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Most startup stories involve sleek glass offices and high-stakes pitches. But Prabhavati Nani’s “headquarters” is a sunlit kitchen in Ahmedabad. Her journey didn’t start with a business plan; it started with a heavy silence and a lifetime of recipes.At 90-something, she’s become a viral sensation, even earning a heartfelt shout-out from Anand Mahindra on X….
VARANASI: In a protest against opposition parties, a group of women in Varanasi took out a march on Sunday condemning the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. Blaming the opposition for stalling the bill, the protesting women also warned their husbands to stay away from such parties or else they will…
On April 21, 2026, Shankaracharya Jayanti will be observed across the country. Since it is the birth anniversary of Adi Guru Shankaracharya Ji, the day has significant religious and spiritual meaning for Hindus. According to Hindu Panchang, he was born on Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakha. This will be the…
One can think of modernity as an eraser. We first classify nature as a form of friction. And then set about removing that friction. Hills, heat, crowds, waiting, bad roads, rain, bad air, noise. All the small resistances that once defined what it meant to move through a place are recast as defects in a…
Iran foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei Just two days before the ceasefire deadline ends, Iran hardened its stance on talks with the United States, saying that keeping the door open for dialogue “does not mean to negotiate at any cost.“The announcement, reported by state media Tasnim news agency, comes as US President Donald Trump on…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung engaged in high-level talks on Monday at Hyderabad House, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties. The meeting was followed by the exchange of Memorandums of Understanding between the two sides, witnessed by both leaders. External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his South Korean counterpart Cho…
Nitish Kumar and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a fierce attack on the NDA, making a strong claim about the recent exit of BJP ally Nitish Kumar from the chief minister’s post in Bihar, a position he held for the longest period in the…
In this image posted on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries ‘jhalmuri’, street snack made of puffed rice, on the sidelines of public meetings ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jhargram. (@narendramodi/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remarked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh marks 26 years in cinema, celebrated by actor Vijay Sethupathi for his courageous and impactful storytelling. Sethupathi, who stars in Jagannadh’s upcoming film ‘Slumdog: 33 Temple Road,’ praised the director’s ability to push actors beyond their limits. He anticipates the multilingual film, featuring a stellar cast including Tabu, will be a memorable…
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again. (AI image) Open, closed, closed but open – the Strait of Hormuz has become the center of the ongoing US-Iran conflict and its blockade a key factor in pressure tactics from both sides. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical channel for nearly one-fifth of global oil…
