The G7 summit brings together world leaders to tackle global crises, but it also gives spectators the best look into unguarded and human moments of our political leaders. Some of these moments were caught on the hot mics, and offer us a rare glimpse into the private dynamics between presidents and prime ministers.From Giorgia Meloni’s…
Quote of the day by Richard P. Feynman One of the more unusual qualities of Richard Feynman was that he did not seem particularly interested in being the smartest person in the room.That may sound odd for a physicist who won the Nobel Prize and became one of the most recognisable scientific figures of the…
Fourteen years after a takeover that critics dismissed as a costly gamble, SK Hynix has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom, overtaking Samsung Electronics to briefly become South Korea’s most valuable listed company, according to a Reuters report.The turnaround was driven by an early bet on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, a…
Businesses shifting their principal place of business to a new GST jurisdiction will not have to restart pending tax proceedings, with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) clarifying that the new jurisdictional authority will take over and complete all ongoing cases from the stage at which they were left, reported PTI.The clarification…
PUNE: Police investigating the alleged murder of 25-year-old Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal claim that the accused Chetan Chaudhary left his mobile phone at his Market Yard shop on the day of the incident and carried an employee’s phone instead in an alleged bid to avoid detection. The employee whose phone was used is currently being…
KOLKATA: A dry Monday night in Kolkata saw an unusual security sight as Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee entered former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence carrying an umbrella, days after a series of egg attacks targeting senior TMC leaders triggered security concerns within the party.Private security personnel were seen standing with black umbrellas around Banerjee…
An elephant at the edge of one’s own eye goes unnoticed, while an ant across the ocean is clearly seen It is strangely human: we can spot a tiny mistake in someone else’s life from a distance, yet remain completely blind to the larger problems sitting right in front of us.This contradiction is captured perfectly…
Barbara McClintock (Image: Wikipedia) Imagine making a discovery so far ahead of everyone else that the experts in your own field simply do not believe you. They shrug, they look away, some of them quietly decide you have lost the thread. Most people would crumble, or at least back down. Barbara McClintock did neither. She…
The accused, identified as Radhamohan Mishra (R) PUNE: Pune police have arrested a self-styled godman who allegedly projected himself as someone with supernatural powers, claiming he could read people’s minds and foresee the future.Probe revealed Radhamohan Mishra used this image to manipulate followers and allegedly exploit a woman for over 15 years.Mishra and seven of…
India established foothold in the seniors category on the second day of the fifth Asia Cup Bridge Championships at Dona Paula Panaji: India established a foothold in the seniors category while remaining in contention across all premier divisions at the conclusion of the second day of the fifth Asia Cup Bridge Championships at Dona Paula….
