LUCKNOWAT LEAST 13 people were killed in dust storm and hailstorm-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh, the office of the state relief commissioner said on Friday. Siddhartha Nagar bore the maximum onslaught with four deaths reported from the district, followed by Deoria where three people died and Ballia where two died, state Relief Commissioner G S Priyadarshi told PTI. A dust storm in UP.(File photo) One person was injured, while 22 animals have also died. As many as 93 houses were da
BISHKEKPAKISTAN Prime Minister Imran Khan broke the diplomatic protocol at the opening ceremony of the SCO summit here when he sat down even as all other leaders, including his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, were standing, an embarrassing gaffe for which he was trolled online. Imran Khan (circled) remains seated at SCO summit while all other leaders stand. (Twitter) In a video shared on the official Twitter handle of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Prime Minister Khan is seen s
KOLKATA IN the wake of cease-work at State-run hospitals in West Bengal, doctors of many Medical colleges on Friday submitted mass resignations. Over 200 senior doctors of various State-run hospitals across the State tendering resigned from their services to show solidarity with the agitators. Doctors from J J Hospital during a protest to show solidarity with their counterparts in West Bengal, who stopped work protesting against the assault on their colleagues, in Mumbai on Friday. (PT
BISHKEKPRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at countries “sponsoring, aiding and funding” terrorism and told top leaders at the SCO Summit that such states must be held accountable, in a veiled reference to Pakistan whose premier Imran Khan was among the audience. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Modi gave a template, ‘HEALTH’, for strengthening cooperation. “Our vision is to strengthen the healthy cooperation amo
NEW DELHITHE MeT department and private weather forecaster Skymet Weather had made forecast of rain in the national capital on June 12 but the prediction did not turn out true. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted dust storm, thunder storm with light rain, while the Skymet weather had made a forecast of “heavy rains” over Delhi and NCR on June 12. The IMD said it did rain in a few areas in the national capital, while the Skymet Weather said the trough approaching D
MALIHABADCELEBRATED mango grower, Haji Kalimullah, popularly known as ‘Mango Man, has named a new variety of mango after Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Kalimullah said that he has been impressed by the personality of Shah “who possess the ability to weave the social fabric and bring people on to one platform”. ‘Mango Man’ Haji Kalimullah.(IANS photo) The new mango variety that is being named after Shah is both “good in weight and taste” and wi
AHMEDABADAMID cyclone ‘Vayu’ in Gujarat, a pregnant woman was on Thursday rescued from an island village cut off from the mainland in Amreli district by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and shifted to a hospital where she delivered a child.The heartwarming tale came from the island village of Shiyal Bet amid concern about the impact of the cyclone which eventually changed its course and moved away from the Gujarat, coast, much to the relief of the local administration and people living in areas alon
NEW DELHITHE Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea which sought quashing of the answer keys of some questions in the NEET(UG)-2019 examination saying that an expert body has duly applied its mind and revised answers were issued. The top court, however, allowed the four Hyderabad based students who have challenged the answer keys, to approach the high court for the relief. It said that courts are not experts in each and every subject and time has come when the interference in this arena should
MUMBAIA FIVE-DAY-OLD boy abducted from the civic-run Nair Hospital in central Mumbai on Thursday, was rescued within seven hours, and a woman was arrested in this connection, police said on Friday. The woman, identified as Hazel Corriea, was nabbed around 12.30 am from a hospital in suburban Vakola around, where she had gone for treatment, police said. The baby boy who was abducted and rescued. (Twitter) According to police, the incident of abduction had taken place at around 5.30 pm
MUMBAICCTV cameras installed in the ‘ghat’ (hilly) section of Mumbai-Pune route for monitoring during monsoon proved useful Thursday night as a train was stopped well in time before it could hit a fallen boulder.A huge boulder fell on the track near Lonavala around 8.15 pm on Thursday, which held up the Mumbai-Kolhapur Sahyadri Express for over two hours. But an accident was averted as CCTV monitoring staff noticed the boulder in time, a railway official said Friday. “The
WASHINGTON: The estimated cost of the journey is USD 58 million for a return trip lasting 30 days at International Space Station, or around USD 35,000 a night. ANTARCTICA used to be one of the most remote destinations on travellers’ bucket lists, but there will soon be an even more exclusive club to join. Last week, NASA announced its intention to open up the International Space Station to tourists. For the last two decades, astronauts from 18 countries have lived aboard t
A RUSSIAN investigative journalist walked free late on Tuesday after authorities in Moscow dropped drug charges against him in a rare climbdown by law enforcement following a public outcry. Ivan Golunov, a reporter with independent media outlet Meduza, walked out of the gates of a Moscow police building to cheers from waiting journalist and wept as he thanked supporters. “This all happened so quickly and thank you for that, that you supported me. I think it somehow influenced the course of
United States President Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday that Mexico agreed to take stronger legal action to halt Central American migrants if its initial efforts to stem the flow don’t show results in 45 days. In bright sunshine outside the White House, Trump waved what he said was the text of an agreement Mexican and US officials signed on Friday to avert the application of tariffs on their exports to the United States. Photographs of the document revealed that Mexico appeared to pl
SYRIAN air defence shot down Israeli missiles targeting the south of the country on Wednesday, State media said, as a monitor reported positions of the regime’s Lebanese ally Hezbollah had been hit. The attack was launched in the early hours of the morning against the Tall al-Hara sector near the Golan Heights, according to official news agency ‘SANA’, which said there had been no casualties. It did not specify what had been targeted. ‘SANA’ also accused Israel of co
NEW DELHI: ISRO chief K Sivan announced that India will launch another mission to the Sun by launching Aditya-L1 in the first half of 2020, adding that India will not join the International Space Station (ISS). INDIA is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan announced on Thursday about this ambitious project which will enable the agency to send more humans to space when executed. He also said India will not join the International Space Station (ISS). After C
AS THE oppressive heatwave gripping the country’s plains pushes a huge number of tourist to the relatively cooler hilly regions, several popular holiday destinations in Uttarakhand are witnessing massive traffic jams, forcing some visitors to return midway. Choked by traffic jams and the heavy influx of tourists, the commuting time from Haridwar to the four Himalayan shrines (Char Dham) in Garhwal has more than doubled. It is now taking almost 18 hours to reach Badrinath from Haridwar
The spacecraft, with a mass of 3.8 tonne, has three modules, Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan). Sivan said Orbiter would have eight payloads, Lander three and Rover two. The mission cost of Chandrayaan-2 with regard to the satellite was Rs 603 crore, he noted. The cost of GSLV MK III is Rs 375 crore.INDIA’S second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, would be launched on July 15, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan announced on Wednesday. The landing on the
A 15-member team of rescuers was airlifted on Wednesday close to the crash site of the IAF’s AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh to look for possible survivors, but difficult terrain and inclement weather hampered their progress. “They are yet to reach the crash site due to inclement weather and terrain. Team will be camping overnight due to difficult terrain and weather, and will close in to the crash site tomorrow,” an IAF spokesperson said. The nine personnel from IAF&#
Staff ReporterThe 24th meeting of Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-CICR, was held at its campus at Central Institute for Cotton Research. Members of Line Departments, Project Director ATMA, Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Nagpur; State Animal Husbandry Department, District Sericulture Officer, innovative farmers of Nagpur district attended the meeting. Dr Vijay Waghmare addressing the meeting. Others look on. Dr Vijay N Waghmare, Director, ..
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Conservation Foundation has extended immediate help of Rs 50,000 for treatment of forest guardSpecial CorrespondentTwo elephants creating sensation in Kochinara, Satputi jungle in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district two days ago have returned to the boundary of Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh on Thursday. The elephants had migrated from Odisha to Gadchiroli via Chhattisgarh. One of the elephants tossed one forest guard Dnyaneshwar Chilamwar, Forest Guard, and grievously ..
Staff ReporterAhead of the State Legislative Assembly elections, Congress party’s city unit has swung into action. In a meeting held at its office in Devadiya Congress Bhavan in Mahal on Thursday, party’s leaders from the city decided to revamp city executive and also change the inactive booth-level office-bearers. Vikas Thakre, City President of the party, presided over the meeting. Atul Londhe, State Secretary; Adv Abhijeet Wanjari; Sheikh Hussain, former City President; Yashwant ..
Staff ReporterThe book ‘Creativity & Architecture -- Essays’ penned by Srishti Dokras will be launched in a programme at Maharajbagh Club at 12 noon on June 16 (Sunday). The book will be released at the hands of Prof Shirish A Deshpande, a leading architect and Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects and President of the Institute from 1992-94. Srishti Dokras is a former student of IDEAS. She is is granddaughter of Dr V M Dokras, former Director of VNIT and President ..
A delegation of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad who reached the college with another memorandum of demand sequel to previous memorandum. The college administration turned diffident to provide solution to previous assurance given to the delegationStaff ReporterThe officiating principal of prestigious Mahakaushal Arts and Commerce Autonomous College has been charged of shirking away with her responsibilities as principal of college. As on Friday a delegation of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) ..
Sports Reporter Jabalpur’s players posing at inaugural ceremony of 8th World Kung-Fu Championship in China. Five outstanding players of Jabalpur representing the Indian team in the 8th World Kung-Fu Championship being organised in China, from June 14 to 19. Madhya Pradesh Wushu Association, Secretary, Sarika Gupta informed that Jabalpur’s Manoj Gupta, Divyansh Gupta, Shraddha Yadav, Sarthak Verma and Ajay Verma were selected in Indian team to participate in the world championshi..
Collector reviewed the implementation of health schemes being run by the State Government Staff ReporterCollector Bharat Yadav instructed the Medical Health Officers of urban and rural areas for giving top priority to implementation of Dastak Abhiyan in their respective areas. He was chairing a meeting of District Health Committee, on Friday. He reviewed the implementation of health schemes being run by the State Government. Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr. Murli Agrawal, ..
After prolonged debate the meeting was adjourned till 11 am on MondayStaff ReporterThe Opposition members, on Friday, grilled the treasury bench over the issues related to water scarcity and waterlogging during the budget meeting of Jabalpur Municipal Corporation organized at Pt. Bhawani Prasad Tiwari auditorium. The Opposition members one after the other spoke at length over the irregularities and corruption prevailing in water department of the JMC. They said the overlooking of ..
Staff Reporter: RAIPUR, Tribals threaten administration of a much more intensive agitation if it fails to meet the demands in 15 days Tribals who had laid a seize of the NMDC operations in Kirandul since last seven days, suspended their agitation on Thursday but gave an ultimatum of 15 days that if the assurances promised to them are not met by then, the tribals who were protesting under the banner of Sanyukt Panchayat Jan Sangharsh Samiti, will return with much more ..
RAIPUR: Members of Tour de Raipur (TDR), Raipur’s premier Cycling Club, gathered at the Indian Coffee House to offer their best wishes to Tahseen Amber. Tahseen, who is a young woman cyclist from Raipur, is making an audacious attempt to cycle from Kanyakumari to Khardungla, a distance of almost 4000 km in about 45 days. Tahseen will begin her epic ride from Kanyakumari on June 14 and will cycle via Salem, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Chhindwara, Narsinghpur, Mathura, Delhi, ..
Staff Reporter: DURG Three youths of Durg district have been selected in the Indian Yoga team that will be participating in the 4th World Yoga Alliance to be held at Bulgaria. They are Damini, Dhirendra Verma and Dhalendra Sahu. Detailing about the competition Director of Swalambi Yoga Academy, Santosh Rajput informed that this competition has been organised at Sofia the capital of Bulgaria from June 28 to 30. For this profiles were invited by Yoga Youth Acharya Club Bengaluru ..
By Ashish Das: BOREGAON Sweating hard in the scorching heat, villagers collect sal seeds from the forest to earn their livelihood, but they are forced to sell the seeds at Rs 15-16 per kg only in the hands of middlemen, despite government has already fixed the rate at Rs 20 per kg. Forest Department officials are unaware of the fact how the innocent villagers are duped by middlemen. However, in every village Forest Management Committee has been constituted and these committees are ..
Staff Reporter Congress Corporators staged protest at Bhopal Municipal Corporation headquarters.They alleged that no preparation has been done for Monsoon session. The 19-day Monsoon session is going to start from July 8. But BMC is not geared with its preparation. On one hand water crisis problem is reeling in city but instead of strategically resolving the issue authorities seems to be engaged in blame game and no proper planning for monsoon session is as a result of lenient attitude ..
Staff ReporterUnder the aegis of Short Pitch Cricket Federation of India, Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT) University inaugurated 2nd Dr Abdul Kalam Cup and Babu Genu Cup Short Pitch National Cricket Tournament. The competition witnessed remarkable start of Madhya Pradesh where the State team won both the matches showcasing wonderful performances. Earlier, the competition was inaugurated by Dr Anupam Chouksey, President, SPKA, MP, Shweta Chouksey, Vice President, Indian Women Football Associatio..
Staff ReporterDepartment of Higher Education (DHE) has registered over one lakh students for admission to undergraduate course. Registration for PG courses will begin on June 15 at MPonline. First round of registration and document verification for UG courses will be continued by June 16. Registration for post-graduate programme will begin on June 15 and to be continued till June 30. First phase of seats will be allotted to the UG applicants on June 27. On July 8, PG seats will be allotted ..
Staff ReporterLast rites of martyr Sandeep Yadav were performed with State honour at his hometown Kulala village in Dewas district on Friday. CRPF jawan Sandeep Yadav had lost his life in a terrorist attack at Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on June 12, in which five other jawans were killed. Public Works and Environment Minister Sajjan Singh Verma and Higher Education and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister and district incharge Minister Jeetu Patwari paid floral tributes ..
THAT the latest United Nations (UN) report ranks India among top 20 host countries in the world for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows, nullifies negative reports about ease of doing business. The latest UN reports only confirms India’s status as a top investment destination for global investors. That FDI flow grew by six pc to $42 billion during the year 2018 shows the resilience of the Indian economy amidst reports of recessionary trends elsewhere in the world. According to this repor
By Vijay phanshikarThe next five years will be Modi years, as were the previous five years. In this period, the Opposition parties may face a massive existential crisis whose solution they would not know or have. And the actual proof of this possibility came in the form of how the Congress party created a fake leadership crisis and thensorted it out. New Delhi, June 13 (IANS): ... Talking to reporters, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “ Rahul Gandhi, is, and will
FOR Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit at Bishkek was only moving from the previous page to the next, meeting his old comrades, shaking hands with his equals, consolidating what he had been achieving for the past five years with wonderful alacrity, and planning for the future -- not for himself but for India and the larger world. In this second coming of his as India’s undisputed leader, thus, Mr. Modi demonstrated what a consummate statesman he has become,
I woke up with drool on my pillow this morning. I wouldn’t have minded except it wasn’t mine. The alarm clock rang, I reached over to turn it off, and then as I laid my face back down on the pillow I felt the wet, slimy drool on my pillow case. I opened my eyes and saw a smiling, panting, furry face gazing down at me. I tried to get up but she was too fast. My face was suddenly covered in kisses with one slurp going straight up my nostril and another right in my ear. I laughed, reach
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi thanked Raebareli voters for re-electing her in the recently held Lok Sabha elections on her one-day visit to the constituency on Wednesday. Her daughter and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied her, holding discussions with party workers. After the meeting, Congress leader Sanjay Sinh said the workers were of the view that there should be no alliance for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh. The mother-daughter duo
SRINAGAR: FORMER Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday won the election to the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency by trouncing his nearest rival by over 70,000 votes, entering the lower house of Parliament for the fourth time. Abdullah polled 1,06,750 votes, while his nearest rival PDP candidate Aga Syed Mohsin polled 36,700 votes, an election official said. He said that the NC leader secured a total of 57.14 per cent of the total votes po
AHMEDABAD: A SHAWL, coconut and sweets was what Prime Minister Narendra Modi got from his mother Hiraba as he met her on Tuesday before casting his vote at a polling booth near Gandhinagar. Modi spent 20 minutes with Hiraba, a nonagenarian, who lives with her younger son Pankaj Modi at Raisan village, located around 10 km from Gandhinagar city. She gave him a shawl, sweets and a coconut and blessed him for his victory in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. He touched her feet in reverence. M
NEW DELHI: WITH temperature soaring- both literally and figuratively with the daily war of words between politicians, leaders had a difficult time to maintain the usual schedule during Navratri fasts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a non-stop schedule at all times, even as he crisscrossed the country, holding Lok Sabha election rallies during the nine-day festival. The Prime Minister, while fasting, travelled 22,000 kilometers across 13 States, holding 23 rallies during Navrat
Business BureauFarm experts and agriculture organisations recently suggested that in the 2019-20 Budget, the Government should focus on increasing farmers’ income by promoting food processing and farm exports besides addressing certain taxation issue. They said that raising farm output alone cannot ensure better prices to farmers, there was a need to promote food processing and allied farm activities like animal husbandry, fishery and poultry. They said public and private investment i
Business BureauIndia’s crude steel output grew 5.2 per cent to 9.235 million tonnes (MT) during May 2019, according to official data.The country had produced 8.779 MT crude steel during same month in 2018, a steel ministry report said.During April-May 2019-20, the production stood at 18.020 MT, up 3.4 per cent from 17.432 MT in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Production of finished steel in May rose 1.6 per cent to 10.848 MT from 10.674 MT in the year ago month.During
Business BureauGaysons Tots & Teens has always been Nagpur’s most preferred choice of parents for best quality school uniforms and related accesories. Gaysons is fully geared up for the new academic session starting soon with uniforms and other items required in various schools. Besides uniform, accessories like school bags, water bottles, lunch box, lunch bags, pencil box, raincoat, umbrellas, school shoes etc. of best quality and renowned brands like Skybags, Wildcraft, American
Business Bureau Co-living operators need to improve quality of services and charge reasonable prices to boost demand for such spaces and exploit the true market potential of this segment estimated at USD 93 billion, according to a survey by housing brokerage firm PropTiger.Com. “The co-living segment in India has the potential to grow into a USD 93-billion market, however, changes must be made in the existing modus operandi to make this housing segment a success,” it said
By R KaushikRISHABH Pant, the left-handed middle-order batsman, will arrive in England in the next couple of days to join the Indian team as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan, who sustained a fracture in his left hand during his century against Australia at The Oval on Sunday, faces a spell on the sidelines with Sanjay Bangar, the assistant coach, saying his condition will be assessed 10-12 days hence. Just for the record, Dhawan has not yet been ruled out of the tournament, with the
Paris: Rafael Nadal swept to an historic 12th Roland Garros title and 18th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem. The 33-year-old Spaniard becomes the first player, man or woman, to win the same Slam 12 times after seeing off a brave challenge from a weary Thiem in a repeat of the 2018 final. Nadal is now just two behind Roger Federer’s all-time record of 20 majors and three ahead of Novak Djokovic who was knocked out by Thiem in the
CARDIFF: STAR Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan says he is relishing his promotion to number three in the batting order, having scored three half-centuries and a hundred in his last four ODIs. Shakib, who also opened the bowling against England here on Saturday, said he had to convince everyone else in the squad he was worthy of the batting promotion. “Yeah, (I needed to convince) everyone. Because if I don’t score runs in a single match, they would think he should be batti
“ Gone are the days, when the society used to look up for men as leaders of business. In the modern era, women are breaking the clichéd roles of housekeeping and discovering new domains. FromTech, Auto, Fintech to lifestyle and health verticals, women entrepreneurs have done wonders in their venture. We can proudly say that women entrepreneurship is not an obscure concept any longer With everyone working towards an economic setup where women entrepreneurs are completely empowered
By BIRAJ DIXIT: Oh, the heat is simply too much to bear! It is not fair that one nation should be bombarded with so much hot matter. Of course, the resilient Indians can bear a lot of heat, but that does not mean their patience should be put to test every now and then. They need respite. They also need cool comforts of easy and happy thoughts. The temperature, of course, is up to its usual summery blitzkrieg and is thinking of nothing while gaining in degrees. But that is the usual hot-as-hell In
By Bhavya Chawla: Be it clothes or accessories, don’t go overboard with them during this season... Embrace Indian wear Do: Nothing like Indian clothing for the summers since we Indians have mastered the art of using natural fabrics quite effortlessly for almost all occasions. Sarees and kurtis are perfect for workwear and completely HR approved ! Buy sarees that are made of natural fabrics, team them with hakoba blouse or cotton crop tops with boat neck or peter pan collar. As far as Kurtis
By shahnaz husain: These days, skin infections are becoming quite common due to the ever-increasing problem of pollution, over exposure to sun, irregular sleep, hectic life style and hormonal imbalances Skin pigmentation is a common issue faced by most of us in form of sun spots, age spots, freckles, sun damage, or melisma making skin look dull, lifeless uneven and ruins its texture completely. It also starts drying out the skin making it darker and patchy. It is caused by overproduction of melan
There is a lot of commotion in many families where children have just passed their X Board Examinations. They are confused about the Career Choices because of so many suggestions given to them by everybody. So many unwanted suggestions clog and clutter up one’s mind. In the midst of this big hullabaloo of suggestions,
Often, I have been traveling from Nagpur to Katol. But this one journey was not only a trip but the journey of a vital lesson of life which nature taught me. Eventually, I realised nature wants to teach us life lessons but, we don’t wish to learn these miraculous lessons from nature. I have traveled many times by this same route but this was a memorable one because it sorted out the mess of my mind and gaided me astoundingly. It seemed as if nature was having communication with me. W
The time of silenceThe beauty of natureAn attraction for everyoneIt is… The sunsetWhich calms down our stressMany hearts meetConfess to themselvesCommence their life with a promiseMany get relaxedForget the evilRelieves its stressAnd gets lost in the attractionA child plays in front of itDreams of having a bright futureAnd kind of its beautyA scenic beautyConnected to lifeAppears everydayTo make someone`s day. Serena Collaco
LEMONADE might be the most popular of drinks of all times. Not only it is refreshing and tasty it’s very easy to make, and when you use your imagination, you can make a variety of lemonade. Here is twist to your favourite drink. Ingredients to make the Sugar Syrup 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Water Ingredients for the Water Melon, Pineapple, Cucumber, Rose and Mint Ginger Lemonade 4 cups Water Melon Cubes deseeded 10 tbsp Sugar Syrup 10 tbsp Lime Juice 30 Ice Cubes 3 cups Pineapple Cubes 2 1/2 cup Ch
Women in today’s world are equal to men — both in opportunities and responsibilities. She may be the boss at office, a wife who builds a better home for her family, a mother raising her children or a teacher who imparts knowledge to youngsters. Five women nutritionists from across India share how women can efficiently balance their lives for better.Mumbai-based nutritionist Madhuri Ruia says, “Women, today, need to focus on building energy reserves to maintain work life b
The pretty pink and blue neon lights flashing on a signboard caught my eye. ‘Get your nails pampered here’ they blinked. This was advertisement for a nail clinic. Wow! A nail clinic…. Not so long ago, the word ‘clinic’ was associated only with doctors' chambers. And it had an ominous ring to it. The moment mom would utter, ‘chalo clinic jaana hai’ we would cringe in fear for it was associated with horrible smells - real and ethereal - including that of ‘
O FTEN the pantry is filled with old dry mustard powder and paprika of doubtful age and origin. And while you may think that it is time to turn it into compost, think again!They might still have some uses around the house. Spices and herbs change phase states easily and once a spice is harvested, the clock begins ticking as the compounds turn from liquid to gas, reports Popular Science. After a spice is created, it loses much of its potency in a year, and by three years,
Over the past 15 years, as the Living Harmony series has evolved to focus on contemporary concerns, the major trends relevant to values education for young children, the designers contend, would be: Social trends: * The increasing importance of maintaining religious (communal) harmony and countering intolerance * Increasing awareness of the need to be inclusive (socially, culturally, etc.) and also with the disabled (differently abled) persons Trends in scientific and environmental co
By RITA AGGARWAL: Q. I have a celebrity (Model&Serial Star) friend on social media. We talk everyday. He treats me as his close friend not a fan. Suddenly I received a request from his close friend which I accepted. But the new friend started making unjustified demand of Video calls (in objectionable condition). I blocked him. I think my ceelbrity has a hand in all this, though he has never talked dirty but always appreciated my beauty. Should I block him too? Ans. I have written more
By T G L IYER: It is not by regretting what is impossible that true work is to be done but making the best of what we are. It is not by complaining about what we don’t have, but by using well with what we have. What we are and where we are is God’s doing, though it may be man’s misdoing and the wise way is to utilise disadvantages and convert them in our favour. When the best things are not possible do the second best and it will shine. Greatness of soul consists not in soaring
By RITA AGGARWAL: No, it is not normal for all siblings to suffer from rivalry with each other. Although it may be true that every sibling experiences a pang or too here and there and feels inferior to their other sibling but this does not become a mental health condition worth talking about. The disorder sets in when the situation is not recognised as such by parents and it may escalate into a major concern. Anuj was beginning to lose out on studies and with his falling grades he was falling in
By Leon Straker: Many people spend the majority of their waking hours sitting – at home, commuting and at work. Particularly when we’re sitting for long periods at a desk, there are a few things we should keep in mind. How should we sit? Many people think there is one“good” posture. But actually, there isn’t just one way of sitting. Different ways of sitting will place different physical stresses on our bodies, and variety is good. To work out if a posture is “
Nipah virus (NiV) infection is a newly emerging zoonosis. NiV affects both humans and animals. The fatality rateofNiVisquitehighandspreads mainly through bats, pigs, and other animals. The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in tKerala a year after it killed 17 people, state health minister said. A 23-year-old student tested positive for the virus, which is transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected bats, pigsorotherpeople.KeralaHealth MinisterKK Shailajatoldreporter
Who Sit A Lot Need To EXERCISE Office workers who sit for long periods of time can reverse the health risks of their modern sedentary lifestyle by exercising just 20 minutes per day, a new study revealed. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the University of Sydney-led collaboration with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the UK’s Loughborough University examined the health consequences associated with sitting, reports Xin
By Sophia White: Our bodies have natural healing abilities that work when we have a healthy nutritious diet. Nature has provided many compounds that help keep us healthy and a diet rich in antioxidant food is a sure way to help our body’s cells to face everyday threats such as infections and viruses attacking them. Antioxidants help give our immune system a boost and allow it to do its job of protecting our bodies. Eating a diet made using antioxidant recipes allows our body to neutra
Actress Ananya Panday refuted the rumours that she lied about her admission to international universities. She took to Instagram and shared the photographs of her acceptance letter, saying it's not okay to bully someone and to create fake conversations. Ananya, who made her Bollywood debut with Student Of The Year 2, recently got talked about when some girls who claimed to be Ananya's schoolmates, shared on social media that the actress lied about getting selected in the prestigious universities, stat
For the 1980s’ kids who tasted TV time with Malgudi Days, Girish Karnads portrayal as Swami’s stern father, has remained an indelible memory. Equally unfading for many generations are his plays with historical and mythical elements, films reflecting the countrys social sentiment, and political activism -- all of which reflected a fearlessness and candour so rare in Indian showbiz. An expressive conversationalist and liberal who believed in the true spirit of secularism, he was a colo
Director of Mental Hai Kya, Prakash Kovelamudi, has rubbished reports of actor Kangana Ranaut interfering with the project and called all the rumours entirely “baseless.” There were reports that Kangana has been interfering with the shooting of the film and was unhappy with some of the scenes, which had to be re-shot, thus causing the delay in the release of the movie. In a statement released by the makers, Prakash said on his set, “Kangana was an actor; a professional one, and a cr
By Radhika Bhirani: There’s an intrinsic verve that Mithila Palkar brings alive with ‘little things’ she does when she faces the camera. The actress, who will soon be seen in Chopsticks, says she is focussed on being a better artiste everyday, rather than chasing the stardom that entices many into the world of showbiz. Chopsticks, in which Mithila has Abhay Deol and a goat as co-stars, is touted as Netflix’s first Indian original film. Naturally, she is excited. R
In her upcoming projects, actress Bhumi Pednekar is working with Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal and Kartik Aaryan. She says it is wonderful to work with co-actors, whose movies have not only made good box office numbers, but also proved their versatility. With Ayushmann, Bhumi has worked in Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. Now she will share screen space with him in Bala. “Ayushmann and I have done three films together and we share a great equation as co-stars and as
With three films and a web series in his kitty, Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar is in a good space in his career. The Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na fame actor says there is a big shift in his approach towards his work, and so, he does not take any opportunities for granted. “I was just 19 years old when I did my first film and had no plan to act, or to become an actor. It was like a paid holiday so that I could earn good pocket money and then party more with my friends. When I finally found my ca
Actor Huma Qureshi has boarded the cast of filmmaker Zack Snyder’s next directorial Army of the Dead. The 32-year-old actor joins Dave Bautista in the Netflix project, which will mark Snyder’s return to directing after a gap of two years, the streaming giant announced. Incidentally, the filmmaker, known for his work on DC films Man of Steel,
Actor Hrithik Roshan is spreading a feeling of inspiration with the latest poster of his forthcoming film Super 30. Hrithik, who is playing math wizard Anand Kumar in Super 30, can be seen enjoying the rain with his on-screen students in the new poster, which he unveiled on Monday. Along with the poster, the actor wrote, “Misaal Bano, Haqdaar Bano.”
“I am indebted to Television, I owe everything to the small screen,” is the first comment by the very articulate Sai Deodhar when she interacts with The Hitavada. And she is bang on target with this comment for it was TV that made her a household name. Who doesn’t remember the gutsy Flight Lt Monica Singh of Saara Aakash? The dapper girl, smartly dressed in the IAF uniform made her home in the hearts of many. Sai, with her keen acumen, did full justice as an officer of the Indian Air Force.
A panel with actresses Huma Qureshi, Diana Penty, American actress Judi Beecher and Australian filmmaker and actress Saara Lamberg was moderated by Actress and Kathak Dancer Prachee Shah at the India Pavilion at Cannes recently. The India Pavilion was organised by the Ministry of I&B and FICCI. The panel discussed the role of women in films and issues concerning women in cinema. When asked about how she sees women centric films in India, Huma said, “For me the word, women centric films
Actress Lisa Ray, a cancer survivor, says she feels much more comfortable in her own skin than ever before as she talks about the true definition of beauty after experiencing life from a much wider spectrum. Talking during the launch of her book Close To The Bone , the 47-year-old actress said, “...I am most comfortable in my skin now than ever before. Ironically, I think I am most attractive at 47 rather than when I was 16 years old. Of course, I had a great body but I had so distor
Actor-stand up comedian Vir Das says writing for a film is more challenging that penning material for stand-up comedy. Vir has been writing comedy for several years now. Last year, he had announced that he has also begun writing content for his own
