There’s a particular kind of kitchen mystery that plays out in almost every home eventually: a baking sheet that started out gleaming and silver slowly turns into something dark, blotchy, and faintly sticky, no matter how carefully you wash it after every use. It’s tempting to assume something’s gone wrong, or that the pan’s simply…
Anupam Kher has been in the news because of his latest comments on ‘Ram Janmbhoomi’. Amidst that, an old video of Naseeruddin Shah also went viral where he called Kher a ‘clown’. The actor said in this viral clip, “Someone like Anupam Kher is very vocal. I don’t think he needs to be taken seriously….
In an ironic turn of events, villagers in Bengal’s Mothabari who’d taken to the streets less than a month back fearing deletion from electoral rolls may now miss voting altogether — not because their names are gone from the voters’ list, but because they have cleared out of the area in fear of falling into…
Indian Embassy in Kuwait limits passport and visa services to emergency cases. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has temporarily restricted its consular, passport and visa services to emergency cases only until Sunday, July 19, citing administrative reasons.In an official notice, the Embassy said only applicants who can provide documents proving the urgency of their request…
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit near Puerto Madero A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit near Puerto Madero in southern Mexico on Friday, triggering a tsunami threat warning from the US Tsunami Warning System for parts of the Pacific coast.The US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous tsunami waves are possible along coastlines within 300 km…
Elizabeth Dickens (Image Credit: Rhode Island Natural History Survey) In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island. What started as a personal habit continued for more than five decades,creating a remarkable record of the island’s birdlife, migration patterns and seasonal changes. Her name was Elizabeth Dickens, a self-taught…
MUMBAI: For years, Kunal Shah has built companies around a simple question: What makes people change their behaviour?In 2010, when he founded FreeCharge, it was the dull act of mobile recharges. In 2018, when he founded Cred, it was the monthly ritual of paying credit card bills. Now, Shah is headed to one of the…
The US intercepted intelligence indicating Iran knew Trump’s exact location in Ankara and posed a missile threat to his aircraft during the Nato summit, NYT report The US intercepted several pieces of intelligence indicating Iran knew President Donald Trump’s exact location in Ankara during the NATO summit and that there was a potential threat involving…
Vande Mataram (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: In its first decision after sweeping the Bengal polls, Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to put National Song Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, on the same footing as the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. At present, the law…
Dolly Parton’s modest two-room cabin symbolizes a rich chapter in Tennessee’s tourism narrative. Dolly Parton’s childhood home, a modest two-room cabin in Tennessee, has become a notable part of the region’s property and tourism history. Located in Locust Ridge near Sevierville, the cabin was where Parton grew up with her parents and 11 siblings, before…