With Mercury in retrograde motion in Gemini, some zodiac animals will move rather quickly today. This speed could cause problems with major decisions such as signing contracts, closing property deals, and finalising financial transactions. Today may be very busy, and decisions made today should be thoroughly reviewed. If you are a Monkey (born in 1968,…
Sikh religious and political groups are publicly screening the banned film ‘Satluj’ across Punjab and Delhi. AMRITSAR: Despite the Centre banning the screening of Satluj in India, Sikh religious bodies and political organisations have begun publicly screening the film at gurdwaras and village grounds across Punjab and Delhi, saying it highlights a significant chapter of…
Delhi has been placed among the better-performing States and Union Territories in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2025-26, reflecting strong performance across key school education indicators. However, the review also identified declining foundational enrolment and lower retention at the secondary level, highlighting areas where targeted interventions will be needed to sustain educational progress. Delhi has…
From hundreds of kilometres above Earth, a national celebration looked very different. While crowds gathered across the United States for the country’s 250th anniversary, astronauts aboard the International Space Station watched the evening lights spread across the planet below. On July 4, as fireworks filled the skies over Los Angeles, the display became part of…
The foyer as an exhibition space at the India Habitat Centre, is historic though it is small.Its most important exhibition to date was that of Homai Vyarawalla’s photography in 2010 which I had to review for the Times of India group. Fast forward to this month on the 11th and Echoes of Silence by Mumbai based Nidhi Sharma…
For most performers, an unexpected interruption during a live performance can be every bit as stressful as it sounds. But sometimes, the most unforgettable moments happen when things don’t go exactly as planned or when life itself becomes part of the performance. That’s exactly what happened when Russian rhythmic gymnast Svetlana Putintseva took to the…
Thursday is also called Guruvar in Vedic Astrology and traditional Hinduism and is dedicated to the planet Jupiter (Guru), the planet of wisdom, prosperity, knowledge and good fortune. Devotees perform simple rituals on this day hoping that it will bring positivity and remove obstacles pertaining to finance, career and personal well-being. One of them is…
Living abroad often comes with stories of adjusting to a new culture. But sometimes, those stories are far from pleasant.Indian-origin entrepreneur Vasundhara Oswal recently shared one such experience from Switzerland, where she says a neighbour made a remark that left her questioning how welcoming the country really is. Her video has now gone viral, with…
Yuvraj Singh Solanki. (Photo: PW) At an age when most children are worrying about school exams in Class 8 or 9, Yuvraj was preparing for one of India’s toughest entrance examinations.He wasn’t studying in Kota. He didn’t come from an English-medium school. And he wasn’t surrounded by students much older than him because of chance.At…
As Britain’s major political parties boycott the upcoming Clacton by-election, social media has turned the contest into a meme fest, with “Vote Binface” trending as users jokingly urge voters to elect the satirical candidate over Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.The by-election was triggered after Farage resigned as an MP, alleging he had been the victim…