In 1958, Clipperton Island was a very different place from the huge seabird colony it would later become. The tiny Pacific atoll had once supported thousands of breeding birds, but decades of human occupation had left a heavy mark. Feral pigs, introduced when people settled on the island, had multiplied and were feeding on land…
Emraan Hashmi teases the possibility of ‘Awarapan 3’ during his latest promotional visit to a theatre in Mumbai. (Instagram) Bollywood icon Emraan Hashmi returned to the ‘Awarapan’ franchise for the first time since the first film’s release in 2007. Now that the second film, which stars Disha Patani and Hashmi in the lead, has been…
Aluminium foil on gas stoves: Why this popular kitchen hack is trending Scroll through kitchen hack videos online right now, and you’ll almost certainly come across someone lining their stovetop with aluminium foil, promising a mess-free burner and a quick wipe-clean routine instead of scrubbing baked-on grease for twenty minutes. It’s an easy, oddly satisfying…
Talent gaps threaten India’s GCC growth (representative image) Talent shortages are emerging as a strategic risk for India’s global capability centre (GCC) sector, with 11% of GCC leaders saying their global headquarters are actively evaluating or shifting mandates to competing geographies, according to a PwC India-FICCI study.The report, based on a survey of 200 senior…
PM Modi delivered his 13th consecutive Independence Day address from the Red Fort. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the tricolour pocket square he wore during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort.Congress leader Pawan Khera shared a picture of Modi’s outfit on X and…
Representative Image of the Lac La Belle shipwreck resting on the lakebed among aquatic life and quagga mussels (AI-generated image) On the night of October 13, 1872, the steamer Lac La Belle left Milwaukee for Grand Haven, Michigan, carrying 53 passengers and crew along with a cargo of barley, pork, flour and whiskey. About two…
Abhijeet Dipke launched the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign in Santuk Pimpri village CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday launched the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign from his native village of Santuk Pimpri in Hingoli district, calling for a nationwide social audit of government schools in rural areas.In a video he posted…
Devendra Nath Mahto was allegedly stopped by police from participating in a Tiranga Yatra at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium on Saturday as India celebrated its 80th Independence Day. RANCHI: Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto was allegedly stopped by police from participating in a Tiranga Yatra at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium on…
Why ironing board needs a lining (Canva) There are plenty of household jobs that may seem like a lot of effort, but are totally unavoidable and ironing is one of them. You press, you move the iron back and forth, you lift it, you reposition the fabric and you do it all over again. Sometimes…
Sonia Gandhi’s Vande Mataram row: BJP alleges ‘hatred’, Congress calls claim false NEW DELHI: A political row erupted on Saturday over the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram at the Congress’s Independence Day event, with the BJP accusing grand old party’s former chief Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the national song and the…