For most people, a shopping receipt is something that quickly disappears into a wallet, pocket or bin. In Taiwan, however, that small strip of paper has a very different role. A routine purchase at a supermarket, café or clothing store can also become an entry into a nationwide lottery, where receipts carry the possibility of…
Bengaluru: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Art of Living Foundation ashram Sunday, civic agencies intensified road repair and cleaning work along the busy Kanakapura Road and adjoining areas. Potholes were filled, garbage cleared, and roadside stretches spruced up in preparation for the visit.Sources said Modi is expected to travel by helicopter…
MUMBAI/PUNE: In a first for India’s private residential real estate sector, Pune’s upcoming 105-acre integrated township project at North Hinjewadi is set to function like a live environmental laboratory, with scientists and sustainability experts continuously tracking everything from air quality and dust emissions to water efficiency, waste handling and residents’ long-term livability.The initiative has emerged…
Zendaya reveals old footage of her explaining ‘Interstellar’ to Hunter Schafer on a cardboard box that Tom Holland recorded in her living room. Zendaya has always been a big Christopher Nolan fan, and Tom Holland has even recorded proof! While featuring on a reality show to promote her upcoming films ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Spider-Man: Brand…
The ‘Don 3’ controversy is showing no signs of cooling down. Ranveer Singh reportedly reached out to filmmaker Farhan Akhtar in a bid to mend their fractured professional relationship, but the offer was swiftly turned down. With a Rs 45 crore lawsuit on the table and trade unions closing ranks, the issue has become one…
Ranveer Singh can be called the ‘man of the moment’ thanks to the kind of response ‘Dhurandhar’ and now ‘Dhurandhar 2’ have got. While ‘Dhurandhar’ that released in December 2025, broke all records at the box office, the sequel has gone a step higher and beaten it. Ranveer is earning a lot of praise for…
A spiritual mood finds you, even if you’re not planning it. You might get involved in a religious activity, a temple visit, lighting a lamp at home, or helping with a community prayer.The Moon supports inner balance, and Venus, your ruler, keeps your social side pleasant. Children’s support becomes a big source of joy. Their…
Shillong: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Jowai-Nartiang-Kdiap-Khanduli (JNKK) Road at Wahiajer Football Stadium in West Jaintia Hills on the second day of her visit to Meghalaya on Saturday.The road, funded by the New Development Bank at an estimated cost of over Rs 59 crore, aims to enhance connectivity, improve access to markets and…
Korean proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) A word seems like such a small, weightless thing. You say it, it disappears into the air, and that should be the end of it. An old Korean proverb warns that it is not nearly so simple. Words have no wings, it says, but they…
Varanasi: Bringing township projects after a gap of 32 years of executing Lalpur Yojana, the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) has accelerated infrastructure development at its flagship Anand Kashi Yojana with plans to begin plot registration across all categories by the end of August.Following an inspection of the project site at Kallipur on Friday, VDA vice-chairman…
