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…
The bench made the observation while hearing a motor accident compensation case (Representational image) NEW DELHI: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the right to walk on a demarcated footpath is a fundamental right and shall have priority over movement by vehicles.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to discourage old, polluting trucks, buses and other goods vehicles from entering the Core NCR — the area within the Western and Eastern Peripheral Expressways — govt is considering imposing a new “Green Charge” on such vehicles at 34 entry points to NCR along these ring expressways.The charge would be…
A fire broke out near the helipad at Ram Katha Park in Ayodhya minutes before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath landed there on Friday, officials said.Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire and determine how it broke out close to the helipad designated for the chief minister’s arrival.The blaze…
The National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists who rely on it to track everything from ocean circulation to extreme weather.The NSF issued a statement saying that it “appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders” and would…
While the NDA turned the tables on the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand and won an extra Rajya Sabha seat, in Karnataka, the Congress outmanoeuvred the BJP to defeat JD(S) candidate in the state council elections. NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand and the Legislative Council polls in Karnataka had one thing in common…
Protesters took out a large torchlight procession (ANI) Hindu groups in Dhaka on Friday held a major protest over the alleged desecration of a picture of Lord Ram in northern Bangladesh.The protesters demanded the arrest of those responsible and carried out a large torchlight procession, chanting “Jai Shri Ram.” The photograph was allegedly vandalised during…
The incident had occurred a day before PM Narendra Modi was set to inaugurate the refinery NEW DELHI: HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL), which caught fire on April 20, a day before it was to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, has been restored and has started production of petroleum products.In a regulatory filing, the…
A Mexican mayor is facing allegations that she staged her own kidnapping so that she could embezzle around $2 million in public funds disguised as ransom money.Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, a town a few hours from Mexico City, has denied the accusations, calling them politically motivated. She released a video on social…
Italian painter Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Madonna and Child’ flanked by Hariti—the former ogress-turned-Buddhist-goddess of children and fertility—on the left, and Mater Matuta, the ancient Roman goddess of dawn and childbirth, on the right. The works will be part of an exhibition at Delhi’s Humayun’s Tomb Museum Before Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, there was Botticelli. The…