NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC Tuesday permitted Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, jailed in a terror funding case, to meet his ailing father at AIIMS Delhi from 8am to 8pm daily till May 10. Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain clarified that after the meeting in AIIMS, he would return to…
A World War II scientist, Percy Spencer, accidentally discovered the microwave’s cooking potential when his candy bar melted near a magnetron. This led to experiments with popcorn and eggs, revealing how microwave energy rapidly heats food. Image Credits: Wikipedia We instinctively grab our microwaves without giving them a second thought. The appliance is right there…
NEW DELHI: The drill for formation of a BJP govt in WB has kicked in, with the outgoing assembly set to be dissolved anytime and newly elected BJP MLAs likely to endorse party’s CM pick before May 9. Home minister Amit Shah, who scripted BJP’s landslide win, is likely to preside over the meeting of…
KOLKATA: The assembly poll verdict in Bengal triggered a spiral of violence across the state, leaving at least four people dead, dozens injured and party offices ransacked, as rival cadres from Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed in multiple districts overnight. Two deaths were reported in Kolkata within 24 hours. In Beleghata, Trinamool poll agent Biswajit…
Jeremy Stoppelman’s simple problem led to the creation of Yelp. Image credit – Wikimedia Common daily issues often lead to major inventions. In 2004, Jeremy Stoppelman experienced a simple predicament when trying to find a competent physician to attend to him. However, searching for such a person on online platforms proved ineffective, as most websites…
Vande Mataram (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: In its first decision after sweeping the Bengal polls, Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to put National Song Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, on the same footing as the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. At present, the law…
Chicago man uncovered Vivian Maier’s lost archive that changed photography history. Image credit – Wikimedia Routine visit to an auction of storage lockers turned incredible for John Maloof, a real estate agent from Chicago, who found historical materials in one locker in 2007. He purchased the items for about $380. Initially, his interest was merely…
For more than six decades, James Harrison quietly carried out one of the most extraordinary acts of public service in modern medicine. Known as the “man with the golden arm,” he donated blood plasma over 1,100 times through Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, helping produce a rare treatment used to protect unborn babies. His plasma contained…
Transform your lackluster garden beds effortlessly without breaking the bank on soil replacement! Garden specialists suggest the quick and effective method of ‘top dressing’—layering a few inches of rich compost or premium topsoil each year. This straightforward approach not only boosts your soil’s vitality and moisture retention but also elevates your garden’s overall charm. Searching…
VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala (Images/Agencies) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Election won. Succession unsettled. Congress brass moved into overdrive Tuesday to pick Kerala’s next CM, with intense lobbying breaking out across factions after the party-led UDF’s emphatic victory, reports Rajiv G. The decision rests with LS opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, but consultations could stretch up to a…