You can take a wedding out of Manapatti, but you can seldom take Manapatti out of a wedding Before sunrise, the clearing outside a house on Madurai’s outskirts has become a kitchen. Goat meat simmers in broad aluminium vessels. Ginger and garlic are pounded in stone mortars. Men squat beside baskets of onions, peeling and…
Ahmedabad: Real estate project clearances in Gujarat have slowed after the State-level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) became non-functional when its tenure ended in June, industry representatives and govt sources said. A standing committee has been formed with a govt notification, but industry wants a regular committee.Environmental appraisals for a range of real estate and industrial…
Kolkata: The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata – an autonomous institute under the dept of science and technology, govt of India – is set to have a second campus at Baruipur to ramp up its infrastructure for research facilities and double the number of students it grooms. The new campus that…
Pune: Shivajinagar observatory has registered its wettest July since records began in 1901, with rainfall reaching 508.9mm between July 1 and 28, surpassing the previous July record of 508.5mm set in 1907, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Wednesday.IMD scientist SD Sanap said the 2026 rainfall total was now the highest ever recorded for…
Margao: The Goa State Amritkal Agriculture Policy, 2025 (GSAAP-2025) has been defined, so far, by its ambitious targets — doubling pulses acreage, soil health cards, cold storage units. But a set of procedural recommendations in the policy’s Part B go to the heart of why farmers say the policy hasn’t translated into relief on the…
Asian equities showed signs of stabilising on Thursday, but investors remained cautious after a turbulent week marked by a sharp AI-driven market sell-off, uncertainty over the US interest rate outlook and renewed geopolitical tensions that briefly sent oil prices soaring.Taiwan’s benchmark climbed 666.47 points to 40,705.65, up 1.66%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 201.22 points…
Saltburn Cricket Club suspends player over cheating allegations Saltburn Cricket Club have suspended a player, humorously called “Clicky Ponting”, after he was accused of cheating during a local league match by clicking his fingers to make it sound like the batter had edged the ball. The incident, which happened during Saltburn’s second XI win over…
Jared Leto’s former colleague recalls experience of working with him during ‘Thirty Seconds to Mars’ tour. (Image Credits: Instagram) TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Jared Leto, the Academy Award-winning artist, has found himself in hot water. His former colleague, who once toured with the Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman, reportedly revealed that…
Quote of the day by Tiger Woods (Getty Images) Watching a champion perform can make success look effortless, as though it were simply handed to a lucky few at birth. Tiger Woods pushed back on that idea directly. “Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop,” he said. “99%…
Our sense of self often relies on external factors and societal roles. Adi Shankaracharya taught that true happiness comes from understanding our inner being. He advised practicing discrimination between the permanent Self and the temporary ego. The ego is built from our body, mind, and possessions, leading to distress. Recognizing the One-Self as Pure Being…
