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Why shouldn’t I channel my inner halwaii? ‘Belly-fat reduction’ is what a reader added to ‘anti-ageing’ and ‘gut-health’, the snake oils I scoffed at last week. Yes, tricks for tummy-suck always find suckers. Me included. Unlike Odysseus aka Matt Damon, I was unable to resist the sirens’ song. This one kept calling out from online…
Honey bees are one of the most important insects across the globe. The buzzing bees do more than just make sweet nectar, they pollinate crops, maintain ecosystems and produce natural goods. According to the UN Environment Programme, they directly contribute to food security and a third of the world’s food production depends on bees. However,…
Dumka: Traffic on the Borio–Teenpahad Main Road was disrupted for nearly two hours on Sunday morning after a truck caught fire near Dumaria village under the Borio police station limits in Sahibganj district, leaving vehicles stranded on both sides of the road, police said.The truck, loaded with stone chips, was travelling to Borio when the…
Ratan bequeathed his holding to two charitable vehicles he set up MUMBAI: The Maharashtra charity commissioner validated the 1989 transfer of 833 Tata Sons shares from the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust (NRTT) to Naval Tata—and in doing so, surfaced a little-known condition that’s attached to the deal: the shares could be transferred or bequeathed only…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Argentina’s World Cup runners-up returned home quietly after their 1-0 defeat to Spain, with President Javier Milei revealing that the players chose not to hold any victory parade or public celebration. Despite several offers from the government, the squad decided they were too disappointed by the final defeat to…
Winter often feels like a long stretch of weak light and cold air. The idea that Earth is actually closest to the Sun during this time can sound wrong, almost misleading. January mornings do not feel warmer because of a smaller gap in space. Yet every year, quietly and without drama, Earth reaches that closer…
IPS officer Bushra Bano was transferred from Kharagpur to state armed police. KOLKATA: A video by IPS officer Bushra Bano, in which she spoke about her UPSC journey and referred to Aligarh Muslim University’s Residential Coaching Academy, has drawn criticism on social media, days before she was transferred from her post as additional SP of…
VADODARA: In a stunning revelation, the murder of a 45-year-old man in Padra village was allegedly orchestrated by his own daughter, who had him killed by her lover for persistently opposing their relationship and keeping her locked in a room.Police said it was the third attempt by the 17-year-old girl to sedate her parents in…
CJP said the govt was yet to communicate steps being taken to fulfil assurances made during talks with the protesters. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will convene a meeting of its national working committee on Monday to review the Centre’s commitments that led to the withdrawal of its nationwide agitation on July 25, with…
Tom Cruise is kicking off FIFA World Cup finals weekend in true Hollywood fashion, as he released a special promotional video for his upcoming film ‘Digger’.Showing off his football skills the actor appeared in a promo video, ahead of his appearance at the FIFA World Cup 2026 closing ceremony. Sharing the clip on his social…
