PC: Azad India Foundation India is home to many small communities whose histories stretch far beyond the country’s borders. One such group lives quietly in Kishanganj, a district in Bihar close to the borders of West Bengal and Nepal. Locals sometimes refer to parts of this area as “Little Iran,” because a small Iranian community…
Scientists engineer lettuce and tobacco to produce myoglobin for meat alternatives Let us accept it: livestock farming is a heavy burden on the environment. Raising animal feed takes vast amounts of land and huge supplies of freshwater, and it adds to global warming by releasing methane and nitrous oxide. Many consumers also worry about animal…
MUMBAI: Two years after one of India’s most storied business dynasties, Godrej Group, split, Godrej Industries Group (GIG) is targeting 15% annual growth over five years and preparing to list more businesses as incoming chairman Pirojsha Godrej charts its next phase.GIG, with sales of Rs 57,300 crore, also plans to expand a nascent pet care…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by DMK seeking an order restraining Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay from making statements on the Karur stampede and told the party not to use the judicial forum as a political platform to proceed against an adversary. It also asked…
France has the highest number of time zones of any country in the world, with a total of 12 time zones. This includes both the mainland as well as the overseas French territories, which are located in different parts of the world.While the mainland of France uses Central European Time, which is equivalent to UTC+1,…
Namibia repeat South Africa upset Namibia produced another memorable upset against South Africa, defending 163/9 to secure an 18-run victory in the opening match of the Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026 at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Friday. It was Namibia’s second win over South Africa in 10 months, underlining their growing stature in the shortest…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has criticised India’s temporary restriction on the messaging platform ahead of the NEET-UG re-test, arguing that the move punishes millions of ordinary users while failing to stop the spread of leaked exam papers.In a post on X on Tuesday, Durov reacted to the government’s decision to block Telegram for a week…
Rajpal Yadav, who is known for making the country laugh with his impeccable comic timing, once opened up about a deeply personal tragedy from his early life. In a throwback interview with The Lallantop, the actor revealed that he lost his first wife when he was just 20 years old.Rajpal Yadav was earlier married to…
Lara Dutta and her daughter safely returned to Mumbai after being stranded in Dubai due to Middle East tensions. The actress described their perilous two-hour drive to Fujairah, a journey fraught with the sounds of explosions, likening it to a movie. She revealed a personal reason for sharing her anxiety online, fearing it might be…
UK’s most wanted fugitive arrested in Spain. A Scottish man listed among the UK’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Spain over allegations of multiple sexual assaults spanning a decade, BBC reported.John Rocks, 37, was detained in Madrid on Saturday by Spain’s National Police. He is wanted by Scotland police in connection with alleged…
