Generative Image (Photo via Canva) Aluminium foil is the go-to kitchen pal to cover freshly cooked food to keep it hot and intact. But that’s not all it’s used for.Surprisingly, the humble-looking aluminium foil has many surprising applications, and one among these is keeping the bananas fresh!If you’ve ever bought a bunch of bananas with…
Abishek Porel (ANI Photo) Bengal and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel was arrested by Bengal Police on Tuesday in connection with a rape case filed by a medical student, according to an official quoted by PTI.Porel was taken into custody in Hooghly and formally arrested after being questioned, with the 23-year-old subsequently sent for a…
The judgment also ordered the confiscation of Yang’s personal assets. (Representative image) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced former Nanjing economic development official Yang Youlin to death after finding him guilty of accepting bribes worth more than 2.21 billion yuan, or about $325 million, over a period of three decades.Besides bribery, Yang was convicted of…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. First off, Spain saw off Portugal to win the Iberian derby, while Belgium won the world’s approval…
Indian food has a way of making familiar flavours feel unmistakably its own. But travel far enough and you start finding dishes that trigger a strange sense of déjà vu: a stew that tastes like rajma, a stuffed bread that could pass for a distant cousin of paratha, or a rice dish whose spices seem…
Vastu Shastra provides essential tips for creating a serene living room. Surrounding yourself with angry art or broken objects can foster negativity in family dynamics. Additionally, the presence of sharp utensils and clutter can introduce stress and anxiety among family members. A chaotic space, including dead plants or poor TV placement, hinders tranquillity. In contrast,…
Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa says US should replace H-1B visa with a startup visa now. Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa said the US should absolutely end the H-1B visa program as it is doing more harm than good to both the US and India. Wadhwa said the visa program once played an important role in making…
An average Australian household generates about 350 litres of wastewater daily. Combined across the country, this leads to hundreds of gigalitres of wastewater that is managed in the country by more than 720 sewage treatment plants. While the country turns a major portion of this water into recycled water for agriculture, industry and other fields,…
General:You may surprise even yourself today. A wave of courage rises, and with Mars pushing your initiative, you may attempt something a bit unusual, a fresh proposal, a difficult phone call, a new route, a bold errand, or a task you’ve been postponing. Good. Use that spark wisely.Short trips are likely. These may involve work,…
Saif Ali Khan reveals he has been attending parent-teacher meetings at the same school since he was 20 on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’: ‘I am still standing in the same school at 55′ Saif Ali Khan has been going to parent-teacher meetings at the same school since he was 20, and he joked about it…
TOI correspondant from Washington: Some two centuries after Tipu Sultan’s Mysore projectiles, parlayed by the British into Congreve missiles, led Francis Scott Key to note the “rocket’s red glare” in the Star Spangled Banner, the US capital is about to discover that fireworks, no matter where they come from, are no fun on a fiendishly…
FIIs unlikely to return in large numbers without new growth engines in India: Bernstein Foreign investors may continue to remain cautious on Indian stocks even after the artificial intelligence (AI) trade peaks, brokerage Bernstein said. It said foreign investors are unlikely to return in large numbers unless India is able to build industries and companies…
