A child’s repeated face-touching may be more than just a habit. A child is telling you about something that happened at school. They are talking quickly, jumping from one detail to another, and somewhere in the middle of the conversation, their hand reaches for your face. They touch your cheek, trace your eyebrow, hold your…
Despite having no formal business education, Blakely developed her first product from her apartment (Picture: Spanx) In 2000, Sara Blakely was working as a door-to-door fax machine salesperson when she decided to start her own business with $5,000 from her savings. Her idea was to develop a new type of women’s undergarment that would offer…
India’s swimming campaign at the Commonwealth Games continues on Monday (IANS) India will have another action-packed day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on Monday, July 27 (Day 5), with athletes competing across athletics, swimming, weightlifting, boxing, lawn bowls and wheelchair basketball. After a successful Day 4 that saw India add more medals to its tally,…
Russian diesel supplies ease market concerns. Oil prices fell on Monday as expectations of additional Russian diesel supplies and a possible halt to attacks on energy facilities in the Russia-Ukraine conflict eased some concerns over supply. However, continued tensions in the Middle East kept Brent crude above $100 a barrel.Brent crude futures fell $1.54, or…
Quote of the day by Richard Gere on the meaning of true happiness(Image Credit: Instagram) Richard Gere is one of the Hollywood stars whose passion and dedication towards his craft cannot be defined in words. The 77-year-old Hollywood icon started his journey as a musician in high school and played several instruments. After completing high…
One year after beavers were released into the wild at Studland in Dorset, their activity has dramatically reshaped part of the local landscape A pair of wild beavers released in Dorset have transformed a dense woodland into a bright, wetland habitat within just 12 months of arriving in their new home. Data shared by the…
India’s Manav Suthar, centre, celebrates (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Prabath Jayasuriya is a rarity in modern-day cricket, especially in the subcontinent, where if you are aged 30 and above, you are not favoured to play international cricket. He waited in the shadows of Sri Lanka’s rich spin tradition. When his chance finally arrived in July 2022,…
Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey CHANDIGARH: To protect investors from finfluencers operating outside of Sebi regulations, offering stock tips and at times even operating in cahoots with unscrupulous promoters for ‘pump & dump’ schemes, the markets regulator is removing 6,000-7,000 such social media posts each month.Sebi is also working to educate people-investors and would-be investors-so…
Corporate sales growth accelerated to 19.4% in Q1FY27 but net profit growth slowed to 14.1% as input costs and taxes rose. MUMBAI: The private corporate sector began FY27 with a marked acceleration in sales, but the improvement was less impressive at the bottom line as rising input costs and tax provisions absorbed much of the…
Berkshire Hathaway reshuffles portfolio, raises Alphabet and homebuilder stakes Berkshire Hathaway is realigning its investment portfolio, putting more money into Google parent Alphabet and US homebuilders while cutting some of its holdings in financial companies and other stocks.The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate bought roughly 48.1 million additional Alphabet shares during the second quarter, taking its total…
