A painting by Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros ($32 million) on Wednesday, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance.Hong Kong gallery HomeArt snapped up the “Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser” (“Portrait of Miss Lieser“), which was commissioned by a wealthy Jewish industrialist’s family…
What began as a tough fight between equal forces has turned out to be ‘advantage UDF’ as Kerala enters the last leg of the election campaign. While UDF, led by Congress, is banking heavily on its clout as the main opponent of BJP nationally, CPM-led LDF is also trying to emerge as a ‘credible’ contender…
AGRA: In the city of Taj Mahal, politics intertwines with history and tourism. While the iconic mausoleum symbolises the city’s past glory, its political landscape bears the imprint of Dalit influence — Agra has earned the moniker of ‘Dalit capital of northern India’ — owing to its substantial Scheduled Caste (SC) population, constituting 25% of…
BANSWARA: Known as Rajasthan’s tribal heartland, Banswara likely stands out as the only constituency nationwide where Congress is campaigning against its party nominee, and in favour of a fledgling Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). Internal conflicts within the grand old party, lack of coordination between its state and central units, and high command’s hesitance compelled it…
NEW DELHI: A coalition ship on Thursday successfully intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) fired Iranian-backed Houthi “terrorist-controlled areas” in Yemen towards the Gulf of Aden, the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) said. “The ASBM was likely targeting the MV Yorktown, a US-flagged, owned, and operated vessel with 18 US and four Greek crew members,” USCENTCOM…
Read today’s horoscope, April 25, 2024. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at what the stars have in store for each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the day…
NEW DELHI: With the political slugfest over redistribution of wealth escalating, Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will not adhere to Justice V R Krishna Iyer’s 1977 Marxian interpretation of Article 39(b) of the Constitution that a community’s “material resources” would include private properties for reallocation to subserve the common good.Engaged in interpreting the ambit…
NEW DELHI: After another run-in with the foreign press, which saw senior ABC journalist Avani Dias alleging she was forced out of the country for not toeing the govt line, 30 India-based foreign journalists hit out at the govt for pushing out Dias at a time it was claiming to hold the largest democratic exercise…
Mumbai: It is an AI world that we are living in. AI is being used by nine in 10 internet users in India, thanks to the enormous computing capabilities on their phones, connectivity, and cloud infrastructure, finds a study by marketing data and analytics firm Kantar. The current AI user base of the country stands…
MUMBAI: At Rs 1,04,081 crore, online credit card spends crossed the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark for the first time in March. Online card spends rose 20% from about Rs 86,390 crore in March 2023, and 10% from Rs 94,774 crore in Feb 2024. Offline transactions (through point-of-sale machines) stood at Rs 60,378 crore in March, up…
