Every year, the Met Gala draws the world’s fashion elite to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a night of glamour, art, and fundraising. Although fashion fanatics wait with a bated breath to catch a glimpse of their favourite celebrities in couture, it’s actually not just about who wears what! It’s a tightly controlled affair…
A nesting olive ridley sea turtle on Playa Pejeperro in Costa Rica with a common remora attached to its shell (Credit: Megan Bullock) A mother sea turtle crawled onto a Costa Rican beach to lay her eggs, carrying an unexpected passenger that refused to let go even after leaving the ocean.Gripping tightly to the turtle’s…
NEW DELHI: State-run oil marketing companies Wednesday cut the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 183.5 and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by Rs 5 per litre, as global crude prices eased from the highs seen during the peak of the West Asia conflict and supply concerns abated with reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Private…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A Kerala district consumer commission, in an order dated July 22, held an airline liable for deficiency in service after it delayed delivering a passenger’s checked-in luggage by three days. Holding that the airline failed to compensate the passenger despite repeated complaints and its obligations under…
For decades, beach holidays have been considered as the perfect way to destress. Just the image of soaking feet in clear blue waters while listening to the soft music produced by waves can relax your soul. There is no doubt that beach vacations help people relax their mind, body and soul. However, psychologists say spiritual…
Muskan, Now A Counsellor For The Campaign, Gets Rs 5K Monthly Honorarium RAIPUR: When a heavily drunk groom arrived with his wedding procession, 22-year-old Muskan Pradhan quietly removed her bridal veil, looked at her family and said, “If he cannot handle himself on his wedding day, how will he handle me?”Dressed in bridal finery and…
At first, sweet potatoes and white potatoes seem almost identical in calories and carbohydrates. But once their nutrient profile is examined closely, the differences begin to show. Sweet potatoes stand out because of their rich antioxidant content and high vitamin A levels. Their orange, purple, or reddish flesh comes from compounds like beta-carotene and anthocyanins,…
Surplus power generated during solar hours is fed into the grid and drawn back at night NEW DELHI: What do Lucknow, Nagpur, Surat, Varanasi and Ernakulam districts have in common? These smaller urban centres are contributing to the country’s energy transition, with a growing number of households opting for rooftop solar systems to meet their…
KOLKATA: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that heavily subsidised Maa canteens across urban areas in the state will soon serve a fish-rice lunch twice a week at Rs 5.“We have decided that all 367 Maa canteens across the state will serve fish twice a week. The meal will be available for just Rs 5,”…
NEW DELHI: A hug, a handshake and a pitch worth $1.5 billion. That was the texture of Sunday in Nice, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly threw open ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’ — and where, hours earlier, Modi had quietly worked a room full of people who write the cheques. The…