Monthly Archives: October 2024
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally announced a 16-member team for the second and third Tests against England after much deliberation, with key players including Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi out of the squad. Young pacer Naseem Shah and experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz are also not part of the team. “Taking into consideration the […]
W.W. Norton We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Playground” (W.W. Norton), the latest novel by Richard Powers (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Overstory”), explores artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans. Its multi-track story concerns a computer genius looking back at his life; an oceanographer […]
Random House We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the bestseller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” returns with “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” (Random House). It examines how intelligence has shaped and controlled civilizations […]
Consumers may choose refund via bank account or coupon in grievance redressal Process The Authority is headed by Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare. In a landmark decision, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed Ola, a leading online ride-hailing platform, to implement a mechanism allowing consumers to choose their preferred method of refund—either directly to […]
Scribner We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In “Creation Lake” (Scribner), a tricky comic thriller from Rachel Kushner, a female American secret agent infiltrates a rural French commune of environmental terrorists who follow a mysterious spiritual leader whose teachings are aimed at replicating the lives of the Neanderthals. […]
Riverhead We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Colored Television” (Riverhead Books), a satirical novel from Danzy Senna (the bestselling author of “Caucasia”), features a writer who can’t sell her ambitious book about biracial people in history, who considers selling out to Hollywood by transforming it into a TV […]
Mumbai: Highlighting the $117 billion untapped export potential for India, more than 30 countries are set to participate in the fifth edition of ‘World Trade Expo’ in the financial capital from October 17-18. India has untapped export potential with the participating countries in sectors such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automobiles and components, machineries, etc. The […]
Keithbinns | E+ | Getty Images U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down what they will target in their response to Iran’s attack, which these officials describe as Iranian military and energy infrastructure. There is no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations, but U.S. officials stressed that the Israelis have not made a […]
Imagine going outside to begin your day and feeling the cool, smooth grass beneath your feet. Most of us have had this simple pleasure at some point, but did you know that it can really have positive effects on your health? Going for a barefoot stroll on grass, sometimes referred to as “earthing” or “grounding,” […]
Saibaba breathed his last at 8.36 pm on 12 October. His heart had stopped functioning and doctors were trying desperately to revive him. We all knew that it was not to be. He was on the ventilator for the last 24 hours. Vasantha, his wife, told me that his kidneys had stopped functioning. I did […]