DIY enthusiasts often face a silent drain on their mobile data through automatic WhatsApp media downloads. Image Credit: Google Gemini In modern times, there is no shortage of smartphones lying alongside hammers and spades in our house, as they are just as important as these tools for us. Be it for checking tutorials on how…
NEW DELHI: Observing that inflationary pressures do not discriminate between a serving employee and a pensioner, hitting the two equally, Supreme Court Friday held that fixing differential rates of enhancement of inflation-linked dearness benefits for the two categories is arbitrary and cannot be allowed. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Prasanna B Varale disapproved…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has held talks with his counterparts from the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council and assured India’s support in addressing supply chain challenges, especially food. During his calls, he underlined the need to maintain peace in the region that has come under…
(Photo Credit: Google Images) A man was arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home and then threatening to burn down OpenAI‘s San Francisco headquarters on Friday, April 10, police said. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the attack in a statement and said, “Early this morning, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam…
NEW DELHI: “You pocket all the profits when the going is good but instantly pass on costs when things turn adverse. A little sharing of burden may not be bad for you” – the purported remark by a senior govt functionary has sent ripples across govt circles. The functionary is said to have made the…
KOLKATA: TMC dubbed BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for Bengal a “copycat” manifesto, trashing its cash assistance pledges, and alleged that the saffron party never delivers on its promises. At a rally in Basirhat, CM Mamata Banerjee asked how many people had received Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts that PM Modi had promised 12 years…
What is khiru in dosa batter (Image source: Canva) Many Indian kitchens regularly use fermented foods like dosa batter. Soaking, grinding, and fermenting rice and lentils is easy, but it depends a lot on how long you do it, how hot it is, and where you keep it. Fermentation makes food taste better, feel better,…
Today, April 11, is a deeply special day for all of us. It is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, one of India’s greatest social reformers and a guiding light for generations. This year, the occasion carries even greater significance, as it marks the beginning of his 200th birth anniversary celebrations. Mahatma Phule was…
Gardeners are finding success in deterring deer, rabbits, and rodents from their plants by using strongly scented soap. This eco-friendly method creates a “smell fence” that confuses animals’ senses, encouraging them to forage elsewhere There is a silent battle taking place in backyard gardens. For many home gardeners, the bittersweet moment of seeing their favourite…
KRISHNANAGAR (NADIA): EC has cancelled the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Abhinav Bhattacharya from Krishnanagar North in Nadia district on grounds of conflict of interest – the first such rejection involving a recognised party’s candidate in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections, reports Ashis Poddar. The poll panel invoked section 9A of the Representation of the…