Starbucks said on Friday it appointed an Indian national Anand Varadarajan as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective January 19. The move supports CEO Brian Niccol’s push for a tech revamp in stores to make labour more efficient. Varadarajan will replace Deb Hall Lefevre, who stepped down in September, after which Starbucks named Ningyu Chen…
When the US defence secretary declares that an elite university no longer serves the needs of the military, the question is not merely academic. It cuts to the heart of how power, knowledge, and obedience are meant to intersect in modern America.The Pentagon’s decision to terminate all military training, fellowship, and certificate programmes with Harvard…
Fundamentals are turning in favour of India. Higher growth and corporate earnings are achievable in the quarters ahead, says Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was above 25,850, BSE Sensex was…
YouTuber puts a camera inside an air fryer to finally see what happens when the drawer closes/ (YouTube/Casual Cooking) Air fryers are now as common as kettles, an appliance people swear by, compare, and gift to relatives who didn’t ask for one. They’ve become increasingly impossible to ignore, even if you don’t own one. They’re…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory urging candidates to complete the CUET PG 2026 registration process on or before January 14, 2026. The application portal for the Common University Entrance Test for postgraduate admissions will close at 11:50 PM on the last date, and no extensions have been announced so far.CUET PG…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation will take over the murder probe into the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide to Suvendu Adhikari.After the Bengal Police recommended a CBI probe in the case, the central agency formed a seven-member team led by DIG Pankaj Singh.“The investigation into the murder of West Bengal CM Suvendu…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday decided to bring the beneficiaries of the widow and disability financial assistance schemes under the Ayushman Bharat health scheme. The Delhi Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta decided to include approximately 3.97 lakh widows and 1.31 lakh Divyang persons under the ambit of the Pradhan Mantri…
Samrat Rana (Instagram Handle) World champion Samrat Rana won a bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Asian Championship on Wednesday after falling short of his qualification form in the final.Samrat, who won gold at last year’s World Championships in Cairo, started strongly in the season-opening event. India A vs USA |…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar and US Congressional delegation met in New Delhi on Sunday, holding discussions on a range of issues including India–US relations, the Indo-Pacific region and the ongoing Ukraine conflict. The delegation comprised Congressmen Mike Rogers, Adam Smith and Jimmy Patronis, and was joined by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor. The…
Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Despite persisting with a strong core for years, Mumbai Indians have failed to win the Indian Premier League title since 2020. To end this drought in 2026, they will need their superstar players to put the team above individual ambitions and respond positively to Hardik Pandya’s leadership style.MI’s leadership group…