Imagine your favourite TV show interrupted not by a commercial, but by a sudden, permanent failure signalled by a thick black line across the entire screen, never to return! This frightening situation is more common now than ever before because of something that is found in millions of households across the country – the electric…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday said if a person’s fundamental right to freedom of religion is held to be superior to the identical right of a group or denomination, it could lead to dangerous consequences and the court was not going to be part of the process for annihilation of a religion.Bindu Ammini, a…
What is the most toxic parenting behaviour of all? The question, posed by Mel Robbins, drew a striking response from Dr. Shefali Tsabary, a clinical psychologist known for her work on conscious parenting and followed by over 1.3 million people online, in a podcast shared on Instagram. Her answer challenges a comforting belief: that harm…
In a daring twist, Bridgerton’s upcoming fifth season plans to center around a passionate sapphic romance between Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling, setting it apart from the source material. Showrunner Jess Brownell highlights that this season will delve into profound themes of longing, resulting in a trailblazing representation of queer love within the cherished period…
SRINAGAR: Nomadic Gujjars and Backerwals, whose houses have been demolished by the administration, have filed a complaint with the police, alleging that “demolition of their tribal habitations” are in violation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and Forest Rights Act, 2006.They have sought action against the officials who razed around 30 habitations in…
Israel is preparing potential strikes on Iran’s energy facilities and is awaiting approval from the United States, Reuters reported, citing a senior Israeli defence official. The attacks, if approved, could be carried out within the next week, the official added. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump warned Iran to reopen the strategic Strait…
Net inflows into equity-oriented mutual fund schemes declined 5 per cent month-on-month to Rs 38,440 crore in April, while contributions through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) also moderated, according to data released by industry body AMFI on Monday, PTI reported.Equity mutual funds had attracted net inflows of Rs 40,450 crore in March.Monthly SIP contributions slipped to…
NEW DELHI: The much-delayed 4th India-Africa summit that India was to host from May 28 to 31 was postponed on Thursday on account of the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though not yet a global pandemic, the risk posed by the virus made WHO declare a health emergency of international…
Representative image (AI-generated) When most people hear the word ‘trillion’, it is difficult to grasp just how large that number really is.A million sounds huge. A billion sounds almost unimaginable. But a trillion is an entirely different scale.The question has taken centre stage after Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, a milestone driven by…
The Salar de Uyuni – the contiguous remnants of an ancient lake, covering more than 10,000 square kilometres in the Andes of Bolivia, South America – has now become a vast and flat white salt pan. In the rainy season, when water collects on the impervious crystalline crust of the salt pan and creates a…