JANUARY 6, 2025
Sushruta performed cataract surgery centuries before Western doctors
India’s brilliant contributions to science and culture often flew under the radar, thanks to a mix of colonial neglect and Western-centric history. When the British ruled, they downplayed India’s achievements, and over time, Western narratives took center stage. Many of India’s ideas were buried in ancient texts or passed on...
JANUARY 6, 2025
The dollar could fall sharply if the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report on Friday misses expectations, Ebury economist Enrique Diaz-Alvarez says in a note. The dollar looks “extremely expensive” as markets are pricing in just one-and-a-half interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year, considerable U.S. economic strength and inflation pressures, he says. This leaves the currency vulnerable...
JANUARY 6, 2025
Julia Myers became a millionaire by the time she was 39. Courtesy of Julia Myers
Julia Myers met her goal to become a millionaire before she turned 40.
She continued some of her frugal habits even after she hit that benchmark.
She doesn't pay for her kids' college education but plans to repay their student loans.
This as-told-to...
JANUARY 6, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking in Ottawa Monday. - Adrian Wyld/AP
TORONTO—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that he will resign after almost a decade in power, bowing to members of his party who have been calling on him to step aside ahead of an election later this year.
“It has become clear to me that...
JANUARY 3, 2025
A Reddit post entitled, “Is there such a thing as too much in 401(k)s?” caught my attention today. This post was in the subreddit r/ChubbyFIRE, which is for people who have a target portfolio of $2.5 million–$5 million and are upper-middle-class.
The post author is a 38-year-old male who is married to a 37-year-old woman. The couple have...
JANUARY 2, 2025
Chinese President, Xi Jinping delivering New Year Message
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has said that no one can ever stop Taiwan's reunification with China as he signed off 2024 amid growing anxieties in the country over the continued slowdown of the economy and the return of Donald Trump, who has threatened to impose punitive tariffs and trade...
JANUARY 2, 2025
Australia captain Pat Cummins has confirmed that Beau Webster will make his Test debut in the fifth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, starting Friday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Webster is set to become Australia's 469th men’s Test player.
Webster replaces out-of-form allrounder Mitch Marsh, who has struggled to make an impact...
JANUARY 1, 2025
Sunita Williams, Indian-origin NASA astronaut along with her colleagues on the International Space Station (ISS), will have an extraordinary opportunity to welcome the New Year. Sunita Williams, currently in space, will see 16 sunrises and sunsets on New Year as the ISS, where she is located, keeps on the move.
A post on X today from the space...
JANUARY 1, 2025
China has created new counties in Xinjiang, out of which, one is made up mainly of Indian territory that it illegally occupied in Aksai Chin.
The people's government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday announced the establishment of these two counties, naming them He'an County and Hekang County.
The establishment of both these counties has been...
JANUARY 1, 2025
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
Cracks in the marble façade of the Taj Mahal are fuelling claims that the Indian government is choosing to look the other way as the much-loved monument crumbles.
The Taj Mahal is a Unesco World Heritage site and international symbol of India. But the marble mausoleum in Uttar Pradesh has "long been a source of...
