Contrary to popular belief, simply blowing a fan out a window may not effectively cool a room. Research indicates that directing airflow inward can create a more beneficial “cup effect” for air circulation and evaporative cooling. Who hasn’t been there when it’s a scorching hot summer day, standing in front of a single box fan,…
KOLKATA: Election Commission has designated 837 out of the 1,835 booths under the Kolkata North parliamentary constituency as ‘super sensitive’, citing concerns about possible trouble-mongering. On hundreds of these booths, 150 or more names were deleted from the electoral rolls in the SIR exercise. “The EC apprehends residents left out of the voter list might…
NEW DELHI: SC on Monday sought responses from EC and the Centre on a PIL seeking the creation of a pan-India fingerprint and iris biometrics database for authentication at booth level to stop bogus, proxy, and ghost voters. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi told PIL petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that…
Oil stains on clothes can be a worry. A simple kitchen ingredient, cornstarch, offers a natural solution. This porous powder absorbs grease, lifting it from fabrics Imagine this: you’re enjoying a candlelit dinner or a relaxing pizza night at home, when suddenly a few drops of olive oil get spilt on your beloved silk blouse…
NEW DELHI: In a classic case of how court proceedings are misused in matrimonial disputes– a woman agreed for a divorce and signed a financial settlement agreement for separation but she not only reneged from the promise after getting a substantial part of the money from her husband, but she also filed a criminal case…
NEW DELHI: Ten days after ED carried out searches at several premises in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai on officials of I-PAC, a political consultancy firm whose clients include Trinamool and DMK, the agency on Monday arrested one of its directors and co-founder, Vinesh Chandel. He will be produced before a special court in Delhi…
Tired of foggy bathroom mirrors after a shower? A simple trick involving shaving cream can keep your mirror crystal clear. The secret lies in surfactants within the cream, which reduce water’s surface tension, preventing droplets from forming. There’s nothing quite like that experience of emerging from a relaxing shower just before starting your day, only…
MALDA: NIA has made its first arrests over the April 1 siege of judicial officers involved in SIR verifications at Mothabari in Malda, picking up two members of Congress and one of ISF. Congress’ Sahadat Hossain and Asif Sk were taken into custody on Sunday alongside ISF’s Golam Rabbani. Sayem Choudhury, the local Congress candidate,…
NEW DELHI: In a setback to Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash FIR against him in the land-for-jobs case but granted him exemption from appearance before the trial court and also allowed him to raise the issue of requirement of sanction during the trial. “We do not say anything about the…
Revive limp vegetables with a simple cold shock technique. Chefs use this icy water bath to rehydrate produce, restoring their crispness by boosting turgor pressure. Imagine this scenario: after preparing all day for a glorious Sunday roast dinner, you take some carrots out of your fridge, which, instead of feeling like fresh vegetables, have the…