New research from the University of South Florida suggests that drinking coffee before shopping can lead to significantly increased spending. Shoppers who consumed caffeinated coffee bought more items, particularly non-essential ones, and spent approximately 50% more than those who had decaf or water. This effect was observed in both in-store and online shopping scenarios. We’ve…
Congress has claimed that all its MLAs voted for its candidate. NEW DELHI: The Congress managers have failed once again in a crucial numbers game. This time in Jharkhand. Pranav Jha, the Congress nominee for Rajaya Sabha seat in the state, on Thursday lost elections to NDA-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani. This despite the fact…
NEW DELHI: More than 1,300 athletes have been removed from the Khelo India programme over the last three years due to performance issues and doping violations, Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Responding to a question on the performance of athletes enrolled under the scheme, the minister said 1,342 athletes exited…
Success is fleeting when it becomes identity, believed Albert Einstein (AI generated image) Every generation invents its own scoreboard. Ours prefers the numerical kind. Percentiles decide streams, cut-offs decide colleges, packages decide credibility. Even curiosity is quietly trained to ask a transactional question first: Will this be evaluated?In such an economy of numbers, a line…
Photo credit : Getty Images NEW DELHI: A sweeping tuberculosis screening effort across the Northeast has uncovered a troubling reality: more than one-third of the TB cases detected among vulnerable populations showed no symptoms at all. The finding highlights the challenge of identifying “silent” infections that often go unnoticed until they are picked up through…
Meesho made a strong debut at the Dalal Street on Wednesday, trading at Rs 161, at a premium of 46% over the IPO price.This came after the e-commerce platform’s Rs 5,421.20 crore initial public offering that ended with an overall subscription of 79 times. The response has placed the e-commerce company among the most keenly…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu is witnessing another AIADMK vs AIADMK showdown as Vijay prepares for a floor test days after being sworn in as chief minister.Hours after a faction led by CV Shanmugam announced its decision to support TVK, AIADMK leader Agri SS Krishnamurthy warned rebel MLAs, stating that action would be taken against those…
NEW DELHI: Justice B V Nagarathna, part of the CJI Surya Kant-led nine-judge Supreme Court bench hearing the core issue of ‘fundamental rights vs faith and belief’, on Tuesday observed that a person who doesn’t believe in a religion and its religious practices had no right to file petitions challenging their validity.As senior advocate V…
World Economic Forum 2026 US President Donald Trump will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos later this month, accompanied by at least five Cabinet members, as global leaders gather against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. The five-day summit will begin on January 18 in the Swiss ski…
Gianni Infantino said Donald Trump won for “exceptional and extraordinary” actions to promote peace and unity around the world and presented him with a golden trophy and a certificate. (AFP Photo) US President Donald Trump became the inaugural recipient of FIFA’s new peace prize at Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw — a symbolic honour for…