AMSTERDAM: Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged on Friday far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started.The latest reports involved a man who fell ill after leaving the ship and a woman who became sick after sitting near an infected cruise passenger on a…
MUMBAI: Banks have asked govt to review the definition of affordable housing by revising property value and size thresholds to reflect inflation and changing requirements, as rising ticket sizes and interest costs render existing limits less relevant.“We are the market leaders in housing finance and our home loan portfolio has grown by 13.7%. Our average…
The chemist’s discovery helped transform the modern textiles industry forever. Image credit – Wikimedia William Henry Perkin, a London-based chemistry student, was conducting experiments in his home laboratory. He was attempting to prepare a drug, quinine, that is used to treat malaria. One particular experiment did not work out as intended. The failure resulted in…
Sonam Kapoor on Saturday introduced the world to her second child by finally revealing his name on social media. The actor shared the announcement through a heartfelt Instagram post featuring family photos. Sharing the joyous news, Sonam described the arrival of her newborn son as a meaningful spiritual connection with her elder son, Vayu Kapoor…
General:Your mind feels sharp today, and it enjoys the rhythm of progress. The Moon supports focus, and Mercury gives you a neat sense of order, so even your home feels more manageable. You might clean a corner, organise bills, or finally reply to messages you’ve been ignoring.There’s a light, lucky feel in the air too….
The West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education has officially declared the High Madrasah, Alim and Fazil examination results 2026 at wbbme.org. The results were announced during a press conference held on May 8 at the board headquarters, where officials also released the topper lists and category-wise pass percentages.Candidates who appeared for the traditional and secondary-equivalent…
The Nokia stock boom quietly created millionaires across Finland. Image credit – Wikimedia Grandmothers and housewives keeping dusty paper certificates in their kitchen cupboards for decades is not unknown to the world. But families suddenly gaining more capital than their local bank left many stock market analysts amazed. In the late 1990s, Nokia emerged as…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again grabbed the spotlight in IPL 2026 after scripting a sensational world record during Rajasthan Royals’ clash against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur on Saturday. The 15-year-old prodigy became the youngest cricketer in history to smash 100 T20 sixes before turning 20 years old. He also broke…
Congress, CPI and CPM had already backed TVK, taking the Vijay-led party’s tally from 107 to 116 by Friday night. With VCK and IUML joining in, the tally rose to 120.TVK functionary Aadhav Arjuna received VCK’s support letter from Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday evening following uncertainty through the day.IUML national president Khader Mohideen handed over…
The proposed wage levels for H-1Bs will discourage companies from hiring them. The Donald Trump administration is planning to raise the base salary of foreign workers who come to the US on H-1B visas so that they are not easily hired instead of Americans. Bloomberg reported that an entry-level software engineer in Silicon Valley, San…