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51% of India's 5-year-olds in Class 1 instead of preschool: UNESCO report flags concern

India, Oct. 9 -- More than half of India's five-year-olds are enrolled in primary school rather than pre-primary education, raising concerns about whether children are entering formal schooling before... Read More


A 50-75 bps rate-hike cycle won't materially derail household consumption: Tanvee Gupta Jain of UBS

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could raise rates by 50-75 basis points (bps) cumulatively in the remainder of fiscal year 2027 (FY27), helping contain inflation expectations with... Read More


చంద్రుడు-శుక్రుడి ప్రభావం.. పాత బంధాలు మళ్ళీ.. సంబంధాల్లో ఈ సూచనలు పాటించండి!

భారతదేశం, అక్టోబర్ 9 -- అక్టోబర్ 9న అనగా ఈరోజు ఉదయం 3:17 గంటలకు చంద్రుడు కన్యారాశిలోకి ప్రవేశించి, సుమారు రెండున్నర రోజుల పాటు అక్కడే సంచరిస్తాడు. ఈ చంద్ర గోచారంతో పాటు, అక్టోబర్ 3 నుంచి వక్రి దశలో (త... Read More


Wired vs wireless earphones: What you actually gain and lose before you spend your hard-earned sale money

India, Oct. 9 -- Every sale season, I end up with two tabs open: a pair of wireless earbuds with a discount banner that looks too good to ignore and a humble wired pair that costs a fraction of the pr... Read More


Is the right question being asked?

India, Oct. 9 -- A doughty draw, snatches of smart football in two heavy defeats and an experience of a lifetime. Neither Khalid Jamil nor his men would have thought of going up against either Panama,... Read More


Commodity options gain as volatility, lower taxes draw retail traders

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Retail traders are opting for commodity options over equity index options, drawn by sharper swings in energy and bullion prices and lower tax incidence. Average daily premium turnov... Read More


Paying rent for yourself and parents? Know if you can claim HRA for more than one property

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- House rent allowance (HRA) can be a key tax-saving component of the salary for many salaried employees. However, tax exemption on this allowance is available only under the old ta... Read More


In a world of drones and self-driving cars, can technology secure flights from rogue pilots?

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The cockpit clash aboard a FlyDubai flight late last month that nearly cost the crew and passengers their lives exposed a worrisome vulnerability in civil aviation. Flying from D... Read More


Meet 'Charles Sobhraj of Kashmir': Ex-doctor who 'duped' people by selling land owned by Pandit migrants

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested an 80-year-old former Ayurvedic doctor from the outskirts of Srinagar for allegedly duping land buyers, most of them Kashmiri migrant Pandit... Read More


Noida workers' protest: Allahabad HC reserves verdict on journalist Satyam Verma's petition against NSA detention

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 9 -- The Allahabad high court on Thursday reserved judgment on a habeas corpus petition filed by journalist Satyam Verma, challenging his preventive detention under the National Securi... Read More