On garlic confit, béchamel crimes, the Manchurian defence, and why I am declining my invitation to the future of food. I was recently offered a taste of the future, at lunch, in the office, and it came in a borosilicate ‘tiffin’ container. A dear friend and colleague had brought his wife’s cooking to work, as…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated by the income-tax department against fashion designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla over delayed payment of tax.“Mere failure to pay or delayed payment cannot be equated to wilful evasion of tax… What is required is a positive act done with knowledge and intention to evade the…
The Himalaya is a landscape of extremes: young and tectonically active mountains, glaciers, steep slopes, unstable rocks, and powerful rivers are increasingly influenced by rapid climatic change. But the catastrophic event of 26 August 2026 in the Rasuwa–Gyirong region along the Nepal–Tibet border demonstrated something even more important: in high mountains, a disaster rarely begins…
The orangutans at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: The wildlife wing of the forest department on Saturday constituted a technical committee, comprising five members, to assess the health and other needs of the five rescued orangutans. The committee will be empowered to consult and co-opt other experts of national and international repute in the…
Nagpur: Sakkardara police have registered a case against 12 individuals, including the president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), for operating a DJ beyond permissible sound limits during a Dahi Handi celebration held near Chota Tajbagh.The booked include BJYM president Kuldeep Mate, sound system owner Arpit Malghate, and Ketan Sathawane, Akshay Kharabe, Uday Dhemne,…
Shiva Kumar was previously selected for the AIFF FIFA Talent Academy (U-15) in 2025 Panaji: Sesa Football Academy striker Shiva Kumar has been selected for the India U-15 boys national team trials as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) attempts to put together a strong team for the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival 2026…
School food safety concerns rise in India (AI image used for representational purpose only) A school lunch must be the most secure meal for a child, but in several instances witnessed in India lately, the case was anything but safe; children after having school-had lunch had to vomit, black out, get treated in hospitals while…
The Purifying Power of Yajna: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 30 Source link
Boat services are currently suspended on the Ganga river in Varanasi due to rising water levels that have exceeded safety limits VARANASI: Boat services on the Ganga have been suspended in Varanasi after the river crossed its warning level, with the district administration increasing surveillance in flood-hit areas, officials said on Wednesday.The Central Water Commission…
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy Hassan: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy charged chief minister DK Shivakumar and the state govt over the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Road (NICE) project, alleging large-scale irregularities in land acquisition, toll collection and implementation.Addressing a press conference at his native Hardanahalli in Holenarsipur taluk, Kumaraswamy said the framework agreement for the project…
