A major auto strike, the resumption of student-loan repayments, and a shutdown that may yet come back after the stop-gap spending deal lapses, could easily shave a percentage point off GDP growth in the fourth quarter. Add those shocks to other powerful forces at work on the economy — from dwindling pandemic savings to...
Read MoreIn a similar incident, 18 deaths were reported at the Thane-based government-run hospital in August this year. The latest development has resulted in strong political reactions, with opposition parties blaming the state government for failing to maintain the supply of essential medicines.
Read MoreA global study involving 30,000 individuals from India has found a strong link between frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and decreased mental wellbeing. The study revealed that those who consumed UPFs several times a day were nearly three times more likely to struggle with their mental health compared to those who rarely or...
Read MoreA loco pilot in Jaipur saved the Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express from a potential accident by stopping the train in time when he noticed stones and iron rods on the track. The incident occurred between Gangarar and Soniyana section. No damage was done, and the train resumed its journey after the track was cleared....
Read MoreYoung westerners are interning in Jaipur, getting a crash course in organising big, fat Indian weddings. Potential clients are from the diaspora
Read MoreWhen Dilruba Sharmi, 32, a beautician from Bangladesh’s Chittagong, and Abdul Karim, 27, who works as a chef in Bahrain, walked away from each other one last time in UP’s Bahraich on Sunday, Sahir’s immortal words came alive: “Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabi ban jayein hum dono… (Let’s be strangers once again).”
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