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Whether it’s a Dairy Milk, Lindt, Hershey’s or almost any other chocolate bar, there’s one design feature that has remained surprisingly consistent for generations: those neat little squares or rectangles pressed into the surface. Most of us barely notice them. We snap off a piece, pop it into our mouths and move on. But those…
NEW DELHI: As preparations intensified for the proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on Monday morning, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) released a list of guidelines for participants, urging them to maintain discipline and ensure the protest remains peaceful and non-violent.The poster, circulated ahead of the march scheduled to begin at 9…
Even the most meticulous person can be influenced by office politics. You may do your work right, but somebody else may try to take the credit. A senior might ignore your overture. A colleague could spread false information. These circumstances may impair confidence and tranquillity. In astrology, the sun represents authority, leadership, self-respect, confidence, reputation…
In April 2008, Father Adelir Antônio de Carli set out on a fundraising mission unlike anything most people had ever seen. The Brazilian Catholic priest climbed into a simple chair attached to around 1,000 helium-filled party balloons, hoping to attract attention and raise money for a spiritual rest centre for truck drivers in the port…
Lessons for the world, including countries & corporations, from football’s greatest show The World Cup, unsurprisingly, has been a month of joyous football mania. It once again showed the power of football to unite people. That the World Cup remains the most successful sporting event is because it follows five golden mantras that are key…
Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) No amount of careful planning removes the possibility that life will simply not cooperate. Aristotle put a name to how a person handles that gap between plan and reality. “The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances,” he wrote. The word “accidents” here…
SRINAGAR: NC president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday met fasting climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J. Angmo, pledging support for her husband and the people of Ladakh.“May your husband get better. May he remain healthy and may his struggle be successful,” Farooq told Angmo at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital where he and other NC functionaries had…
JAMMU: Three days after a 30-year-old man was shot dead in police firing, triggering protests by locals, internet services continued to remain suspended across Doda district of J&K for the third consecutive day on Sunday, disrupting communication, online transactions and other services.Officials have not yet issued any statement regarding the restoration of internet services.Locals complained…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) leaves the stage after their loss in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo) No nation in world football knows the pain of a World Cup final defeat quite like Argentina. And on Sunday night…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi‘s dream of signing off with back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles ended in heartbreak on Sunday as the Argentina captain was overcome with emotion following his side’s 0-1 extra-time defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. The viral images…
