Rishikanta Singh Chanambam (right) with his family in Imphal and (pic right) after winning silver in Glasgow on Sunday. As Rishikanta Singh Chanambam stepped onto the platform for the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday, his biggest supporters gathered around a mobile phone over 7,000km away in Uttarlai, Barmer, Rajasthan.Although…
More than 500 housing societies in Ahmedabad have either completed redevelopment, are under construction, or have signed redevelopment agreements Ahmedabad: For many residents of ageing housing societies, redevelopment was supposed to mean a bigger home, better amenities, and safer buildings. Instead, for a growing number of families, it has meant paying rent for months, watching…
Forest bathing sounds like an ancient tradition, but it is actually younger than the personal computer. The practice known as shinrin-yoku was coined in Japan in 1982, not passed down through centuries. It began as a public health idea rather than a spiritual one, aimed at a country that was mostly forest but rapidly urbanising,…
Harbhajan Singh with Saransh Jain at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru (Saransh Jain | Instagram) New Delhi: On March 27 this year, Saransh Jain posted photos and videos on Instagram, thanking former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for the valuable lessons he learnt during a five-day camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in…
Kolkata: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and child rights activists intercepted a 14-year-old girl at the Indo-Nepal Panitanki border on Aug 8, foiling an alleged trafficking attempt.SSB personnel stopped 32-year-old Rabiul Islam while he was taking the unaccompanied minor into Nepal. He claimed she was being taken to a hotel for event work, but counselling…
For many people, a six-figure salary is seen as a milestone. But one woman’s story is getting attention for a very different reason. Instead of celebrating a well-paying corporate career, she says walking away from it was one of the best decisions she made for her health.Her Instagram post has gone viral after she shared…
A rose bush rarely declines all at once. The change is usually gradual. Flowers become smaller, leaves lose their freshness, stems appear less vigorous, and the plant begins to look tired long before it stops flowering altogether. During periods of hot weather, the signs can appear surprisingly quickly, with blooms drooping and foliage looking limp…
In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21 is the longest day of the year. The day marks the beginning of the summer season when the heat waves strike everywhere. According to the astrology, the Earth’s axial tilt is the highest on this particular day. This is the time when Sun reaches to its highest point in…
Kolkata: The grand 125 ft statue of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the tallest in the country, will come up at Eco Park in New Town. Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to lay its foundation stone on Monday.The monumental project aims to honor the enduring legacy of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder on his 125th…
Ahmedabad: Mayor Hitesh Barot and standing committee members convened a pre-monsoon preparedness meeting at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Friday. Key directives included identifying chronic waterlogging spots and repairing faulty street light poles to prevent electrocution, a critical issue after two people died from live wires in water puddles during the 2025 monsoon.In a…
