Making pickles at home is a rewarding process. You can make them using traditional recipes or experimenting with new flavours. However, using the wrong ingredients in the preparation can make the whole process go wasteful. Making pickles requires the optimal mix of salt, oil, acidity, and spice, not only for preserving vegetables but also for…
Rajkot: India’s KL Rahul, left, and Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Indian assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate offered a frank assessment after India’s seven-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the second ODI, conceding that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has struggled to make a telling impact despite being given repeated chances, while also pointing out…
NAGPUR: While Nagpur is still shaking off its sleep, a bunch of youngsters walks along the banks of the Pili river, notebooks tucked under their arms. Their route takes them past stone pathways and cremation grounds. But they are not part of any funeral procession; they are headed to a study centre that sits just…
Shashi Tharoor joins the trend. NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor surprised the internet in the most charming way possible by revealing his inner Swiftie. Showing that even veteran lawmakers with overflowing schedules have time for pop culture, Tharoor recently shared a playful Instagram reel dancing to Taylor Swift’s hit track ‘The Fate of Ophelia.’The…
Real estate developers in Kolkata have urged the Centre to use the Union Budget to recalibrate housing policies to reflect rising land and construction costs, calling for higher tax benefits for homebuyers and a long-pending revision of the affordable housing definition to revive demand, especially in the mid-income segment, PTI reported.With the Budget set to…
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release city intimation slips for the Direct Recruitment Quota Examination 2026 (DRQ 2026 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released an important notice for aspirants appearing in the Direct Recruitment Quota Examination 2026 (DRQ 2026). The board has announced that details related to the allotted city…
This city from the South has been historically called Cochin, and has rightfully justified the title. Any guesses? Well, the city known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea is Kochi, located on India’s southwest coast in Kerala. It earned this regal title because of its strategic coastal location, and of course, centuries-old role as…
Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, and Hikaru Nakamura (Photos by Lennart Ootes, Crystal Fuller, and FIDE) NEW DELHI: In a chess world where new “World Championships” seem to spring up every other week, the time-tested oomph of the Candidates Tournament still stands apart. It remains the only gateway to the classical World Chess Championship match, the…
As the FY27 Budget draws closer, the country’s agriculture industry is urging the government to rethink how the sector is supported, pressing for higher spending on technology, digital systems and climate-ready infrastructure to unlock long-term growth. The sector employs close to 45% of the country’s workforce but contributes less than one-fifth to gross value added….
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and other state officials on the allegations levelled by Enforcement Directorate over the raids on I-PAC — a political consultancy firm linked to Trinamool Congress The top court sought the response from chief minister within two weeks. Calcutta HC…