Although most people tend to throw used aluminium foil in the trash can right after cooking, there are several ways in which gardeners can find practical uses for clean, reusable foil pieces in their gardening projects. Although aluminium foil will never be able to serve as a fertiliser to make plants grow faster, there are…
The Sun enters Cancer on Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 11:44 PM. This transit can strengthen the emphasis on personal comfort, emotional security, property, family and home. In Vedic astrology, the Sun is authority, confidence, father figures, status, and direction in life. Cancer is the inner safety, emotions, roots, mother and home. Once the Sun…
The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala, is likely to announce the Plus One (Class 11) Result 2026 on July 15 after a delay caused by rescheduled Gulf-region examinations. Students can check their results online using their registration number and date of birth. Those failing to meet the qualifying criteria can appear for the…
JAIPUR: Before the 2026 IPL kicked off, Ashok Sharma had a modest reward in mind for his hard work: upgrading his silver chain to a gold one. But his elder brother Akshay turned him down with a challenge: earn the India cap first. Ashok didn’t give up easily. Right before leaving to play for India…
The minister said low-speed e-rickshaws should operate mainly on internal roads, feeder routes and connectivity corridors rather than arterial roads, highways and major traffic junctions Mumbai: In a push to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship and promote green mobility, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has directed officials to identify dedicated routes across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday demonstrated advanced spray injection patching technology for permanent pothole repair. PWD minister Parvesh Verma said the fully mechanised, single-machine method would enable faster, durable and all-weather repairs with minimal traffic disruption.The machine first cleans the pothole using high-velocity air, applies a bonding coat of bitumen emulsion and then injects emulsion-coated…
Chennai: A day after the murder of a 55-year-old woman in Pulicat, Tiruvallur, police have arrested a man who lived in the same locality, for murdering her and robbing her jewellery to fund his pregnant wife’s hospital expenses.On Monday, Thiruppalaivanam police were alerted after the victim’s husband found her dead at their home near the…
Ahmedabad: A domestic worker employed at the Paldi residence of a textile trader allegedly fled with gold jewellery and cash with a total value of Rs 50 lakh after accessing the family’s bedroom cupboards, police said. Karan Shah, who runs Neera Textile Corporation at New Cloth Market in Sarangpur, lodged a complaint at Paldi police…
Kolkata: Brace for heavy downpour on Thursday as an impending low-pressure area is set to enhance the rainfall in Kolkata and the rest of South Bengal districts. While it is too early for Met officials to forecast if the system will intensify, they expect the system to be potent enough to trigger heavy rain on…
The strongest gains, the IITM study found, are likely across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Northeast India and the Western Ghats Pune: A new IITM-led study suggested that India could become progressively greener over the coming decades — forests, croplands and other vegetation are expected to grow more and absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.The study,…
