You get into the metro, find a place to stand, and, without even thinking about it, your hands have already touched three or four things. The gate, the railing, the lift button, and the escalator handrail. Then comes the familiar routine: phone in hand, perhaps a snack on the way out, and eventually your hands…
Background: Traditional knowledge derives credibility from multiple epistemic sources, including scientific evidence, practitioner experience, classical texts, and intergenerational transmission. Yet, limited empirical research examines how these epistemic bases shape the perceived credibility of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS).Objectives: This study examines what makes traditional knowledge credible to different audiences, and whether the basis of that credibility…
Picture Credit: Instagram Tamil star Dhanush recently shared a special family picture with his mother and sisters on social media. The actor posed with the three important women in his life and called them his “blessings”. Dhanush shares a happy family picture On Sunday, Dhanush shared the picture on Instagram. His mother and sisters can…
NEW DELHI: A day after publicly questioning her exclusion from India’s Asian Games wushu squad, Divyanshi Choudhary has changed her tone, saying she now understands why the federation decided to pull her out of the team and that her priority is to recover from her knee injury.In a video message, the wushu athlete said officials…
Tollywood star Ravi Teja’s latest film ‘Irumudi’ directed by Shiva Nirvana became a major blockbuster at the box office upon its theatrical release on August 21. As the film has crossed the Rs 225 crore mark worldwide, Tollywood Megastar Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan met the director and the producers of the film congratulating the team…
NEW DELHI: CPI and CPM on Sunday reiterated that it is not in alliance with Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu and said that they will contest one assembly segment each in the upcoming bypolls in the state.CPI state secretary M Veerapandian, while talking to reporters, said that CPI will fight from Dharapuram, the CPM will…
India supplies 70% of Russia’s record fuel imports as Ukrainian drones hit refineries India emerged as the biggest source of Russia’s fuel imports in August, as Ukrainian drone strikes hit Moscow’s refineries and disrupted domestic fuel production. During the month, Russia imported 172,000 tonnes of oil products, more than seven times its previous monthly record.According…
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Chaminda Vaas (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas is set to join Delhi Capitals as bowling coach for the upcoming season. The franchise has been in talks with a couple of former India bowlers but things didn’t materialise.TOI understands that the franchise had approached Zaheer Khan…
Indian-origin laboratory owner Khadeer Khan Mohammed. (Photo: HHS-OIG) An Indian-origin laboratory owner has been placed on the US federal fugitive list after authorities accused him of engaging in a USD 93 million Medicare fraud scheme involving genetic testing.Khadeer Khan Mohammed, 46, allegedly used his Texas-based laboratory to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare, a US government-funded…
At a small tea stall near the Rajgir Bus Stand in Bihar’s Nalanda district, a simple sign carries a message that has quietly touched thousands of lives: children from birth to 18 months can get milk for free. What began as one tea seller’s response to a mother struggling to feed her baby has continued…
