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Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the standard reference work for collectors and dealers alike and they are the market leader in the stamp collecting business. Whitemay/Getty hide caption toggle caption Whitemay/Getty Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the standard reference work for collectors and dealers alike and they are the market leader in the stamp collecting business. Whitemay/Getty Clearing out a closet, attic or garage can be a chore. Old photographs, clothes and books can create clutter, or take up space that’s sometimes…

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 103.16 points to 82,467.75 in early trade. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) in-line with a muted trend in global equities amid an uptick in U.S. inflation.Tariff-related uncertainty also made investors to stay on the sidelines, experts said.The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 103.16 points to 82,467.75 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 56.75 points to 25,139.05.From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Eternal, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were among the major laggards.However, Trent,…

Prabhu Dheva and Vadivelu; announcement poster of their next Prabhu Dheva and Vadivelu, the iconic actor-comedian duo known for their collaborations in films such as Kaadhalan, Kaathala Kaathala, and Manadhai Thirudivittai, are reuniting after more than 20 years. The duo will star together in an upcoming movie directed by Sam Rodrigues, who helmed Prabhu in the yet-unreleased Musasi.The makers announced the news with a special poster that shows two mysterious figures, sporting ragged clothes and a sniper, walking towards a bloodied car. The blood splatter on the rearview mirror reads, ‘Why blood, same blood,’ which is the duo’s iconic line from Manadhai Thirudivittai. Instead…

US Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks about recent drug enforcement actions during a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday refused to address questions about her handling of the Justice Department’s files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation or about her reported rift with FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. Bondi has come under intense criticism from many in the MAGA movement since the Justice Department released a memo last week detailing its review of the…

Google announced this week that it will merge ChromeOS with Android in an effort to streamline its operating systems. The confirmation came from Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat, who first made the announcement in an interview with TechRadar and later posted it on X.Android and ChromeOS were developed in parallel, but now both operating systems are merging. The merger was originally expected to happen in 2015, so it has been a long time coming. Google had been hinting at the merger for some time, including last year when it announced that ChromeOS would be built on the Android tech stack,…

The International Air Transport Association on Wednesday stepped up criticism of the European Union’s sustainable aviation fuel mandate as a costly initiative that is not helping the environment as regional supplies there remain low. “The idea that you’re buying sustainable fuel and then transporting it to use in Europe isn’t the right way to do it, because you’re clearly increasing the carbon footprint of that fuel as a result of the transportation costs,” IATA’s director-general Willie Walsh said at a media roundtable in Singapore. IATA estimated in June that production of SAF, which is considered a low-carbon replacement for traditional…

India has reached a key climate milestone five years ahead of schedule — as of June 30, non-fossil fuel sources account for 50.1 per cent of the country’s installed electricity capacity. These sources — which include nuclear, large hydro, and renewables — made up just 30 per cent of installed capacity in 2015 and 38 per cent in 2020, before rising sharply over the last five years, on the back of solar and wind power.When the Paris Agreement on climate change was signed in 2015, India had committed to reaching 40 per cent non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. This target…

By all means, Kishore Kumar is probably the greatest Bollywood singer-actor to have ever graced the camera and the microphone. While his career is now remembered like a fever dream consisting of one super-hit song after another, he too had his own set of troubled times, both professionally and personally. Kumar was married a total of 4 times, and with his first wife, Ruma Guha Thakurta, the singer shared a son, Amit Kumar, who later followed in the footsteps of his father and entered the industry. In a recent interview, Amit opened up about the complicated relationship his parents had…

Part of the 988helpline.org website is photographed Feb. 3, 2023. Jon Elswick/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Elswick/AP Part of the 988helpline.org website is photographed Feb. 3, 2023. Jon Elswick/AP The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — 988 — launched on this day, three years ago. Millions of people have contacted 988 since the line was launched, through calls, texts and the 988 chat box. And a new study led by researchers at NYU and Johns Hopkins University estimates that 1.6% of the U.S. population used the line between July of 2022 and December of 2024 alone. People who call…

A worker polishes the kolhapuri chappals at his shop in Chappal market in Kolhapur. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against Italian fashion house Prada for its alleged unauthorised use of the famous Kolhapuri chappals(sandals).A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne questioned the “locus” and statutory right of the five advocates who had filed the PIL, saying they were not the aggrieved persons or the registered proprietor or owner of the footwear.“You are not the owner of this Kolhapuri chappal. What is…