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Wridhayan Bhatt and his wife, Ankita, were close to booking a ₹1.7 crore 2-BHK apartment in Mumbai’s suburbs last weekend, but eventually put the purchase on hold after assessing the financial burden. The couple had negotiated the price down to around ₹1.5 crore with the developer’s sales team, but a closer look at the numbers made them reconsider the deal.Mumbai real estate: A couple were close to booking a ₹1.7 crore 2-BHK apartment in Mumbai’s suburbs last weekend, but eventually put the purchase on hold after assessing the financial burden. (Picture for representational purposes only) (Gemini Generated Photo )The couple…
Pete Hegseth’s latest political moves are fuelling speculation that Donald Trump’s defence secretary could be eyeing a 2028 presidential run. His August 17 trip to Iowa, where he campaigned for Republican Representative Zach Nunn, has drawn attention because Iowa plays a major role in the presidential primary calendar. Hegseth also recently campaigned in South Carolina, another key early-voting state. Sources reportedly claim he wants to become president, but he has made no formal announcement. A potential Hegseth bid could put him against Vice President J.D. Vance, while also creating an awkward political clash with Trump over his eventual successor. Source…
A model and actor, Twisha was crowned Miss Pune in 2012 after winning a beauty pageant in the western Indian city. She had featured in a number of advertising campaigns and acted in a Telugu-language film. In recent years, she had also worked as a marketing professional with private firms. According to the chargesheet, Twisha met Samarth through a dating app in February 2025 and the couple married in December. In the chargesheet, the CBI said its investigation showed that after their marriage, Samarth subjected Twisha to mental cruelty on several occasions and repeatedly used derogatory terms towards her. “Giribala…
Harmanpreet Singh (Agency Image) An India-Pakistan contest in any sport evokes emotions that often go beyond competitiveness. There was a phase in hockey when beating the arch-rivals was celebrated almost like winning a trophy.None of the current crop of Indian players has faced Pakistan in a hockey World Cup before. But they have someone in their corner who knows exactly what such a contest entails.Shivendra Singh, a formidable striker of his generation known as much for his style as his flair with the stick, featured in the last World Cup meeting between the two sides in New Delhi in 2010,…
New Delhi: Globally, about 34.4 million additional doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, and pharmacists are needed to achieve moderate universal health coverage, with the largest shortages in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, a global study published in The Lancet Public Health journal has estimated.India has a ratio of about 73 health workers per 10,000 population — 10.5 doctors per 10,000 population, 10.8 nurses per 10,000 population, 8.1 pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants per 10,000 population and 1.2 midwifery personnel per 10,000 population.Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, US, estimated China to have a ratio…
VIDEO_ Ajay Dev Goud recreates Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ moment with bat; fans react Indian cricketer Ajay Dev Goud is the centre of attention after a video surfaced online showing him recreating a ‘mass’ moment from Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’.In the clip, Ajay Dev Goud imitates a sequence associated with Prabhas’ character. Instead of using a sword like Prabhas does in the movie, the cricketer performs the act with his cricket bat.Ajay Dev video gets fan reactionsThe fan-made recreation has been widely shared across social media platforms. Several users praised Ajay Dev Goud for bringing his own style to the popular ‘Salaar’ moment.One post…
Big-screen cinematic 4K entertainment without stretching your budget. (AI Generated Image)With over 28 years of writing and editing experience across various domains, I now specialise in gadgets, electronics, and appliances. I provide readers with valuable insights to help them make informed purchase decisions.Read moreRead lessBuying a TV under ₹55,000 can mean choosing between very different screen sizes, display technologies and smart features. We compared five models to see where the real differences lie, from Hisense’s 65-inch QLED and Xiaomi’s Mini LED display to Sony’s compact 43-inch LED TV, Samsung’s Vision AI Mini LED model and LG’s QNED Mini LED offering.The…
Corporate investment, as a share of GDP, has been declining in India for some time now (Chart 1). This trend raises an important question: what explains this prolonged decline?A few things stand out in Chart 1. Corporate investment in India took off in 2004, when it jumped almost four percentage points, from 6.5% to 10.3%. After rising during the dream run of India’s growth story, it fell during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), but began a steady revival till demonetisation hit the economy in 2016 (marked by a vertical line in the chart). Since then, the decline has been singular. So much…
Ferrets were released on Rathlin Island in the mid-1980s, off the north coast of Northern Ireland, to deal with the island’s rabbit population | Wikimedia Commons Ferrets were released on Rathlin Island in the mid-1980s, off the north coast of Northern Ireland, to deal with the island’s rabbit population. The ferrets established a feral population and, over the following decades, became predators of the island’s nesting wildlife. By the 2020s, conservationists were trying to remove them from an island that supports Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony, with more than 250,000 seabirds including puffins, razorbills, guillemots and Manx shearwaters. The Rathlin…
Donald Trump and Heidi Overton. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen White House policy aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), months after previous chief Marty Makary quit.Also read | Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counselIf approved by the Senate, Ms. Overton will take over an FDA that has lost more than 3,000 staff, including division heads, over the past year, and is under pressure to rebuild confidence among industry and public-health groups…