Two leaders on tenterhooks
Business Lineby Sridhar Krishnaswami3d ago
In less than a month, the political fate of two leaders would have been determined even if they are not directly on the ballot.
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top 55%Conditions ripe for rate hike
Business Lineby Abhiman Das; Smita Roy Trivedi3d ago
Has the time for a rate hike finally arrived? In retrospect, as we had argued earlier, given the global and domestic inflationary trends, a pre-emptive rate hike would have helped (businessline...
Letters to Editor
Business Lineby Jacob Thomas3d ago
MPC’s modest tightening This is with reference to the editorial ‘Bite the Bullet’ (Oct 5). The editorial has rightly said that it seems prudent to consider a 25-basis point repo rate hike by MPC...
"It has to be more over the top, more insane, more in your face" - Rockstar explains why GTA 6 doesn't satirise real-world events
Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese3d ago
In a new interview, Rockstar has discussed its revered approach to crafting the satire the Grand Theft Auto series is famous for - particularly relating to GTA 6 and whether the game should...
We know how to end homelessness. We just won't pay for it
Phys.orgby Kavitha Vipulananda3d ago
We know how to end homelessness. We just won't pay for it Japan has the lowest measured rate of homelessness of any wealthy nation.
Our president is ready to kick, ready to work, By Festus Adedayo
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele3d ago
When President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua departed the shores of Nigeria for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009, I served as Chairman of the Editorial Board of the National Life...
22 Customer Service Memes for All Those Overworked Employees Who Are Hanging by A Thread
Memebaseby María Cetra3d ago
Who was that brilliant person —please notice my sarcasm— who decided the phrase "the customer is always right" was a fact that needed to be taught in every customer service job training?
Jev and the New Decision Layer for AI Agents
Unite.AIby Himanshu Goel3d ago
Why System One models could separate fast judgment from slow reasoning Many AI agents utilize a language model for nearly all their decisions.
15 years after his passing, nobody is ‘The Next Steve Jobs’ - 9to5Mac
9to5Macby Parker Ortolani3d ago
Today marks 15 years since Steve Jobs passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Every year, memories come flooding back, and this one is no different.
Should ‘special’ FCNR(B) deposits be insured?
Business Lineby Manas R Das3d ago
The plethora of discussions on the ‘special’ FCNR(B) or Foreign Currency (FX) deposits, which was operational during June 6 to August 31, is tilted towards the cost to the macroeconomy or RBI, with...
Why RBI should raise rates by 75 bps by year-end
Business Lineby Manas Paul3d ago
The question facing the Reserve Bank of India is no longer whether the latest rise in inflation will prove temporary.
Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths
Phys.orgby Sébastien Lord3d ago
Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths Old age is often associated with reliance on others, loss of independence and inactivity.
Study shows extreme poverty, homelessness on the rise in France
RFI Englishby RFI3d ago
Study shows extreme poverty, homelessness on the rise in France An international study published Monday by France’s largest food aid charity Restos du Cœur shows that the number of people living in...
NNPC, accounting for fuel subsidy, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Premium Timesby Ifeanyi Uddin3d ago
I am not an accountant, so my opinion on the NNPC’s recently released 2025 annual financial report is a qualified one.
The secret to happiness? Cats! Countries with more felines are happier
Mail Onlineby Wiliam Hunter3d ago
Scientists have uncovered an unlikely key to happiness: more cats! In a new study, researchers investigated the relationship between wealth, cat numbers, and the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, a...
The 1937 newspaper letters that show how Ireland once defended beating schoolgirls
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff3d ago
It began with a father from Athy who noticed marks on his 17-year-old daughter's legs at the seaside and learned she had been strapped at her boarding school for reading a smuggled novel.
Michael Morpurgo and wife Clare's acts of extraordinary kindness...
Mail Onlineby Katharine Spurrier3d ago
- Down Burrow Lane by Michael Morpurgo (Hodder £20, 288pp) With only a title and a few ideas in his head, Michael Morpurgo was struggling to find a voice for the narrator of his next book.
FACT CHECK: No, Malabon congressman Oreta did not slam Sara Duterte’s travels
Rapplerby Rappler.com3d ago
AT A GLANCE - Malabon City Representative Antolin Oreta III did not make a statement criticizing Vice President Sara Duterte's travels to The Hague, contrary to claims circulating on social media.
The end of the world has yet to reach Spain’s Sol square
El País Englishby Manuel Jabois3d ago
It’s Friday night in Madrid. Walking down Preciados street towards Sol square, the tents and the huge banners announcing the protest encampment can already be seen some distance away.
Ancient Egyptian servants were sacrificed when their king died
Mail Onlineby Xantha Leatham3d ago
When Egypt's earliest kings died, they may not have gone to the afterlife alone. Archaeologists examining the remains of people buried around royal tombs have discovered many had suffered...