Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli to launch CBDC food subsidy transfers
The Centre will launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system for food subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli on August 14, 2026, making the two Union Territories the first in the country to fully digitise food subsidy delivery…
Read MoreWhere the Hell Did Trump Get This $70 Million for His Ballroom?
“If you want to argue that there was an additional decline on top of that due to all these interventions, you could plausibly make that argument,” said crime data analyst Jeff Asher told the Post, noting that violent crime rates have been dropping virtually everywhere for the past three years. “But you can’t make the…
Read MoreFrom the Archive: Ronaldus Shamask and Fashion ‘Simplexity’
Color in fashion is an emotional state of being, especially as summer heats up. The color that delivers cool and ease has always been pristine white in crisp linens or cotton. Like Zoran, who was highlighted in last week’s entry, Ronaldus Shamask also created standout collections in summer’s favorite color and textiles during the 1980s.…
Read More‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Officially Swings Toward Its Biggest Box Office Milestone Yet
After a tough year for the MCU in 2025, with the likes of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts*, and Captain America: Brave New World all disappointing in one way or another, cinema’s biggest franchise has staged a superhuman comeback this summer. After debuting in late July, Spider-Man: Brand New Day — the final MCU…
Read MoreTrump-endorsed Graham advances, will face Norman for brother’s Senate seat
Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, placed first in the Republican primary to fill the powerful senator’s seat for a six-year term after his unexpected death. Because she did not win an outright majority, though, despite President Trump’s support, Tuesday night’s result sets up another battle for the political novice in…
Read MoreAutomated Penetration Testing Scales as Horizon3 Raises $250M
Automated penetration testing just had a breakout moment, and it doubles as a growth story. Cybersecurity company Horizon3 raised a $250 million Series E on August 3 at a valuation above $2 billion. Its platform continuously hunts for weaknesses in a company’s systems, the way a real attacker would. Here is why this matters beyond…
Read MoreUnitree’s Shanghai IPO 5,526 times subscribed by retail investors
The highly anticipated initial public offering of Unitree Robotics drew huge demand from retail investors as China’s leading humanoid robot maker opened books for an offering that’s set to give it a market valuation of $9 billion. The retail portion of the IPO was 5,526 times subscribed, with individual investors submitting 9.8 million…
Read MoreDillard’s Reaction to New Tariffs? ‘Stay the Course’
The latest round of Section 301 duties, announced by the United States Trade Representative in late July, won’t be the last curve ball thrown by the Trump administration when it comes to trade policy. But reshuffling the sourcing map based on these weekly fluctuations isn’t a winning—or enduring—strategy, according to Tony Anzovino, director of product…
Read MoreCould “Fast” Be, at Long Last, Rob Tregenza’s Breakout Film?
This summary does an injustice to the originality and the sophistication of Tregenza’s way with narrative form. The tale unfolds in many time frames—Sterling’s memory-fraught quest for speed, the troubles of her early adulthood, even echoes of chidhood—which intermingle freely on the screen. This technique puts key moments in a permanent present tense of suggestion,…
Read MoreSome Republicans Are Finally Realizing They Wrecked the Middle Class
It’s not just Vance. In increasing numbers, Republican politicians are waking up to the reality that their economic policies have screwed just about all of us out of their fabled “American dream.” Consider Trump’s executive order from January, aimed at keeping investors out of single-family home markets. Senator Bernie Moreno helped make it law in…
Read More5 Classic Detective Books That Are Perfect From the First Page to the Last
Like dead bodies, classic detective novels didn’t just pop out of nowhere. With its earliest origins in Edgar Allan Poe‘s tales of ratiocination (logical reasoning) in the mid-1800s, the genre steadily gained popularity throughout the 19th century before exploding into the mainstream. From there, classic detective fiction flourished into the Golden Age of detective writing…
Read MoreDa’Vine Joy Randolph Leads ‘Dedicated to Morris Burke’ in Major New Role
Grab your popcorn and let’s chat, because Da’Vine Joy Randolph is finally getting the kind of Hollywood moment we’ve been waiting to see. Variety just broke the news that Da’Vine Joy Randolph is set to lead director Will Ropp’s indie dark comedy “Dedicated to Morris Burke,” playing Judy Brooks, a woman whose late best-selling novelist husband…
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