Notion of time zones rests on a fundamental delusion, that a number should tell us when to get up, eat lunch or go to bed. Instead, we should adopt a single global time.
The collapse of Greensill Capital has cast a shadow over Sanjeev Gupta’s business, which relied heavily on its funding for a spree of acquisitions that saw him spend $6 bn in 5 years.
More patients are seeking help for lingering effects of Covid like fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog. But, so far, research into Long Covid has suffered from various limitations.
Global food prices are at the highest in more than 6 years, driven by a jump in the cost of everything because of demand from China, vulnerable supply chains and adverse weather.
Shops are expected to close in solidarity, with the nation’s largest retailer announcing it will shut all of its outlets. Nearly all private bank branches have also closed.
Russia's vaccine, perhaps its biggest scientific breakthrough since Soviet era, won’t change hostility towards Putin among Western govts, but could boost geopolitical clout in other regions.
Scientists on the WHO-sponsored mission visited the Wuhan lab as well as the wet market that were widely speculated to be the origin points of Covid-19.
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.
Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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