India’s pharmaceutical sector enters FY27 on a strong footing, backed by improving domestic demand, new product opportunities and healthy balance sheets, according to Neha Manpuria, Senior Analyst – Pharma, Healthcare at BofA Global Research. The March quarter reflected broad-based strength across the industry, with domestic formulations emerging as a key growth driver. Market growth in…
Indian travellers are becoming more confident about overseas trips, but managing money abroad remains their biggest source of anxiety, according to a new study by Wise, a global financial technology company. The Passport & Paisa: India Travel Money Report 2026 found that nearly 78% of Indians plan to increase international travel spending following the recent…
Representative Image. In pic: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meta recently laid off 8,000 employees to push for a broader AI-focused restructuring. Meanwhile, the company has reassigned around 7,000 workers to new AI teams as CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks to strengthen Meta’s position in the AI sector. According to an internal memo reviewed by Business Insider…
NEW DELHI: India has dispatched a second tranche of emergency medical assistance weighing 43 tonnes to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to strengthen Ebola response efforts across the African Union, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The consignment, sent to Kampala, Uganda, follows a request from the…
For decades, archaeologists suspected that a strange landscape hidden in the Spanish Pyrenees was more than a product of nature. Deep trenches, artificial ravines and enormous excavated areas hinted at a forgotten human story buried beneath the mountains. Now, researchers have confirmed that the site, known as Guilleteres d’All in northeastern Spain, was once a…
Sanjay Manjrekar, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has backed the appointment of more overseas captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL), stressing that franchises should focus on leadership ability rather than nationality when choosing their skipper.Speaking on the Sportstar podcast, Manjrekar said the performance of Indian…
More than a century after she revolutionised astronomy with a discovery that reshaped humanity’s understanding of the cosmos, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin is receiving fresh recognition for her extraordinary achievements. English Heritage has unveiled a blue plaque at her former home in Notting Hill, London, commemorating the scientist whose groundbreaking work revealed that stars are composed primarily…
Sarthak Sidhant takes CBSE OSM concerns to Parliament panel (Credits: ANI) The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education reviewed concerns around the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) system on Tuesday, hearing a presentation from Class 12 student Sarthak Sidhant, whose allegations about evaluation errors and tender changes have fuelled a national debate.Seventeen-year-old…
Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming film ‘Seyon’ is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated films in Tamil cinema. The film is produced by Kamal Haasan and directed by Sivakumar Murugesan, while Bhagyashri Borse plays the female protagonist in this film. This movie is expected to be a box office success due to its commercial value, rustic setting,…
Snakes are some of the most fearsome slithering creatures, and one would definitely not want to have an encounter with one of them. If you get chills just by thinking about slithering creatures, there’s good news, as some places on Earth are completely free of snakes! While those places might sound impossible or unreal, it…
