Venezuela, currently in the throes of an escalating crisis with the United States, closed the books Wednesday on a complicated year for its economy, with the official cost of buying a US dollar up 479 percent in the last 12 months.The gap between the official and black market rate is mounting as well, nearing 100 […]
As the world rings in New Year 2026, Bollywood actor Vidya Balan celebrates a milestone of her own — her 47th birthday. While fans are flooding social media with tributes, Vidya continues to grab attention for her striking physical transformation. Breaking away from the usual ‘eat less, workout more’ narrative, Vidya has attributed her weight […]
Rice, cotton and oat farmers will receive the highest rates, while soybean growers will get $30.88 per acre. CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture released details on Wednesday about how much row crop farmers will receive next year from a $12 billion aid program, but soybean growers say such payments fall short of helping those […]
Updated on: Dec 31, 2025 03:04 pm IST Namrata Shirodkar took to social media to look back on the year gone by with fondness. She also posted unseen pictures with Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra. Former actor and model Namrata Shirodkar took to social media on December 31 to reflect on the year that had […]
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: According to Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, the top buy calls for today are: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty, and […]
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Photo Credit: The Centre will soon enact a stringent law to curb the sale of spurious seeds and pesticides, making companies legally liable to pay full compensation to farmers in case of crop failure caused by substandard inputs, Union Minister Shivraj […]
Spirit first look: As the clock struck midnight to welcome the New Year, the makers of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit treated fans to a special surprise by unveiling the first look of the upcoming film poster featuring Prabhas and Triptii Dimri in intense, contrasting avatars. Spirit First Look: The film is scheduled to release in […]
A nationwide New Year’s eve strike to protest low pay and lack of social security benefits elicited a mixed response from delivery workers, even as app-based platforms offered festive bonuses in a bid to counter delayed service and manpower shortage. Most customers had no clue about the strike but several orders were inordinately delayed. Anticipating […]
Lung cancer is quietly rewriting its own rulebook. Once labelled an elderly male smoker’s disease, it is now increasingly affecting women under 50, many of whom have never smoked a cigarette in their lives. Across several countries, lung cancer rates in younger women now match or even exceed those in men of the same age […]
Updated on: Jan 01, 2026 06:07 am IST After rumours spread that Teja Sajja walked out of Prasanth Varma and Rishab Shetty’s Jai Hanuman, the actor clarifies to Hindustan Times. Recently, there has been a lot of chatter that actor Teja Sajja, who rose to fame with Prasanth Varma’s 2024 hit HanuMan has walked out […]
