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It’s a Thursday morning, and three directors and several shareholders of a seafood company are gathered around a conference table, absorbed in a presentation on food packaging. “Good packaging adds value to a product; it can even fetch a higher price,” says the instructor at the Indian Institute of Packaging, in Marathi.As the directors nod,…
The giant ruby discovered in Myanmar is already sparking global attention. Image credit – Gemini A ruby with an estimated weight of 11,000 carats has been discovered by miners in Myanmar, marking it one of the largest rubies ever discovered in the Asian country. Reports indicate that the gemstone has been discovered in a place…
Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), Darbhanga has released the result of the PhD Admission Test (PAT) 2026. The result has been published on the university’s official websites and is available in PDF format. Candidates who appeared for the entrance exam can now check their roll numbers in the result list.The LNMU PAT is the university-level…
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra became parents to a baby girl last year. While Kiara has been enjoying motherhood, she’s now slowly getting back to work. The actress will be seen next in ‘Toxic’ alongside Yash. In a recent interview, she opened up on her postpartum journey, speaking candidly about the emotional changes she experienced…
The Nokia stock boom quietly created millionaires across Finland. Image credit – Wikimedia Grandmothers and housewives keeping dusty paper certificates in their kitchen cupboards for decades is not unknown to the world. But families suddenly gaining more capital than their local bank left many stock market analysts amazed. In the late 1990s, Nokia emerged as…
Vijay met governor R V Arlekar on Friday evening and staked claim to form the govt after Left parties and others extended support to him. CHENNAI: The swearing in event of TVK chief C Joseph Vijay and his council of ministers has delayed further, with the latter falling short of the majority mark of 118…
General:Your day may begin with an overwhelming sense of burden that’s hard to explain. With Saturn exerting pressure, even routine tasks may feel like obstacles. Don’t label it as failure. It’s just a slower day, and you’ll move through it.Be extra careful while driving. Leave early for the office, avoid speeding to “make up time”,…
AMSTERDAM: Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged on Friday far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started.The latest reports involved a man who fell ill after leaving the ship and a woman who became sick after sitting near an infected cruise passenger on a…
NEW DELHI: India’s economic and development cooperation with Africa – including in key areas like agriculture, health, defence, technology and people-to-people connect – is set to get a major boost with govt hosting the 4th India-Africa summit later this month, after a gap of 11 years. While the summit was delayed because of the pandemic,…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday confirmed that India had successfully conducted a flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile with the multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Friday.MIRV technology allows a single ballistic missile to evade defences and deliver multiple nuclear warheads to…
