New Delhi: History books will remember the year 2024 for bidding farewell to numerous eminent personalities, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Zakir Hussain, Ratan Tata, Ameen Sayani, Shyam Benegal, Fali S. Nariman, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, and A. Ramachandran—each a luminary in their respective fields. Stalwarts...
New Delhi: 2024 is set to end as the hottest year on record and the first with a global average temperature 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It will also be remembered as the year developed nations had their last big chance to prevent the...
Mumbai: The Indian rupee tumbled 3 per cent in 2024 as concerns over slower economic growth and the green buck's global strength weighed, but it was among the least volatile currencies in the world and the headwinds may be less intense in the coming year....
Wondering what the stars have in store for you today? From tackling challenges to embracing new opportunities, get insights into your day ahead for all zodiac signs. Read on to find out how you can make the most of your day. Aries: You will be...
Melbourne: Nitish Reddy loves his tattoos like most 21-year-olds do, and one on his ankle is a picture of ‘Achilles' Heel'. He considers it a reminder of all the difficulties that his family has endured in the last 10 years to power his cricketing dream....
Among the many surprises this year were the convincing victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the simultaneous elections by demolishing the 24-year-long BJD hegemony in the state and nomination of Keonjhar MLA Mohan Charan Majhi as the first BJP Chief Minister, stand out....
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at a year shaped by moments of both crisis and transformation, each captured in powerful images that tell the story of a turbulent year and human resilience. Through the lens of photographers, these powerful images...
In 2024, people voted in countries that were home to almost half the world’s population. The votes took place at a time of global unrest, with conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, and cost-of-living crises in many countries after the COVID-19 pandemic rippled out...
It was just the icing on the cake that the country needed when Dommaraju Gukesh became the youngest chess world champion December 12, 2024. The Indian was a shade over 18 years old, beating the record that the legendary Garry Kasparov had set in 1985...
The world has been warming up quickly over the past 100 years, or so. As a result, weather patterns are changing affecting millions of lives globally. The reason behind this is climate change – a long-term shift in the Earth’s average temperatures and weather conditions....
Continuing from where he left off last month, Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan has called out ministries for ignoring a two-year-old...
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Syria is in the grip of uncertainties since the fall of Bashar al-Assad on 8 December. There are still no...
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South Korea is plagued by a deepening political crisis after two impeachment motions against two top leaders have been passed,...
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A rift has emerged among the supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump over the contentious issue of immigration. The faction...
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