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Growing dangers in the Himalayas

Published on Aug 31, 2026 15:19 IST

The August 26 flash flood in Nepal, though, has now brought to the fore a mechanically different threat altogether: hanging glaciers, a mountain-side mass of ice, perched on a slope, collapsing and triggering catastrophic floods. (Reuters)

Decoding 7.8% GDP growth

It is still important that the West Asia war and its economic disruption end soon. If it does not end soon, the economic consequences will be more severe than what the June quarter numbers indicate. (WANA via Reuters)

Updated on Aug 31, 2026 15:18 IST

Trump’s Great White Whale: Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Congressional Space Medal of Honor presentation to the Artemis II crew at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 28, 2026.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 14:20 IST

Cornered, Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Published on Aug 31, 2026 14:00 IST

Maya Sharma: “TV newsrooms are staffed by people from privileged backgrounds”

Author Maya Sharma (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Aug 31, 2026 12:58 IST

High-End Credit Cardholders Find It’s Harder to Get Their Money’s Worth

Amex has tightened rules around rewards and perks.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 12:17 IST

Corporate America’s Profits Are Booming—and Signal More Good Times Ahead

Consumers are spending on new appliances, toys and clothing, among other items.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 12:13 IST

EU enlargement hits an Icelandic snag

The entrance to the harbour of Heimaey, surrounded by steep volcanic cliffs in Iceland’s Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar), on August 26, 2026. The harbour is a key hub for the island’s fishing industry and maritime connections with mainland Iceland.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 12:01 IST

Can’t You Take a Joke? When Trash Talk Crosses the Line

Academicians who study male insult culture say it also serves as an ego check to prevent anyone from getting too big for his breeches (fuchsia or otherwise).

Published on Aug 31, 2026 10:30 IST

The Sudden Unraveling of Wall Street’s Momentum Trade

The momentum trade isn’t looking like such a safe bet to Wall Street.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 10:12 IST

G20 Warned Of Growing Threat to Financial Stability Posed By New AI Models

Regulators worry AI could find unidentified gaps in the cybersecurity systems of financial institutions.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 10:07 IST

India’s payments system is ten. It must start paying for itself

The QR code is the visual signature of Unified Payments Interface, or UPI, a platform that celebrated its tenth birthday on August 25th and which has revolutionised how money moves in India.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 10:01 IST

The $5.5 Billion Perk SoftBank’s Data-Center Venture Offered to Land OpenAI

SB Energy co-CEO Rich Hossfeld

Published on Aug 31, 2026 10:00 IST

Ecostani: Can FSSAI's 'weak' label warning reduce the intake of bad food?

Representative Image

Published on Aug 31, 2026 09:15 IST

Will anybody use AI as much as coders?

. A back-of-the-envelope calculation by The Economist finds that covering the cost of the data-centre build-out will require total annual revenue from the use of AI to reach $2.5trn per year by the end of the decade, up from around $150bn currently.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 08:46 IST

Real state of play for US in Venezuelan oil

Venezuela’s oil fields have suffered from decades of mismanagement and will require a massive capital infusion to scale up production as well as profits. (Reuters)

Published on Aug 30, 2026 15:52 IST

Blind to toxicity in relationships

Investigation into the deaths of Nikki Bhati, Twisha Sharma, and Deepika Nagar, to name just a few victims of dowry demands, revealed months of regular harassment and violence that began soon after their weddings. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 15:55 IST

This right-wing stronghold in Brazil is getting pummeled by Trump’s tariffs

President Trump is pressuring Brazil ahead of October’s presidential election, seeking to pull Latin America’s last major left-led nation back under U.S. influence.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 11:30 IST

Russia is bombarding Europe with a new wave of ‘gray zone’ attacks

Western officials say Russia could escalate its confrontation further and has already captured Ukrainian drones that it could use for potential false-flag attacks on NATO countries.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 09:30 IST

Why Syracuse can’t attract the students it needs to pay the bills

Syracuse University

Published on Aug 30, 2026 09:30 IST

Checks and Balance newsletter: Silicon Valley’s simulation idea is old and dull

Many small humiliations accompany living in the era of Silicon Valley titans.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 07:30 IST

The ICC tried to take on the world’s big powers. Now it’s fighting for survival.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Mongolia's President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh in 2024.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 05:30 IST

America’s murky deal to secure a fifth of Venezuela’s oil

On August 28th, the American president declared what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history”, an agreement he said would give America “majority control” of more than 65bn barrels of Venezuelan crude

Published on Aug 30, 2026 04:00 IST

Book Box: The book my brother will actually read

Books to Gift Your Brother

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 04:12 IST

Just Like That: 50 years on, why Mukesh’s voice still still resonates today

Last week, on August 27, was the fiftieth death anniversary of the legendary singer Mukesh, whose full name was Mukesh Chand Mathur.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 24:30 IST

Pharma industry stares down biggest patent cliff in decades

More than $500 billion in projected annual drug sales face patent expirations in the coming years.

Published on Aug 29, 2026 15:01 IST

Can music festivals save the melting Alps?

The Alps are warming at more than twice the northern hemisphere’s average rate.

Published on Aug 29, 2026 10:30 IST

Republicans are worried about the midterms. Trump is focused on his legacy.

President Trump this week offered his 13 million Truth Social followers a blunt assessment of how he hopes history will remember him.

Published on Aug 29, 2026 08:30 IST

How do you know it’s time to let go?: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi

Which way is up? Answer that correctly, and one has found the key. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Aug 29, 2026 07:36 IST

What to expect when you’re expecting: Pregnancy lore around the world

Given how hard babies seemingly try to endanger themselves, there is plenty of lore centred on keeping them alive too! Above, a still from Baby’s Day Out (1994).

Updated on Aug 29, 2026 07:29 IST

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