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Many traditional homes used lime or mud plaster on walls instead of cement. Lime plaster reflects sunlight and has natural cooling properties. It also allows moisture exchange between the wall and the air, which helps regulate indoor temperatures. This breathable coating not only improves comfort but also increases the durability of the walls while maintaining…
Once again, a leaked image from the sets of ‘Ramayana’ is rotating on the internet. This time, images that have gone viral are purported to show Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi dressed as Lord Rama and Sita in the upcoming mythological epic. The photos appeared unusually clear and showed the two actors in elaborate royal…
Sheetala Saptami is the most significant festival, which is dedicated to worship Goddess Sheetala. This day is celebrated on Saptami tithi of krishna paksha in the month of Chaitra. On this sacred day, devotees observe fast and offer their prayers to Maa Sheetala to seek blessings of Maa Sheetala. This festival is mainly celebrated in…
Avijit Ghosh Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opened in green on Tuesday after a major selloff on Monday amidst US-Iran war and oil price uncertainty. While Nifty50 went above 24,150, BSE Sensex was up over 580 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at24,186.90, up 159 points or 0.66%. BSE…
NEW DELHI: In order to end unnecessary delay in assessing projects for environmental clearances (EC), the Union environment ministry has proposed to set up a central body — Standing Committee on Environment Impact Appraisal (SCEIA) — for each State/UT, which will appraise projects when state-level panels are non-functional. The idea behind the proposal is to…
NEW DELHI: National Council of Educational Research on Tuesday issued a public apology for publishing a chapter on discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary.“National Council of Educational Research and Training [NCERT] has recently published a social science text book “Exploring Society: India and Beyond” Grade 8 (Part II) which contained Chapter IV titled The…
Singer Shreya Ghoshal recently highlighted Lata Mangeshkar’s unique ability to infuse divinity even into a cabaret song. Reflecting on a concert featuring a live orchestra of over 40 musicians, Ghoshal expressed that the grand orchestral arrangements, once a staple of film music, are now a rare and missed element in modern productions. At a recent…
Market participants are now awaiting the release of the US consumer price index for February, scheduled for Wednesday, as well as the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday. Among other precious metals, spot silver rose 3 per cent to $89.60 per ounce. Platinum gained 1.2 per cent to…
