Every parent has been there. Your four-year-old is taking five full minutes to button a shirt. Your toddler insists on pouring water into a glass, even though you know half of it will end up on the table. Your instinct is to step in and “help.” But according to the Montessori philosophy, those small moments…
Greenland’s ice sheet lost an estimated 105 billion tonnes of ice during the 2024–25 season. On its own, that figure is large enough to attract attention. Yet the number is only part of what researchers have been watching. Across sections of the ice sheet, particularly during late summer, satellite images have revealed growing areas of…
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered the swift removal of all unauthorized advertising hoardings THANE: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the Thane Municipal Corporation to remove all unauthorized hoardings across the city without delay.He also issued instructions to conduct an immediate structural audit of all hoardings and advertising boards installed in the…
Being dressed in a well-fitted suit or a pair of polished shoes when entering an office could sometimes result in certain impressions from others. For some, it might be taken as a sign of confidence and ambitions or just an attempt to make a good impression. However, the dress code in the workplace is never…
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya (file picture) Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Saturday that despite the party’s efforts a section of party members is indulging in extortion. The state BJP chief and CM Suvendu Adhikari have both repeatedly cautioned against extortion rackets.“It will be wrong for me to say we have…
Pune: Maharashtra’s classrooms are still grappling with some of the most basic facilities despite hosting country’s second-largest school enrolments at 2.16 crore students. Fresh UDISE Plus 2025-26 data shows that more than 9,900 schools across the state continue to lack functional toilets for girls and boys, exposing a stark gap between infrastructure claimed on paper…
Auqib Nabi’s four-wicket spell with the second new ball helped India A take control of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on the third day, giving the visitors an overall lead of 170 runs.Starting the day on 113 for 2, Sri Lanka A looked well placed and reached 300 for 5 before Nabi…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced enhanced state incentives for paddy and sugarcane, taking the procurement price to a record Rs 2,750 per quintal for fine variety paddy, Rs 2,600 for common variety and Rs 4,000 per tonne for sugarcane.Making the announcement under Rule 110 in the assembly, Vijay said the state…
It doesn’t take much for a mouse to make its presence known. Maybe it’s a rustling sound from the kitchen late at night, a food packet with tiny bite marks, or a few droppings tucked away behind a cabinet. However it starts, most people’s first instinct is the same: find a way to get rid…
Mumbai: The combined water stock in the seven lakes catering to Mumbai dropped below 10% on Thursday. Civic officials said an additional 10% cut may be imposed in the first week of July, if rainfall doesn’t pick pace in the last week of June and reservoir levels fail to improve.With the BMC already imposing a…
