Amazon Prime Day 2025 kickstarts from July 12: Check deals and offers here

Amazon Prime Day 2025 kickstarts from July 12: Check deals and offers here

Amazon India, on Tuesday, June 24, announced the dates for the 2025 edition of its highly-anticipated Prime Day. This year, the event will begin from 12 am on July 12, to 11:59 pm on July 14. Unlike previous years, Amazon Prime Day will be a 3-day-long event this time. Users will have access to new […]

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Rice, tea exporters to Iran bear the brunt of Iran-Israel conflict

Rice, tea exporters to Iran bear the brunt of Iran-Israel conflict

Shipments of a significant quantity of basmati rice and tea, the two major commodities that are exported from India to Iran, are on hold because of the Iran-Israel conflict, putting exporters on wait and watch mode. Iran is the largest market for Indian basmati rice as 1.2 million tonnes of the total six million tonnes […]

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British F-35 fighter jet makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala

British F-35 fighter jet makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft made emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran A fighter jet operated by the Royal Navy, F-35, made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Saturday (June 14, 2025) night. Sources said the aircraft, which was operating from an aircraft carrier in the […]

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India, U.S. trade talks extended as deadline looms for interim deal, sources say

India, U.S. trade talks extended as deadline looms for interim deal, sources say

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Trade talks between Indian and U.S. officials have been extended into next week as both sides seek consensus on tariff cuts in the farming and auto sectors, aiming to finalise an interim deal before a July 9 deadline, government sources said. A U.S. delegation led by senior […]

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New study by NASA shows tropical trees can warn of volcanic eruptions

New study by NASA shows tropical trees can warn of volcanic eruptions

NASA has introduced a new way to observe the patterns of volcanoes by monitoring the health of trees through satellite images. In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s AVUELO (Airborne Validation Unified Experiment: Land to Ocean), scientists at the space agency said they can detect early signs of volcanic eruptions by observing the changing colours of […]

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UK’s new immigration rules likely to affect Indian students, professionals

UK’s new immigration rules likely to affect Indian students, professionals

There was a mixed reaction as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday set out tighter new rules to clamp down on soaring immigration figures, which is set to impact Indians as one of the largest groups of student and skilled worker visa applicants to the UK. The new rules, framed in a new Immigration […]

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IIT Kanpur sets up AI School with Wadhwani Foundation

IIT Kanpur sets up AI School with Wadhwani Foundation

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has collaborated with the Wadhwani Foundation to launch a School of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems. During a launch event held in New Delhi, the collaboration was formalized through a MoU signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (MoU). The new school is expected to act […]

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Apple App Store drives Rs 44,447 crores in India sales; developers’ global earnings triple

Apple App Store drives Rs 44,447 crores in India sales; developers’ global earnings triple

Apple on Monday released a new study conducted by Professor Viswanath Pingali from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, on the economic impact of its App Store ecosystem in India. According to Apple, the App Store in India facilitated Rs 44,447 crores ($5.31 billion) in developer billings and sales. Notably, over 94 per cent of […]

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Art of rest: Holidays for the sleep deprived

Art of rest: Holidays for the sleep deprived

On-call hypnotherapists. AI-assisted beds. Smart goggles that use heat, massage and vibration to lower the heart rate. Bedtime tea blends. Electro magnetic and infrared therapy. Sequestered guest rooms — with one in London even housed inside a three-storey stainless steel sculpture, to promote meditative stillness. These are just some of the things travellers are signing […]

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The 82-year-old Swedish multinational furniture company and home furnishings retailer, IKEA, in New Delhi now

The 82-year-old Swedish multinational furniture company and home furnishings retailer, IKEA, in New Delhi now

The 82-year-old Swedish multinational furniture company and home furnishings retailer, IKEA, had studied Delhi’s diversity and consumer behaviour for the past four years before stepping in with e-commerce from March 1. North India is the country’s largest home furnishing market. “The e-commerce approach first helps us to reach more customers faster and also understand their […]

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