Before your next cup of tea, try these simple tests to check if it is adulterated Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in Indian homes. Many people begin their day with a steaming cup of tea. However, the tea leaves or tea dust may often be adulterated with cheap colouring agents, spent leaves,…
While on the remote island Murphy picked up a small spider that intrigued him, and he decided not to wonder what sort of spider he’d found, but to seek the opinion of an expert. For most kids, finding a spider would be a scream, and then a quick retreat. But for Murphy Widdowson, it was…
Employers have already spent the past year grappling with the prospect of a $100,000 H-1B payment. H-1B visas, one of the popular talent entry routes into the US for Indians, will soon come at an over 6-digit figure cost. The Donald Trump administration on Monday issued a proposed regulation that would make permanent an unprecedented…
Bitcoin hit $81,237.94, its highest level since mid-May, during Asian trading on Tuesday. Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since mid-May on Tuesday, extending its recent rally as a weaker US dollar and expectations of a more supportive policy environment boosted demand for cryptocurrencies.The world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed as high as $81,237.94 in Asian…
NSA Ajit Doval calls on Chinese Vice President Han Zhang ahead of border talks NEW DELHI: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday met Chinese vice president Han Zheng in Beijing, with the two sides discussing ways to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border and further strengthen India-China relations across economic, political and multilateral…
Decades after disappearing from Indian fields and kitchens, heirloom paddy is making a comeback. Biryani made with Kaima instead of Basmati, payesh made with Badshahbhog, risotto made with Assam’s Bora. With heirloom rice vanishing from Indian kitchens faster than they could be documented, this seemed, until not very long ago, nothing more than nostalgia. The…
Kidney disease can be building inside you for years without a single clear symptom, and by the time something does feel off, it’s often already advanced. That’s the blunt reality Dr. Vishal Saxena, Vice-Chairman of Nephrology & Renal Transplant at Max Hospital Gurugram, wants people to understand. Kidney illness can sometimes develop without showing any…
Assam chief minister Himata Biswa Sarma met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday in New Delhi. They had a discussion about the restoration of flood damaged National Highways and plans for enhancing the resilience of the state’s highway network against the floods.As per the official release, the meeting mainly focused on the immediate restoration of…
Leon Wang, the 17-year-old Connecticut student (Image Credit: Society For Science) Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the most difficult neurological disorders to treat, partly because the processes behind it can begin damaging brain cells long before symptoms become apparent. Now, a project by 17-year-old Connecticut student Leon Wang has drawn attention for exploring whether medicines…
File photo: Congress MP P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member P Chidambaram on Tuesday said simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies cannot be held in 2029 even if Parliament passes the proposed One Nation, One Election (ONOE) legislation.Chidambaram, who appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining…