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China though it has not got the sensational public attention the AI model received. China’s biotech research is redrawing the global map. The axis of innovation is tilting from the West to Beijing. Scores of small biotech startups, which have sprung up across China over the last decade, are coming up with medical breakthroughs. Impressed by the speed of drug research and new treatment modalities, global pharmaceutical companies are throwing princely sums to buy leads, which have the potential to be drugs. There is a big lesson or two here for India, which has been prioritising generics over innovation. The quiet change in China is stark. Barely two decades ago, it was looked down as a big factory for low-cost production of chemicals and raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Now savvy and young scientists, trained in the US and Europe, are regrouping in their home turf. Popularly referred to as sea turtles (which return from the sea to the beach to lay eggs), they come back with their knowledge of science and business. This disruption has become an existential risk for the centuries-old, entrenched American and European pharmaceutical industries.

Rang barse' and 'Hori khele Raghuveera' so often that I have Bachchan coming out of my ears. For the uninitiated, both songs are based on traditional numbers that were reimagined for Hindi cinema. Amitabh Bachchan sang 'Rang barse' in Yash Chopra's 1981 film Silsila, and is one of the singers for 'Hori khele Raghuveera' from 2003's Baghban directed by Ravi Chopra. Up to the 1980s, songs and dances revolving around Holi were routine in Hindi cinema. While the colours and energy intrinsic to the festival were its primary attractions for filmmakers, they also often steeped Holi set pieces in symbolism, or used them as a segue into high drama in the plot. Sometimes these songs contained expressions of longing and sorrow, emotions that were underlined by their contrast to the unbridled joy of most of the characters present. Sometimes they were an excuse for either consensual romance or sexual harassment. In Mehboob Khan's 1957 Mother India, heartache, flirtation, and misconduct were all packed into 'Holi aayi re Kanhai' picturised on Nargis, Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, and Rajendra Kumar.

Meanwhile, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker plans a trip to New Hampshire—a critical early primary state—fueling speculation about his ambitions. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently visited Iowa, engaging with Democrats frustrated by Trump-era policies and congressional inaction, signaling his national aspirations despite Iowa’s diminished role in the primary calendar. Though no official campaigns exist, potential contenders are leaving deliberate clues. Operatives and donors dissect travel schedules, policy speeches, and fundraising appearances for hints of presidential intent. New Hampshire Democratic Chair Raymond Buckley notes that early outreach—like Pritzker’s planned visit—resonates with activists eager to shift focus beyond Trump’s divisive legacy. However, challenges loom: The Democratic National Committee won’t finalize early primary states until 2026, complicating strategy. Meanwhile, midterm elections in 2026 remain the immediate priority, even as whispers about 2028 grow louder.

Celebrated on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day marks the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick, and has long been a day for revelry and feasting, with a history stretching back more than a thousand years.

Consumers lost $5.7 billion to investment scams in 2024 — more than in any other type of fraud and up 24% from 2023, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission.

With a mix of experienced internationals and young, explosive talent, SRH’s squad for IPL 2025 is brimming with potential. Travis Head’s aggressive batting, Abhishek Sharma’s all-round capabilities, Pat Cummins’ leadership, Mohammed Shami’s fast bowling, and Heinrich Klaasen’s explosive batting form a formidable core. If these key players live up to expectations, SRH could be a strong contender for the IPL title in 2025.

Champions Trophy triumph has added to the aura of Rohit Sharma and it won't be a surprise if he continues as Test captain and travels to England as leader of the pack even as the selectors are yet to make a decision on the tour, starting June 20. Rohit was under pressure to perform in Dubai, especially after a 1-3 series defeat in Australia accentuated his own poor form. The triumphant run in Dubai has certainly given the skipper breathing space and elbow room. But the question remains if the national selection committee will consider success in ODI format while deciding on more challenging Tests format, where the returns have been modest, of late. The team suffered six hard-to-digest defeats, in the last WTC cycle. The new cycle for India will begin with the England series, where the first Test will be played at the Leeds.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SINGAPORE—In 2002, with China’s shipyards producing just 8% of global commercial tonnage, then-Premier Zhu Rongji challenged his nation. “China," he said, “can hope to become the world’s No.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One of the worst curses of modern life is sleep deprivation, leaving hundreds of millions bleary eyed every single day. Sleep plays a critical role in our lives as our brains and bodies reset, recover and replenish so that we may function glitch-free- every day.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A four-and-a-half-hour drive from Bengaluru takes you to Chikmagalur, believed to be the coffee capital of India. Ironically, I discovered it’s easier to buy liquor than quality coffee beans there, although its estates grow some of India’s finest high-altitude beans.

US recession fears and tariff wars, unleashed by President Donald Trump. The top 10 laggards in the week gone by include BMW Industries, Triveni Turbine, Veranda Learning Solutions, Jai Corp, Orchid Pharma, Coffee Day Enterprises, Max Estates, EKI Energy Services, Gensol Engineering and K&R Rail Engineering which fell between 16% and 43%.

China's securities watchdog will step up monitoring fake information in the stock market and work with the police and cyberspace regulators to crack down on those who disseminate false news, which is being made easier by AI, official media reported on Saturday. Regulators will «hit early, hit hard, and hit at the heart» of the issue, the Securities Times said. Artificial intelligence has become a new tool for creating and spreading misleading information to con investors or manipulate stocks, luring investors with the prospect of getting rich quickly, the Shanghai Securities News said in a separate article.

Centre for Public Interest Litigation, also sought direction of the court mandating that the CAG shall be appointed by the President in consultation with an independent and neutral selection committee comprising of the prime minister, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and the Chief Justice of India and in a transparent manner. It said that the direction for appointment of CAG should be similar to the appointment of other bodies including Information Commissions and the Central Vigilance Commission. The PIL will be taken up for hearing on Monday by a bench of justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh. The plea filed through advocate Prashant Bhushan contended that the present mode of appointment of the CAG, which is done solely by the executive i.e. by the prime minister who handpicks any individual and recommends his name to the President for appointment, is unconstitutional as it is violative of Article 14 and several basic features of the Constitution. «The appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India solely by the executive and the Prime Minister of India undermines the independence of the office of the CAG, suffers from grave conflict of interest and thereby is detrimental to good governance and democracy in India. It is also manifestly arbitrary, detrimental to institutional integrity and violates several basic features of the constitution,» the plea said.

Phillip Capital India’s Income Builder Portfolio followed with a 1.06% return, while Neo Asset Management’s Neo Yield Enhancer Fund and Estee Advisors’ I Alpha Fund posted 0.98% and 0.94% gains, respectively.

Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel since February 22 picked up pace with the deployment of an 'autonomous hydraulic-powered robot' equipped with special machinery on Saturday. An autonomous hydraulic-powered robot is being used to remove soil, along with equipment such as a 30 HP capacity liquid ring vacuum pump and a vacuum tank machine, which facilitate the quick removal of soil and other debris inside the tunnel, accelerating the search operation, an official release said on Saturday. Approximately 620 cubic meters of soil and muck can be removed from the tunnel per hour using a conveyor belt, it added. Teams from the Army, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, HRDD (human remains detection dogs), state-run miner Singareni Collieries, a Hyderabad-based robotics company, and other agencies have been actively involved in the mission. The search operation has been ongoing round-the-clock, including de-watering efforts. The body of Gurpreet Singh, who worked as a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operator, was recovered on March 9 and handed over to his family members in Punjab.

Indian equities by the Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) continued in the first fortnight of March where they sold shares worth Rs 30,015 crore. The total FII selling in this year so far has been at Rs 1,42,616 crore. In January, FPIs sold shares worth Rs 78,027 crore and followed it up with a sell-off amounting to Rs 34,574 crore in February.

Rohit Singhania, Co Head — Equities, DSP Mutual Fund, recommends investors approach ELSS funds as regular flexi-cap investments since these funds aren't constrained by market-cap restrictions. «The three-year lock-in period can also serve as a useful behavioural hack, encouraging investors to remain patient and disciplined. Investors should shift their mindset—from viewing ELSS purely as a tax-saving tool to recognizing it as a meaningful long-term investment,» he says.

Amit Shah on Saturday said that during the Congress government in Assam, he was beaten up and had jail's food for seven days in the state. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Shah attacked Congress and said that the Congress did not allow peace in Assam. «I have also been beaten up by the Congress government in Assam. Hiteshwar Saikia was the Chief Minister of Assam and we used to raise slogans against former PM Indira Gandhi that 'Assam ki gaaliyan suni hai, Indira Gandhi khooni hai'. I too had jail food for seven days in Assam and people from all over the country came to save Assam. Today Assam is moving ahead on the path of development,» Shah said. Hiteswar Saikia served as the Chief Minister of Assam for two terms from 1983 to 1985 and then from 1991 to 1996. He further said that Assam's Lachit Barphukan police academy will become the top one in the country in the next 5 years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Spring has arrived in Bengaluru and flowers are everywhere—on trees, in parks, in flower markets, in nurseries, at traffic junctions, at wedding venues in different colours, shapes, sizes and fragrances. This is no longer the garden city I grew up in.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s Mutual Funds Sahi Hai campaign was meant to revolutionize investing. But in Manipur, the country’s least-penetrated mutual fund market, it barely registered.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A mineral-rights deal that the Trump administration says will make the U.S. vested in Ukraine’s defense has an instructive historical precedent in Washington’s unofficial oil-for-security pact with Saudi Arabia.