejomaye Menon | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement From Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds, to Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Kingfisher, birds have inspired artists to express complicated feelings in nuanced ways. Emotions like freedom, grace, wisdom, peace, melancholy, and more have been traced in art with the help of birds….
Within this framework, family businesses have flourished, leveraging not just financial capital but also familial bonds and shared values to achieve success over generations. Alongside the benefits of familial collaboration come inherent challenges, particularly the complexities arising from cross-holdings and intergenerational dynamics within family-owned enterprises. These complexities can lead to disputes over ownership, management control,…
Breaking is set to makes its Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games. To attract new and younger audiences, Olympic chiefs have been emphasising the inclusion of urban sports. As part of this effort to stay relevant, breaking will join skateboarding, sport climbing on the Olympic schedule. The new sport will take place across two…
Watch: How the elderly in China are feeling young again From dancing to doing pull-ups, more senior citizens in China are heading to parks to keep fit. According to studies, by 2050, China is projected to be “super-aged”, where the population of people above 65 years is more than 20% of the total population. According…
Haryana government has announced 10 per cent quota for Agniveers in posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden and special police officer. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said “Agnipath scheme was implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14th June 2022. Under this scheme, Agniveer is deployed in the Indian Army for…
Markets were roiled last week when the government-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, or MTNL, informed the stock exchanges that due to insufficient funds it wouldn’t be able to pay interest due on a â‚ą2,480-crore loan it had raised last year. The loan was for 10 years with a semi-annual coupon rate of 7.59%. MTNL has…
Sivaangi Krishnakumar | Photo Credit: @sivaangi.krish/Instagram When she first got onto the stage and spoke at Vijay TV’s popular reality singing competition, Super Singer Season 7, many were amused by her childlike voice. But when she started singing, Sivaangi Krishnakumar mesmerised the audiences who have since been glued to their television sets every time she appears….
Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil appears to be on the back foot after a Bill mandating reservation for locals garnered adverse reactions from some industry heads in the State. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K A tweet by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah about his Cabinet clearing a Bill mandating reservation for locals…
American tech giant Apple has launched the first public beta of iOS 18, along with beta versions for iPads, Macs, and other devices. This release offers users an early look at the upcoming features and enhancements that will be fully available with the official release. To recall, the iOS 18 was initially showcased at WWDC…
