Dale Carnegie (Image: Wikipedia) Most people brace themselves for criticism and relax around praise, treating the two as opposites, one dangerous and one safe. Dale Carnegie flipped that instinct on its head. “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you,” he wrote. “Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.” Coming from a man who…
Capital markets regulator SBI on Tuesday, July 21, directed depositories to put in place an operational framework and necessary system enhancements by August 1 to implement the newly introduced mechanism for freezing promoter holdings at the ISIN level during share buybacks. In a circular, SEBI asked depositories to issue operational guidelines covering the implementation of…
UAE Arrests Man for Filming in Restricted Area: Why Unauthorised Recording Can Land You in Jail In a move that underscores the UAE’s tightening grip on security and information control, authorities have arrested an individual for trespassing and filming in restricted areas without a permit, a violation that could carry serious legal consequences. The case,…
A visual representation of a subdued US labour market, showing office workers at desks while job seekers queue or browse job listings, symbolising the growing caution among employees and rising competition for limited job openings as hiring slows across industries. The American labour market, once fuelled by bold career moves and aggressive hiring, is beginning…
After Apple Inc announced price hikes on MacBook, iPad, home devices and the Vision Pro to offset cost hikes caused by an unprecedented shortage of memory chips and storage, its shares sank around 5% on Thursday (June 25), its worst fall since February 2026. The price hikes, which went live on its online retail store…
Most of us accept that the Earth rotates because we have been taught it since childhood. We have seen satellite images, watched footage from space and learned about day and night. But imagine living in the middle of the 19th century, when none of that evidence existed.How could you convince an ordinary person that the…
NEW DELHI: A video recorded from inside the ill-fated cruise at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur has surfaced, offering a glimpse into the moments before the vessel capsised, as questions mount over safety lapses and alleged negligence.The footage shows the boat already out on choppy water, with two people seen hurriedly unpacking life jackets. Several passengers,…
Hidden deep inside Ladakh’s remote Changthang region, Umling La officially holds the title of the world’s highest motorable road, accessible for riders at around 19,300 ft. Built near the India-China border, the road links isolated villages such as Chisumle and Demchok through a vast, almost lunar landscape. The journey here is intense even by Ladakh…
The discovery of Earth-sized planets outside our own solar system has completely changed our way of viewing the universe, but none has done so to the degree that TRAPPIST-1 has managed to do. This planetary system is located some 40 light-years from us and comprises seven rocky planets, which share many of the characteristics of…
Wall Street hovered near record levels on Thursday as investors paused after a sharp rally, weighing rising oil prices and uncertainty around the Iran conflict before making fresh bets.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, a day after hitting a new all-time high– its 10th gain in 11 sessions–while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66 points…
