Your shoes might be the reason you slip. Worn treads and accumulated dirt reduce grip, making floors hazardous. You have probably blamed a slippery floor, a puddle you did not see, or just general bad luck, but the uncomfortable truth is your shoes might be the actual problem. No, it is not just because the…
India’s trade with Brics countries gathered pace over the past five years, making the bloc a significant part of the country’s imports. However, this growing trade also reflects a bigger problem: India is relying more on imports from the bloc, pushing its trade deficit higher.A report by Rubix Data Sciences said India’s bilateral trade with…
KOLKATA: The BJP govt in Bengal has commissioned “holding centres” in all 23 districts for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other immigrants awaiting deportation, resuming a process stalled by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee-led TMC govt for a year in defiance of MHA guidelines, report Debashis Konar and Srishti Lakhotia.The order, issued by the state home department…
Ravichandran Ashwin has raised serious questions over Punjab Kings’ decision to split their home matches across two venues in IPL 2026, suggesting the constant shift in conditions has played a major role in the franchise’s dramatic collapse during the second half of the season. Punjab started their campaign strongly and went unbeaten in seven consecutive…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on his former party, the Aam Aadmi Party, alleging misuse of Punjab’s state machinery to target MPs who recently defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party.Chadha, who was part of a delegation that met Droupadi Murmu, accused the AAP-led Punjab government of engaging…
Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal at 194, is alive and well, dispelling recent death rumors. This ancient giant tortoise, born in 1882, enjoys a pampered life on St. Helena, receiving hand-fed meals of fruits and vegetables, and even maintains a romantic life. His remarkable longevity continues to inspire. Imagine a creature that has…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday opposed repeated requests by Reliance Industries Ltd to adjourn hearing on alleged pilferage of gas from ONGC block in KG Basin to explore conciliation between the two sides, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. RIL has challenged Union govt’s demand of $2.8bn for the alleged pilferage. Attorney general R Venkataramani opposed the…
PM Modi and Italy PM Girogia Meloni hailed the two nations’ bilateral ties. Kerala cabinet ministers were assigned portfolios two days after taking oath. WHO said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighbouring Uganda remains high. Police ask Twisha Sharma’s family to take body, warn of decomposition Economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are…
BAREILLY: A married man with five children allegedly entered a neighbour’s house through the rooftop and poured acid on a sleeping family of four in Bareilly’s Shergarh town around 4am on Saturday after the woman repeatedly refused his demand to marry him, police said.The victims — Har Prasad, his wife Lakshmi, and their sons Abhishek,…
Pune school headmistress was taken to Delhi on Friday for further questioning as part of the ongoing investigation in the NEET paper leak case PUNE: City-based school headmistress Manisha Havaldar allegedly reconstructed NEET physics questions from memory and shared them with a student, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed a city court on Friday…