Bee (Representative image) A new Penn State study suggests that honey bees may be better able to withstand pesticide exposure when their diet contains more polyunsaturated fatty acids, a type of fat commonly associated with healthy cell function, brain support and heart health in humans. In the experiment, bees fed a polyunsaturated-fat-rich diet had a…
Noel voted against Chandrasekaran’s reappointment MUMBAI: The largest shareholder in Tata Sons, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), is weighing legal options including a possible plea before the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal, to challenge N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as chairman for five years, according to people familiar with the matter.The development follows Tata…
Iranian currency sinks to record low as US works on new sanctions Iran’s rial hit rock bottom on Monday, falling to a record low as Washington prepared what it called an “economic D-Day”. The fresh sanctions are set to pile more pressure on an economy already battered by existing restrictions and a US naval blockade.The…
Photo: Taylor Stanberry / Facebook Florida is known for sunshine, beaches, and wildlife. But deep in the Everglades, an unwelcome guest has made itself at home: the Burmese python. These snakes are not native to Florida, and they are widely believed to have arrived through the exotic pet trade.Once in the wetlands, these snakes grow…
Govt conclave flags PSBs’ shrinking CASA share and weaker presence in high-value banking segments NEW DELHI: Public sector banks (PSBs) have rapidly lost market share in the higher value segment of the industry, such as credit cards business, where they are offering lower range card variants and in global capability centres (GCCs), to private and…
Pooja Pal’s journey- from studying under a kerosene lamp to earning national recognition for innovation For Pooja Pal, innovation did not begin in a laboratory or with expensive equipment. It began with a problem she could see every day. Growing up in a small village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, Pooja noticed children coughing because…
Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) India opener Abhishek Sharma celebrated a significant milestone in second T20I against England as he made his 50th T20I appearance at Old Trafford in Manchester. Since making his T20I debut in 2024, Abhishek has established himself as a key member of India’s T20I setup. In his first 50 T20Is, the…
There are moments in a person’s life when everything they believe seems to stop making sense. For American psychologist Richard Alpert, one such moment came in India in 1967, when he met Neem Karoli Baba at Kainchi. A video shared on Instagram by Jay Shukla captures Alpert recounting the deeply personal encounter that changed the…
Family members blocked the eastern half of Godfrey’s Pond Road with tree trunks, restricting the club’s access. (AI image) A New York family that owned half of a private road beside its 45-acre property has lost ownership of that portion to a neighbouring recreational club with around 1,500 members. The two sides had shared the…
Photo courtesy: @ck.bolado/Instagram There are few sounds that can test a new parent’s patience quite like an inconsolable baby. You feed the baby, check the nappy, burp them, dim the lights, rock them, walk around the room- and still the crying continues. Then, sometimes, something unexpectedly simple works.A recent Instagram video has captured exactly that…
Russian proverb of the day: ‘The first pancake is always lumpy’. The kitchen is the source of this 19th-century Russian proverb which appears simple, something that every cook knows. Yet it teaches us an evergreen lesson in patience, learning, success and failure. Anyone who has ever made pancakes knows that the first one often turns…
Claude Monet (Photo via Canva) Claude Monet was a famous French painter and the main founder of the Impressionist art movement. He loved to paint outdoors to capture in his brush natural light, changing weather, and daily scenes with loose, visible brushstrokes..Centered around this theme, Claude Monet once said that some forms of beauty do…
