NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit a record 260.5 GW on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high of 257.4 GW recorded a day earlier, as soaring temperatures, heatwave conditions and increased AC usage pushed up consumption. Power ministry officials said the peak demand was recorded at 3.40pm and met without shortages, with total generation at…
YouTuber puts a camera inside an air fryer to finally see what happens when the drawer closes/ (YouTube/Casual Cooking) Air fryers are now as common as kettles, an appliance people swear by, compare, and gift to relatives who didn’t ask for one. They’ve become increasingly impossible to ignore, even if you don’t own one. They’re…
BHUBANESWAR: As many as 11 Maoists, carrying a bounty of Rs 63.3 lakh, surrendered before the Odisha Police in Kalahandi district on Sunday, handing over a large cache of arms and ammunition, reports Debabrata Mohapatra. The Maoists were active in Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kandhamal. While one of them hails from Maharashtra, the other 10 are…
KOLKATA: Union minister Amit Shah appealed to Bengal’s tribal communities Saturday to “take revenge” through their votes for what he called insults to President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to the state last month, stepping up BJP’s outreach in tribal belts while promising a “son of soil” as CM if his party forms govt.“Murmu ji…
NEW DELHI: Congress functionary TN Prathapan has approached the Supreme Court, alleging violation of the model code of conduct due to the broadcast of PM Modi’s April 18 speech by state-run channels Doordarshan and Sansad TV.The petition, which lies in defect as per its status on the SC website, claimed the PM’s speech, blaming opposition…
BSE Odisha soon to release OSSTET Answer Key 2026 provisional PDF for Paper 1 and 2 The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is set to release the OSSTET Answer Key 2026 for Paper 1 and Paper 2 on its official website, https://bseodisha.nic.in/. Candidates who appeared for the Odisha Secondary School Teachers Eligibility Test will be…
America turns 250 today. Laird & Co., a family-run distillery in Colts Neck, New Jersey, had already been in business for 78 years when the founding fathers put their names on the Declaration of Independence—and 328 years on, it’s still making apple brandy the same way it did in 1698, still owned by Lairds.Founder William…
US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the United States has “literally obliterated” Iran’s military capabilities, saying American forces have struck more than 7,000 targets across the country since the start of the conflict, even as he urged other nations to join efforts to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Speaking ahead of a…
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…
Finally, we cannot talk about global fashion without the explosion of color that is the “Boho-Chic” movement. This entire aesthetic owes a massive debt to the Shisha (Mirror Work) of Gujarat and the vibrant Phulkari of Punjab. The mirror work, originally meant to ward off the evil eye, became the uniform of the hippie era…