Walk into most kitchens today and butter is one of the first things to go into the refrigerator. Leave it outside for too long, and it quickly turns soft, loses its freshness or spoils. But in a quiet town in Tamil Nadu, people have been making butter for generations that challenges this modern assumption. There…
Under-construction retaining wall collapses near Amer JAIPUR: At least three people died and several were feared trapped after an under-construction retaining wall collapsed near the Amer area on the outskirts of Jaipur on Monday, triggering a major rescue operation.Emergency teams rushed to the spot amid fears that several labourers may be trapped under the debris,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday departed for New Delhi after concluding a three-day state visit to Seychelles, during which India and the island nation signed nine agreements, including an extradition treaty, rolled out the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and announced a Rs 1,250 crore line of credit for priority development projects.Modi, who…
When Viral Sharma reached the UPSC Civil Services interview, he came close to achieving his dream. But he missed the final selection list. A similar disappointment followed when he reached the UPPCS interview but could not make the final list. For many aspirants, such setbacks could have ended the journey. Viral chose a different path….
Ireland’s Jai Moondra (center), celebrates with team-mates after bowling out India’s Sanju Samson during the first T20I test match at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. (AP) NEW DELHI: For a week before the two-match T20I series against India, Jai Moondra spent hours chalking out plans to counter the teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Before the series, the…
Let’s all agree that there’s no experience more thrilling than spotting a tiger emerging quietly from behind tall grasses or the trumpet of elephants echoing through a forest. There’s always an anticipation on what lies around the next bend in an open jeep. For a number of travellers, a jungle safari is more than just…
Caption: Illustration showing the new porous material switching between magnetic states when exposed to light, heat or pressure, with a visible colour change. | Credit: IISc BENGALURU: IISc scientists have developed a new class of “smart” materials that can change their magnetic properties when exposed to light, heat or pressure, a breakthrough that could help…
Concerns over the country’s fiscal outlook intensified after crude oil prices surged amid the conflict in the Middle East. (AI image) US-Iran war impact: India is well positioned to absorb a fiscal deficit that may be more than the current projections this year without putting its investment-grade sovereign rating at risk, according to Moody’s Ratings,…
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Ltd on Monday approved their proposed merger. Under the approved scheme, REC shareholders will receive 88 equity shares of PFC for every 100 equity shares of REC held. The boards of state-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Ltd on Monday approved their proposed merger, paving the way for…
Ayatollah Khamenei funeral NEW DELHI: Bihar governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain and Union minister of state for external affairs Pabitra Margherita will attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on behalf of the Indian government, ANI reported citing Iranian sources.Iran had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the…