Why lizards are afraid of peacock feathers: Discover the hidden reason and how to use them to keep lizards away |

Lizards are common visitors in many homes around the world, scurrying across walls, ceilings, and kitchen corners. Interestingly, one phenomenon that is widely noted by many is their tendency to avoid peacock feathers. Interestingly, there is a scientific explanation behind such a phenomenon, preferably in the area of biology, given the nature of their reactions…

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Union Budget 2026: What corporate India wants from direct tax reforms

Current provisions permit filing of modified returns following a business reorganisation only where the original return has already been filed before the reorganisation order. By Shaily Gupta and Aanchal Jain As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, expectations are running high across corporate India. This year’s budget assumes added significance as it precedes the implementation of…

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‘We need to be stronger defensively’: Harmanpreet after India’s eighth-place in Hockey World Cup | Hockey News

India’s Harmanpreet Singh (AP Photo) India captain Harmanpreet Singh admitted that the team needs to strengthen its defence after the men’s side ended a disappointing Hockey World Cup campaign in eighth place. India’s hopes of avoiding the eighth-place finish were dashed by co-hosts Belgium, who edged them 4-3 in a penalty shootout after the two…

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Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Police Company’ to be made as two-part franchise, starring Harshvardhan Rane as Daya Nayak: Report | Hindi Movie News

Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Police Company’ to be made as two-part franchise, starring Harshvardhan Rane as Daya Nayak: Report Ram Gopal Varma‘s much-anticipated ‘Police Company’ stars Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role. The actor will play encounter specialist Daya Nayak in the film. The movie also features Fardeen Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Paresh Rawal and Makarand Deshpande…

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Catch ’Em Young

India’s name should never get hyphenated with crime gangs. Future Lawrence Bishnois should be nipped in the bud Prisons everywhere are notoriously porous. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne spends 19 years digging his way out of jail with a smuggled rock hammer. So, nobody’s surprised if a gangster in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail has access…

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PM Modi’s jackets, Rahul’s shirts, Mamata’s sarees: How leaders use fashion for political messaging | India News

PM Modi during his visit to meet naval personnel aboard INS Vikrant (left); Rahul Gandhi during ‘Chhattron ki Goonj’ programme (right) From Indira Gandhi’s sarees to Narendra Modi’s carefully curated bandhgalas, from Rajiv Gandhi’s sneakers and sunglasses to the Thackerays’ colour-coded political imagery, what Indian politicians wear has often been more than a question of…

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