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Why have thousands of kindergartens shut down in China?

Hit hard by China's deepening demographic crisis, thousands of famed kindergartens have been closed as enrolment of children dropped sharply across the country due to a significant decline in birth......

Bomb threat saga continues as more flights get threats

Three international flights of Vistara airline and an Air India Express flight flight were received bomb threats, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said on Saturday. Kindly note that......

US sanctions 2 Indians for alleged links to Houthis

The United States has sanctioned 18 companies and individuals, including two Indians, for their alleged ties to a Houthi network transporting Iranian oil, revenue from which enables Houthi attacks......

7 flights get bomb threats, 19 hoax calls over 3 days

Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: ANI Photo In less than 24 hours, nine flights received bomb threats and the total count has......

Breakthrough! Chinese scientists 'cure' type-1 diabetes with half-hour surgery

Chinese scientists claimed to have cured a chronic type-1 diabetes patient using cell transplants in what was stated to be the first such case in the world. Image only for representation.......

Sensex tanks 942 pts, Nifty plunges below 24K

Benchmark Sensex tanked nearly 942 points to settle at a three-month low while Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent to close below 24,000 on Monday dragged down by heavy selling in Reliance......

Sensex, Nifty start Samvat 2081 on a high

Stock exchanges BSE and NSE conducted a special Muhurat trading session from 1800 hrs to 1900 hrs on Friday to mark the beginning of the new Samvat Year 2081. Photographs: Sahil Salvi for......

Sensex tumbles 553 points on selling in IT stocks

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the second day on Thursday dragged down by losses in IT stocks and relentless foreign fund outflows. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Banking, financial stocks drag Sensex down by 427 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Wednesday, dragged down by banking and financial stocks amid weak trends in global markets. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters Besides, weak......

Sensex, Nifty rise on buying in bank stocks, positive global cues

Rising for the second straight session, equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Tuesday, helped by fag-end buying in banking counters and a firm trend in global markets.......

Jigra Review: My Name Is Bachchan. Alia Bachchan

Vasan Bala's ability to jolt our Bollywood conditioned brains into experiencing new forms of menace, showcasing Alia in a savage new light, wins Sukanya Verma's dil and jigra. Vasan Bala creates......

'We Lost So Many Things In This War'

'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.''I felt it was my duty to tell our story.''Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.' IMAGE:......

Gauff's perfect start to WTA Finals campaign

IMAGE: Coco Gauff in action during her women's singles group stage match against Jessica Pegula. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters World No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland......

India's squash teen sensation Anahat claims 6th title

Anahat Singh clinches Costa North Coast Open PSA Challenger title IMAGE: Anahat Singh showed remarkable form, dropping only one game. Photographs: Kind Courtesy Anahat Singh/Instagram......

Sabalenka opens WTA Finals with sweep

IMAGE: Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her women's singles group stage match against China's Qinwen Zheng. Photograph: WTA/X No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus had little......

Top seeds Shnaider, Bouzkova advance in WTA tour events

IMAGE: Diana Shnaider in action. Photograph: Susan Mullane / Reuters Top-seeded Diana Shnaider breezed past Australia's Priscilla Hon 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinal round at the Hong Kong......

Top seeds Shnaider, Bouzkova advance in Hong Kong Open