Indian equity markets staged a sharp comeback this week, snapping a six-week losing streak and posting their strongest weekly gains in five years, aided by easing geopolitical tensions following a US-Iran ceasefire push. The rally was broad-based, with all sectoral indices ending the week higher and nearly 90% of stocks advancing. Benchmark indices Sensex and…
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has liquid rain, rivers and seas much like Earth, except its clouds are made of methane rather than water vapour. Planetary scientists studying the moon found that its rainstorms are far more extreme than anyone had anticipated. Vast stretches of the moon sit dry for long spells before being struck by…
In one of the first studies of its kind, scientists have claimed that the organisms living inside the gut of psychopaths may be the drivers of their peculiar behaviour. The research team has claimed that they have discovered a link between the specific balance of microflora in the gut and psychopathic behaviour.As detailed in the…
R Vaishali (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: A round-robin format like the Candidates was always going to have a fair share of surprises for every player, and India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu was served a cold one on Sunday evening at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Cyprus.Just twenty-four hours earlier, we were celebrating…
The festive season is traditionally associated with property purchases, but buying a home or investing in real estate requires more than favourable timing or attractive offers. Buyers need to assess affordability, borrowing costs, location, developer credibility and their ability to hold the asset over the long term. For those buying a home to live in,…
Finding a rental home is an exciting experience, especially for people who are moving to a new city, as well as for those who are looking for a better place to stay. However, due to the increased demand for homes scammers are taking advantage of people who are looking for a place to rent. There…
Seven in 10 urban Indians want to retire before the traditional retirement age of 58–60 if their finances allow it, while half of those aspiring to early retirement want to achieve Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) before turning 50, according to a new study. However, retirement savings are falling well short of these ambitions….
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was 18 (2013) when she first met coach Vijay Sharma at a junior camp in Patiala. A year later, they began training together. Today, after an Olympic silver and three Commonwealth Games golds, Chanu says she is still his student first. “Behind all these medals, fame and love, the one thing that…
In 2025, Matt Rife added an iconic property to this real estate profile by buying Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Connecticut home and Occult Museum for $1 million(Image Credit: Instagram) Matt Rife is known for his stand-up comedy, viral videos and special shows, but one of his biggest purchases has little to do with comedy. In…
View from Robert McCarthy’s home towards the old Leylandii trees at the bottom of the garden. (Photos: The Standard) Three siblings in Essex were ordered to pay about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in their neighbours’ legal costs after cutting down a row of 33-foot Leylandii trees during a long-running boundary dispute. The court found…
