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PM Modi birthday: Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, JP Nadda and others extend greetings as he turns 76

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 76 on Thursday, September 17, with Union ministers and BJP leaders extending birthday greetings and highlighting his leadership and public service. Messages from Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah, Piyush Goyal, S Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Devendra Fadnavis praised his…

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The rise of the wedding entrepreneur: How India’s celebrations are creating new creative businesses

India's wedding industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, evolving into a diverse and complex sector that goes beyond traditional offerings. A new wave of specialised entrepreneurs is emerging to meet the demand for customized, multi-day events, requiring varied expertise and coordination. Destination weddings are expanding opportunities for countless service providers,…

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Asian Games 2026: India’s campaign begins with teqball as Gonsalves-Beg eye medal

India's Asian Games teqball campaign starts Thursday before the official opening ceremony. Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg will compete in men's doubles. They face Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in their initial group matches. Teqball makes its debut at the Asian Games with five medal events.…

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Narendra Modi: Teachers, mother & people who shaped Indian Prime Minister's life

Narendra Modi’s journey from childhood to becoming India’s Prime Minister: Prime Minister Modi's life lessons stem from his mother and father's guidance. Teachers recognized his potential beyond academic performance, shaping his outlook. Swami Vivekananda's writings provided early intellectual and spiritual inspiration. RSS mentor Lakshmanrao Inamdar guided his organizational development and…

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Explained: What US Fed’s first 25 bps rate hike in 3 years means for Indian stock market

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, taking the benchmark rate to 3.75%-4.00% as stubborn inflation limits its room to ease policy. The move could have implications for Indian markets, affecting the rupee, bond yields and foreign flows. With inflation still elevated, markets…

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India’s Semicon 2.0 should go beyond chip fabs, focus on design, packaging: Chris Miller

India's semiconductor strategy should broaden beyond fabrication to include design and equipment. Advanced packaging offers another significant area for India to build capabilities. Deep integration into global value chains is essential for any successful strategy. This approach combines existing design talent with manufacturing and packaging investments. India can strengthen its…

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At 76, PM Narendra Modi’s journey runs from a Gujarat town to the world stage

Narendra Modi Biography: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns seventy-six on September seventeenth. His political journey began in Vadnagar and led him to national leadership. Modi served as Gujarat's chief minister for over a decade. He became India's prime minister in two thousand fourteen. Modi now holds the record for India's…

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Trump praises PM Modi's opium crackdown as India remains on US drug list

US President Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tackling opium production, even as India remains on Washington's major illicit drug transit list. Meanwhile, Trump highlighted his administration's strict border security, declining overdose deaths, and aggressive crackdowns on international narcoterrorists.

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The Chowsingha: Why India's Four-Horned Antelope Is the Only Mammal on Earth With Four Horns

A biological oddity hiding in plain sightThe chowsingha stands barely 55 to 65 cm at the shoulder and weighs less than 25 kg. It looks, at first glance, like a small, unremarkable deer. Then you count the horns. The front pair sits just above the eyes, rarely growing beyond 4…

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Travis Kelce among 64 victims as India-born man jailed for $35 million Ponzi scheme

After an intense legal battle, Siddharth Jawahar, founder of Swiftarc Capital, has been sentenced to an eleven-year prison term for running a Ponzi scheme that swindled sixty-four investors, among them NFL star Travis Kelce. Jawahar diverted new investor funds to maintain a luxurious lifestyle, while accusations arose of evidence tampering…

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How the Chinkara, India's Desert Gazelle, Survives the Thar With Almost No Water

A Gazelle That Almost Never DrinksThe chinkara, Gazella bennettii, can go its entire life without once drinking from a water source. That is not an exaggeration for effect. Field studies conducted in the Thar Desert have documented chinkaras surviving for months, and in some cases indefinitely, without access to free-standing…

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What Temple Festival Processions Actually Do to Captive Elephants: Heat, Crowds and Hard Ground

The biology of an elephant in a crowdAn adult Asian elephant has a core body temperature of around 35.9°C and almost no sweat glands across most of its body. It dissipates heat primarily through its ears, a network of large blood vessels that radiate warmth when flapped, and through mud…

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NSE IPO opens with 7% GMP. Should you subscribe to Rs 22,569 crore issue?

NSE IPO GMP: At the upper end of the price band, the minimum retail application comes to Rs 14,280 and the post-issue market capitalisation works out to about Rs 4,41,788 crore. The issue will close on September 21 and the stock is expected to list on BSE on September 24.

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India announces West Indies ODI squad: Who’s in, who’s out as Rohit, Kohli return

India's ODI squad for the West Indies series features Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal, with Shubman Gill retaining the captaincy. Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant are absent, while Auqib Nabi and Naman Dhir receive maiden call-ups. Shreyas Iyer will lead the T20I side as India prepare for three…

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Chanakya's Rules on Wages and Loyalty Still Work When You Employ Household Help

The Arthashastra Was Not Written for Kings AloneChanakya's core argument in the Arthashastra is that an employer who underpays a capable, loyal worker does not save money. He loses it, slowly, invisibly, and in ways that do not show up until the damage is done. The text was addressed to…

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Dupe or Dud? How to Tell If a Cheaper Beauty Formula Is Actually the Same

The difference between a dupe and a copyA true dupe replicates the active ingredients at the same concentration and in the same delivery system. A copy replicates the packaging, the name structure, and the marketing language, and hopes you don't check the label. These are not the same thing, and…

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Why Your Perfume Goes Bad So Fast in India and Exactly How to Store It Correctly

What Is Actually Killing Your PerfumePerfume is a chemical structure. The top notes, heart notes, and base notes you smell are volatile organic compounds held in suspension by alcohol. When that structure meets heat, UV light, or humidity, the compounds oxidise, they react with oxygen and break down into something…

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India supplies Wall Street with CEOs but has a shortage at home

India’s biggest private banks are finding it increasingly difficult to identify executives with the breadth of experience needed to lead large, complex institutions. HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank’s CEO searches have highlighted a surprisingly narrow talent pool, as regulatory requirements, limited succession pipelines and competing financial sectors constrain potential…

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What Ageing Indian Parents Learn Not to Say to the Child Who Lives Eleven Hours Away

The call has a shape they have learned to keepYour mother asks about your weather first. Not because she is curious about the weather, she has never once cared about the weather, but because it is neutral ground, and neutral ground is safe. Your father waits on the other end…

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The Qutb Shahi Tombs at Golconda: Hyderabad's Most Overlooked Medieval Heritage Site

You have already passed themYou came to Golconda for the fort. You clapped at the acoustic demonstration near the entrance, climbed to the Bala Hisar pavilion, looked out over Hyderabad's sprawl, and then walked back down to the auto-rickshaw. On the way out, through the window, you passed a cluster…

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Weather today, September 17: IMD forecasts widespread rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds, heavy to very heavy rain warning in several states

Today weather Septemeber 17: Rainfall is likely across several parts of India through September 22, with fairly widespread to widespread showers forecast in parts of northwest, central, east, northeast, west and south peninsular regions. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected in several states. Heavy rainfall is likely at…

Times Life

6 Ultra-Processed Foods Indian Households Have Started Treating as Home Cooking

Instant NoodlesMaggi's 2015 recall rattled Indian households for about six months. Then it came back, and so did the habit, except by then it had stopped being a snack. It was dinner, or a quick lunch between school and tuition, or what a working parent put together at 9 p.m.…

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How Festival Dhol Pathaks and Loudspeakers Can Cause Permanent Hearing Damage in One Evening

The decibels at a dhol pathak are not a metaphor for loudnessA dhol played at close range during a procession registers between 100 and 120 decibels. The WHO recommends no more than 85 decibels for eight hours of continuous exposure, and cuts that safe window to under two minutes at…

The Economic Times

Narendra Modi facts you may not know: 10 little-known details from Indian PM’s life

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s journey to the country’s highest elected office was shaped by experiences ranging from childhood poverty and a fascination with spirituality to poetry, RSS organisational work and an early ambition to join the Army. Here are 10 lesser-known episodes from his life, drawn from his own accounts…

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100% tariffs on India? US House passes bill authorising new duties on Russia oil buyers

The US House of Representatives has passed legislation authorising President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India, China and other countries buying Russian oil and gas. The bill, which also targets Russia’s leadership, energy sector and shadow fleet, now goes to Trump for his signature.

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