NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) inched up for the fourth consecutive month to 3.9% in May from 3.5% in April on account of acceleration in food prices, data released by NSO on Friday showed. The food index rose 4.8% in May, above 4.2% in the preceding month.Despite the staggered increase…
Open an Indian kitchen cabinet today and you’ll probably find neatly packed masalas. A few decades ago, those spice mixes were made at home. Whole spices like coriander, cumin, cloves, black pepper and dried chillies were roasted carefully until fragrant, then ground into powders in small batches. Every family had its own recipe, often tweaked…
Suspect identified as Cole Tomas Allen The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, held to celebrate press freedom, descended into panic on Saturday evening after an armed man breached security at the Washington Hilton and exchanged fire with law enforcement before being taken into custody.Investigators believe the suspect was able to reach close to the event…
‘Toxic box office collections day 4_ Yash starrer records 9. ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups’ continued its theatrical run on Saturday. The Yash starrer recorded a decline in its India net collection compared with the previous day. The movie is directed by Geetu Mohandas and marks the first collaboration between Yash and the filmmaker.According…
India expects a US delegation to visit the country for the next round of bilateral trade talks, though dates for the meetings are yet to be finalised, an official told news agency PTI on Monday.The development comes after Indian officials travelled to Washington DC in April for in-person discussions with their US counterparts to advance…
RJD leaders march in Bihar over paper leaks, unemployment Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders and workers on Wednesday staged a foot march in Patna towards Raj Bhavan, raising concerns over paper leaks, unemployment and issues affecting students and youth in Bihar.RJD MLA Bhai Virendra on Wednesday alleged that AK-47 rifles were used against students protesting…
UP minister says Nepal flood have no impact in UP NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Saturday informed that Nepal’s recent flood disaster poses no threat to the state, while stressing that authorities remained on alert.“There is no threat to Uttar Pradesh from the flood disaster in Nepal, but we…
For years, scientists believed that only humans and a handful of vertebrates could tell the difference between short and long durations, a skill as fundamental as reading the dots and dashes of Morse code. But researchers at Queen Mary University of London have turned that assumption on its head, proving that buff-tailed bumblebees can do…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Since making his debut for Mumbai Indians in 2013, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been an integral part of the franchise. Over the years, he has played 157 matches for MI and picked up 186 wickets. But during Thursday’s IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala, Bumrah…
The legislative majority of the party in office — as well as the democratic mandate — remains unaffected by the bills, MHA said NEW DELHI: The home ministry has rejected the opposition’s charge that its anti-corruption bills undermine federalism and are aimed at destabilising state govts run by BJP’s rivals, asserting that the provisions seek…