KOLKATA: Cow sacrifice is neither a part of Eid-uz-Zuha nor a religious requirement under Islam, Calcutta HC said on Thursday while refusing to quash the Bengal govt’s order regulating cattle slaughter ahead of the festival or grant interim relief based on a batch of PILs challenging the administration’s directive.The division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy…
NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mominabad, Srinagar, has ordered a travel service provider to pay Rs 2.09 lakh to a pilgrim after the firm accepted his advance payment for a Hajj package but failed to secure him a visa, holding it liable for unfair trade practice and deficient service.What was the issueThe…
Anvay Dravid and Rahul Dravid (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Anvay Dravid, the younger son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, was selected in the India Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday.The BCCI’s Junior Cricket Committee, headed by S Sharath, announced the squads on Thursday for the…
Sachin and Arjun Tendulkar during their Mumbai Indians days NEW DELHI: As Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 53rd birthday, fans across the cricketing world poured in wishes for the man often called the “God of Cricket”. But one of the most talked-about messages came from his son, Arjun Tendulkar, and it had a funny twist.In a…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) recently released a detailed backgrounder titled “White Gold: India’s Cotton Story”, tracing cotton’s journey from cultivation to export and highlighting government schemes aimed at improving productivity, quality and market access. This makes cotton, one of India’s oldest commercial crops, a relevant topic for both prelims and mains preparation, covering agriculture,…
NEW DELHI: Higher petroleum prices propelled India’s exports to $43.6 billion, the highest monthly level in over four years, showing a 13.8% growth, which is fastest in five months. Imports rose at a more moderate pace of 9.9% to $71.9 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of 28.3 billion, a three-month high.Oil product exports jumped…
Scientists have intensely studied the Moon’s polar regions due to the ice found in Permanently Shadowed Regions. The newest study in Nature Astronomy confirms that the Moon has been accumulating ice for about 1.5 billion years. Researchers used data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to determine that the build-up of ice is a steady-state…
Home feels like a softer place today, Aquarius, and that matters more than usual. The Moon brings peace to domestic life, while Venus supports comfort and cooperation. You may enjoy quiet moments at home, family meals, or simply the relief of not having to fight every small battle.A pleasant surprise around money is also possible….
Remember the days when your father’s voice from the other room made your heart race? When was one look from your mother enough to make you sit straight and go quiet? We spent years wishing those moments would stop. Wishing we were free. Wishing they would just let us be. But when it actually stops?…
Freeman Dyson (Image: Wikipedia) Ask an adult what killed their love of a subject, and you’ll often hear the same answer. The exams. Something they once found fascinating got flattened into a syllabus, a set of model answers, and a grade out of a hundred. The physicist Freeman Dyson saw the danger in that, and…
A podcast clip featuring entrepreneur Alex Hormozi has gone viral after he shared the early career story of his business partner, Sharran Srivatsaa. During a conversation with Tony Robbins, Hormozi recalled how Srivatsaa was once told that his strong Indian accent would make it difficult for him to find a job in the US. Srivatsaa…
When the summer heat is at its peak, all that the human body craves is cooling, comforting and non-spicy food. And that is where potato salads come to the rescue. While potatoes are mostly used for main course curries and dry preparations, they also make for comforting and cooling summer salads, that can easily become…
