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The Moon conjunct retrograde Saturn in Pisces brings a serious mental tone. You may want to repeat something you have already said, or you may not believe that you are being understood. The First Shravan Somwar Vrat encourages patient action and measured speech. What to Do Today If you don’t get the response you expect,…
The petroleum ministry defended ethanol blending, stating it saved consumers nearly thirty rupees per litre. NEW DELHI: Petrol in Delhi would have cost around Rs 125 a litre when global crude prices touched $135 a barrel, had oil companies not blended ethanol into the fuel, the petroleum ministry said on Friday, defending the ethanol programme…
Anil Agarwal is an Indian billionaire industrialist, the founder of Vedanta Resources and is widely recognised as one of the most influential business leaders of Indian origin worldwide. He is also considered to be the fourth richest NRI (Non-Resident Indian), which marks his financial prominence in the international arena. Anil Agarwal’s London home is a…
PM Modi offers homage (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 101st birth anniversary at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial. Viajpayee, who is also a Bharat Ratna recipient is one of India’s most respected leaders remembered for his conduct, dignity and unwavering commitment…
MUMBAI: For years, Kunal Shah has built companies around a simple question: What makes people change their behaviour?In 2010, when he founded FreeCharge, it was the dull act of mobile recharges. In 2018, when he founded Cred, it was the monthly ritual of paying credit card bills. Now, Shah is headed to one of the…
Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Indian skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan believes India’s historic run of three medals in skeet at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has created a strong platform for the Los Angeles Olympics. Mairaj, who was part of the men’s skeet team that won bronze, felt India could have done…
AGRA: Three people were arrested in Agra district in connection with the alleged murder of a 39-year-old man, who was strangled and then charred to remove evidence. Police claimed that they’ve solved the crime based on the tattoo on the hand of the deceased.Agra DCP (West) Aditya on Saturday said the matter came to light…
NEW DELHI: Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a new species of dragonfly, Lyriothemis keralensis, from the low-lying coastal regions of Kerala. Commonly called the Slender Bombardier, the species was formally identified after more than ten years of research, according to news agency PTI.The breakthrough study was carried out by a team led by Dr…
Some of the best inventions don’t come out of a lab. They come out of pure, everyday necessity. While most of us continue living with just ordinary problems, someone decides not to.That’s exactly what happened in a small village in Kerala’s Malappuram district, where a 14-year-old girl named Remya Jose looked at hours of hand-washed…
Big education reforms rarely arrive all at once. They move through Cabinet notes, draft clauses and administrative reshuffles before their effects are felt in classrooms and campuses. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, is one such moment. It gives legislative form to a core promise of the National…
