Series of fast-growing trees creating a natural screen. Image credit – Gemini Trees are vital natural resources that not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the landscape but also provide significant social and economic benefits. Beyond acting as environmental “lungs” to sequester carbon, purify air, and reduce urban heat, they have historically fueled national development,…
Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the inauguration of various development projects, in Birbhum. (PTI Photo) The second phase of vote to elect who will govern Bengal for the next five years has now got one extra unlikely parameter after the first phase’s stupendous voting percentage of more than 93%: how many…
2-Year-Long Hunt Spanned Several Countries, Involved Int’l Agencies New Delhi: Central agencies and NCB secured the return of international drug trafficker and D Company henchman Mohammed Salim Dola Tuesday morning, ending a two-year-long manhunt that spanned several countries. In an operation monitored by the home ministry, he was flown from Istanbul on a special aircraft…
Compost pit made of orange peels. Image credit – Gemini Oranges have become a cornerstone in breakfast, highly valued for their high vitamin C content and sweet flavour. But do you tend to discard the peels after indulging in the staple agricultural product? Well, you’re not alone. According to Journal of Molecular Liquids, orange peels…
Kolkata, Mar 31 (ANI): TMC party candidate Firhad Hakim for Kabitirtha Assembly constituency during an election campaign, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Kolkata: Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) jawans led by a commandant knocked on the doors of Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim well past Monday midnight to have an interaction with him relating to…
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma Kolkata: A ‘Singham’ versus ‘Pushpa’ rivalry played out at Falta, around 40km from Kolkata, on Tuesday.The stage, it seems, was set on Monday, when IPS officer and DIG Ajay Pal Sharma, an “encounter specialist” popularly known as ‘Singham’ on his home turf in UP, visited the house of Falta’s TMC…
That airtight bag you’ve been storing your gym shoes in? It might be quietly destroying them.Image Credits: Google Gemini You just came back from a long run, kicked off your sneakers, and tossed them into an airtight bag or a closed shoebox to keep the smell from spreading. It makes sense as it keeps the…
In this screengrab from a video posted on April 28, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Mahila Sammelan, in Varanasi. (@NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo) Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that women came out in large numbers to vote in the assembly elections in five states/UTs to teach a lesson to “pariwarvaadi”…
An armoured vehicle and CAPF personnel on patrol in Kolkata Tuesday Kolkata: West Bengal’s final phase of assembly polls unfolds under a security grid rarely seen in Indian elections, stretching across 142 constituencies in seven districts. Numbers define the scale – over 2.3 lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel, 38,297 state police, 142 general observers,…
Luka Doncic. Image via: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that Luka Doncic is getting better, and the bad news is that he is still out, and there’s only hope for his return if the Lakers sustain in the next playoff series. Still, sports doctor Jesse Morse provides…