Recent Views 12 As the festive season draws to a close – at least, as of now – and the air is filled with a sense of melancholy, one of the most anticipated occasions is Dussehra 2025, also known as Vijayadashami. Although this is a festival native to India, Hindus and Bengalis all around the…
Recent Views 15 Bengaluru: The city’s water utility has expanded its easy payment options. Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has extended its ‘Sarala Cauvery’ EMI scheme — previously limited to residential homes and apartments — to include commercial establishments. This initiative aims to promote piped water connections and reduce reliance on groundwater.The plan…
Recent Views 7 Aries A visitor is likely to keep you amused and make the home a livelier place. Social developments are moving in a very positive direction. On the professional front, you are likely to have a fulfilling experience. With an inheritance or unexpected financial gain, money will not be an issue. Road travel…
Recent Views 5 Representative image (AP) Postal deliveries to the United States have fallen sharply after Washington’s decision to impose new tariffs, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) said on Saturday, as reported by news agency AFP.According to the UN’s postal cooperation agency, traffic from other countries to the US plunged by more than 80 percent,…
Recent Views 8 This festive season, Bengaluru is embracing a new way to celebrate with grazing tables. A centrepiece of gatherings with their abundant displays of cheese, fruits, sweets and savouries is turning celebrations into a curious ,mouth-watering experience. Curators in the city elevate these gatherings with a combination of visual flair and delicious flavours….
Recent Views 13 Generation Z is often labelled as one of the most “entitled” generations. They are frequently sobriqueted with names such as “too sensitive,” “too impatient,” and overly accustomed to accommodation. It is a charge echoed by employers, older academics, and cultural critics alike. But here is the uncomfortable truth now surfacing: universities themselves…
Recent Views 12 SINGAPORE: Payments giant Visa is looking to launch agentic commerce pilots across the Asia-Pacific region as regulatory and ecosystem readiness advances by early next year. Agentic commerce refers to a new era where AI-powered agents shop and pay on behalf of users. The company’s Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC) programme incorporates features like…
Recent Views 5 Urban households in India are set to embrace e-commerce like never before this festive season, with a new LocalCircles report predicting a sharp rise in online shopping. The findings suggest that recent GST rate changes have helped boost consumer confidence just ahead of the spending rush.The study, ‘How Urban Indian Households Will…
Recent Views 9 WB NEET UG counselling 2025 phase 2 registration opens at wbmcc.nic.in The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has officially commenced the registration process for Phase 2 of WB NEET UG Counselling 2025. Candidates aspiring to secure admission through the second round of counselling can now register online by visiting the official…
Recent Views 7 US President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on Greenland has taken an unusual turn, with the White House sharing an AI-generated image featuring the President walking alongside a penguin toward the Arctic island. The post, captioned “Embrace the penguin,” quickly drew attention online, not least because penguins do not live in Greenland or…
