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Mata Kushmanda and Mata Skandamata. Mata Kushmanda is revered as the supreme divinity governing the solar system in Hindu philosophy. Devotees believe that worshipping her bestows strength to overcome illnesses, sorrows, and imperfections. Mata Skandamata, the fifth manifestation of Goddess Durga, is closely associated with Goddess Parvati, who trained her. It is believed that worshipping Skandamata fulfills devotees' wishes, brings happiness, and grants the blessing of children. Navratri, meaning «nine nights» in Sanskrit, is a significant Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine divine forms, collectively known as Navdurga.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Elon Musk struck what could be considered the biggest deal of the year, and he broke all the normal rules. Musk’s splashy merger of the social-media company X and his artificial-intelligence startup xAI values the combined company at over $110 billion.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this month, M.F. Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra) created a record at Christie’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale in New York.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump says he isn’t joking about considering a third term in office. The Constitution forbids him from running again, but the notion that he could legally extend his presidency isn’t entirely laughable either, according to some legal scholars.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—President Trump said that he had settled on a plan for his latest batch of tariffs expected this week but didn’t reveal what he had decided, after his economic team struggled to coalesce around a remade U.S. trade strategy.

Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) of Restaurant Brands Asia (RBA), the Indian operator of Burger King. Among the world's top universities, MIT was the single largest investor in the QIP of the quick service restaurant chain. The Cambridge, US-based private research university invested ₹92 crore in the issue as a foreign portfolio investor.

Jack Black and Jason Momoa are bringing the Minecraft universe to life in a highly anticipated live-action film. Jared Hess of Nacho Libre directs the film, which explores the beloved gaming universe by following a group of characters who are drawn into the blocky world of the Overworld. Jack Black stars as Steve in A Minecraft Movie, a live-action adventure that hits theaters on Friday. The film, starring Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, and Jennifer Coolidge, follows a group that is mysteriously transported into the Overworld, as per a report by the Daily Mail. With Minecraft's global popularity, the adaptation aims to capture the creativity and excitement that made the game a hit. ALSO READ:Donald Trump to remove iconic Magnolia tree from the White House that was planted by former president Andrew Jackson to honor his late wife Rachel

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON : Many Trump administration officials work on national security or artificial intelligence. Michael Kratsios is thinking about how they collide.

tech! That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, «What about AI?» with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob. I'm far from a Luddite. It is precisely because I use new technology that I know mid when I see it. Academics are rarely good stand-ins for typical workers. But the mid-technology revolution is an exception. It has come for us first. Some of it has even come from us, genuinely exciting academic inventions and research science that could positively contribute to society. But what we've already seen in academia is that the use cases for artificial intelligence across every domain of work and life have started to get silly really fast. Most of us aren't using AI to save lives faster and better. We are using AI to make mediocre improvements, such as emailing more. Even the most enthusiastic papers about AI's power to augment white-collar work have struggled to come up with something more exciting than «A brief that once took two days to write will now take two hours!»

Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist at Zoho, recently commented on young students leaving home for higher education, stating that they end up paying more without acquiring valuable real-world skills. Vembu's comment was in reply to American investor Nate Fischer, who advocated for a decentralized US education system, the business tycoon lamented how young people are pushed into the rat race, forced to leave their families, spend a fortune on education, and gain little to no real-world skills. «He makes very important points about the higher education rat race and the chase for credentials where young people go far from home, pay ever more to stay ever longer in higher education, all too often without even gaining useful real world skills. He proposes solutions that are based on local institutions, in the American context,» said Vembu. «In the Indian context, I fundamentally believe we have to revive our rural areas to revive our civilisation and that means being able to retain and nurture talent locally. We invest a lot of time and resources trying to ensure young people can stay near home and still have a decent economic future while being close to their families and their roots,» added Vembu.

F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, was developed in partnership with eight countries, making it a model of international cooperation. When President Donald Trump introduced its successor, the F-47, he praised its strengths — and said the version sold to allies would be deliberately downgraded. That made sense, Trump said last week, «because someday, maybe they're not our allies.» For many countries wedded to the United States, his remark confirmed a related conclusion: that America can no longer be trusted. Even nations not yet directly affected can see where things are heading, as Trump threatens allies' economies, their defense partnerships and even their sovereignty. For now, they are negotiating to minimize the pain from blow after blow, including a broad round of tariffs expected in April. But at the same time, they are pulling back. Preparing for intimidation to be a lasting feature of U.S. relations, they are trying to go their own way. A few examples:

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The word “work" has become loaded with meanings, is weighed down by multiple connotations and teems with social divisions. But what is work? Some view it as a four-letter word signifying a quotidian preoccupation, the root of a humdrum existence but an unavoidable necessity.

Shin'ichirô Watanabe, is set to premiere on Adult Swim on April 6. The series features an intense storyline about a special task force hunting a scientist who created a dangerous drug. The animation is handled by MAPPA, and action scenes are choreographed with input from ‘John Wick’ director Chad Stahelski.

Indian films are showing higher growth in collections abroad than at home, with overseas box-office mop-up surging nearly 30% to $323 million ('2,760.6 crore) between 2022 and 2024, even as domestic growth crawled at 7.2%, according to the FICCI-EY Media and Entertainment 2025 report. Between 2022 and 2024, domestic box-office revenue for Indian films increased a modest 7.2% to '11,800 crore, it said. «Recently, Indian films have been telling stories which have universal emotions and global appeal. These films score well on the parameter of visual presentation of stories. Consequently, Indian films have been crossing language and geographical barriers,» said Adi Tiwary, creative director and partner, Stuart Entertainment, an Australia-based boutique distributor and producer specialising in global content licensing, production and strategic partnerships.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. XOCHIMILCO, Mexico—A homely aquatic salamander with a cartoonish smile and the ability to regenerate lost body parts has become a global phenomenon, appearing as characters in Minecraft, Fortnite and Pokémon and inspiring a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy. Where the axolotl can barely be found: in its natural habitat in Mexico.

Horoscope today, March 30, 2025: Life moves in cycles, and the stars whisper secrets to those who listen. Tomorrow, March 30, 2025, holds a blend of surprises, challenges, and opportunities for every zodiac sign. Whether it's a fresh perspective, an unforeseen connection, or a moment of deep reflection, the universe has something special for you. Let’s dive into what your horoscope reveals.

Jason Stanley and historians Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore—are leaving the university and the United States to join the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy starting in fall 2025. Their departures, driven by concerns over America’s political climate and academic freedom, mark a significant loss for Yale and highlight growing anxieties about higher education under pressure from partisan attacks.

Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday. HOW VULNERABLE IS MYANMAR TO EARTHQUAKES? Myanmar lies on the boundary between two tectonic plates and is one of the world's most seismically active countries, although large and destructive earthquakes have been relatively rare in the Sagaing region. «The plate boundary between the India Plate and Eurasia Plate runs approximately north-south, cutting through the middle of the country,» said Joanna Faure Walker, a professor and earthquake expert at University College London. She said the plates move past each other horizontally at different speeds. While this causes «strike slip» quakes that are normally less powerful than those seen in «subduction zones» like Sumatra, where one plate slides under another, they can still reach magnitudes of 7 to 8.