The first sign that Ganesh Chaturthi has arrived is not always the sound of aarti or the sight of a crowded pandal. Sometimes, it is a glimpse of Bappa’s face. In Mumbai, the unveiling of the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja has already set the festive mood, while homes and pandals across India are getting ready to…
Adani Power’s 1,600 MW Jharkhand-based Godda thermal plant DHAKA: Bangladesh’s electricity supply Friday came under further strain, intensifying load shedding, after a technical “glitch” shut down one of the two units at Adani Power’s 1,600 MW Jharkhand-based Godda thermal plant.The setback came amid the nation’s struggle to generate enough electricity to meet demand due to…
Canada’s tariff war with US is boosting local businesses The US and Canada are embroiled in a tariff war, and it may “will come at a cost” for Ottawa as the Canadian PM Mark Carney had warned. But the fight is proving a win for at rather unusual sectors: from the ice-cream counter and gift…
Robert De Niro on how he started the Tribeca Film Festival with Jane Rosenthal in the aftermath of 9/11 to bring the community in Manhattan together. (Instagram) Robert De Niro recently opened up about how the Tribeca Film Festival, one of the most popular film festivals, came to be. She shared details on how the…
A feral goat. Image Credit: Scott Bauer/Wikimedia commons The introduction of goats to Seychelles islands created a long-term conservation problem, with one of the earliest eradication efforts recorded on Aride Island in 1920. The study titled ‘Introduced mammals on Western Indian Ocean islands’ documents how introduced mammals became targets of conservation programmes across the Western…
For years, Lady Gaga has been called “Mother Monster.” Now, for the first time, the name has a meaning far beyond the stage.Gaga has welcomed her first baby with fiancé Michael Polansky, turning a nickname that once belonged entirely to her pop-star persona into an unexpectedly fitting part of her real life. Her fans are…
The viral video shows woman confronting a youth over a seat in a general coach of an Indore-Dewas train. A video from a general coach of a train in the Indore-Dewas region has sparked a debate online after a woman was seen confronting a young man over a seat. The exchange, which was recorded by…
Each sign of the zodiac has its own set of traits that help to define their personalities and set them apart from each other. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what the universe has planned for you at the beginning of the day? Keep reading to find out if today will be lucky for you.ARIESThe…
The court said that the visa officer’s decision was unreasonable. (Representative image) In a respite for three Indian applicants whose tourist visa to Canada was rejected by an immigration officer, the Federal Court of Canada overturned the refusal, and sent the applications back for reconsideration by a different officer.In the judgement given on Sept 1,…
For the first time since she began her education, Harita Bhadra gave herself a year without having to divide her attention between studies and athletics.Last year, she graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a BSc in Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education. This year, she decided to focus only on athletics.The decision has…
Being the friendly boss sounds like a good idea. You want your team to feel comfortable around you, speak openly and know that you’re not the kind of manager who pulls rank at every opportunity.But Hemant Wadhwani says his own experience taught him that there can be a downside to being too relaxed with the…
The 47-year-old woman was arrested in July A woman in the US has been deported to Afghanistan after admitting in a rarely used federal court that she was an “alien terrorist”. The court was created three decades ago but held its first hearing only this year.The US justice department accused Nazira Haji Zada, 47, of…
