Watercraft handed by India to Sri Lanka To boost maritime relations, India has handed over to Sri Lanka two personal watercraft (PWC) to further enhance Sri Lankan Coast Guard’s (SLGC) capabilities in near shore search and rescue, the Indian high commission in Sri Lanka said on Sunday.On the handover of the two vessels, the Indian…
Tired of your neighbours watching you grill? These 7 plants fix that.Image Credits: Google Gemini You saved for months, finally got the house, and now you are sitting on your back porch realizing you can pretty much make eye contact with your neighbour while eating breakfast. Your outdoor space should feel like yours, and here’s…
Thane: A man shows a sticker after the Maharashtra government plans to make Marathi language compulsory for autorickshaw and taxi drivers, in Thane. (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik Monday put on hold the decision to cancel licences and permits of auto and taxi drivers from May 1 over non-compliance with the Marathi…
Cardinals are choosy about where they stop. Here’s how to make your yard count Have you ever seen a beautiful red cardinal land in someone else’s yard and thought, why not my yard? You are not alone. Cardinals are among the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S. for good reason. The males are almost…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and others during a roadshow amid the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) Kolkata: West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee invoked on Monday memories of harassment during SIR queues, urging voters to “stand in…
A stunning garden doesn’t have to be hard work. Just start with the right plants.Image Credits: Google Gemini If you think gardening is buying a plant and letting it sit on your porch until it eventually gives up on life, you are not alone. Most millennials didn’t exactly grow up learning how to deadhead roses…
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma in viral video Kolkata: EC’s police observer Ajay Pal Sharma sparked a controversy after a viral video showed him warning the family of TMC’s Bhangor candidate Jahangir Khan during a Monday raid, accompanied by CAPF personnel. In the clip, he is heard saying, “Jahangir’s family members are standing here; tell…
BJP president Nitin Nabin (second, right) welcomes Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, others to BJP New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan has officially accepted the merger of seven AAP MPs with BJP – taking the governing party’s strength in the 245-member upper House to 113.With Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan…
Not every buzz is a threat. Know your bees before you act.Image Credits: Google Gemini Let’s be honest: your first reaction to a buzz near the window or a bunch of bees partying under the porch is not “how fascinating,” more like panic, a quick Google spiral and maybe a frantic grab for whatever spray…
Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Battleground Bengal’s defining contest is playing out in south Kolkata’s Bhowanipore, where CM Mamata Banerjee faces one-time aide Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in what is an electoral rematch of far greater consequence than when she narrowly lost to him in Nandigram in 2021. For Trinamool Congress, retaining Bhowanipore isn’t just…