Art Fry built the foundation for Post-it notes from Spenser Silver’s glue. Image credit – Wikimedia When scientist Spencer Silver was working on making a strong adhesive in 1968, his creation turned out to be quite different. His glue adhered only weakly, meaning that it did not form a permanent connection. For any laboratory work,…
You’ll feel the spotlight on you today, even in ordinary places. The Sun supports your reputation, and Jupiter adds social grace, so honour and respect come easily in society or your workplace. Still, the day carries a strange mix. Some happiness, some confusion. You may second-guess yourself, or feel you won’t rely on your own…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has established the Board of Homeopathic System of Medicine to strengthen policymaking and promote alternative medicine in the capital. The board will be chaired by Dr Anil Goyal who is the BJP MLA from Krishna Nagar constituency in east Delhi.“In exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of…
Air India Ahmedabad plane crash (File photo) MUMBAI: In a development that could impact the probe into the June 12, 2025 Air India crash at Ahmedabad that killed 241 people, India’s largest pilots’ body has placed before the govt a specific, documented electrical failure mechanism that can cut off fuel to both engines of a…
Supreme Court Monday sought a status report from the trial court in Bengaluru about the ongoing trial in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case, in which the main accused are Kannada actors Darshan Thoogudeepa and Pavitra Gowda and their associates.The report has to specify how many witnesses have been examined, how many remain and how much…
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has made deep inroads into the traditional bastions of the Dravidian majors, reducing the ruling DMK to the opposition and pushing AIADMK to third place in the state assembly.The party has snatched around 70 seats won by DMK in 2021, and 13 from AIADMK.DMK received a body blow in the northern…
Hyderabad: The Congress govt is under tremendous pressure to implement the Pay Revision Commission (PRC), along with at least two Dearness Allowances (DAs), release pending bills and health cards, and meet other financially intensive demands of 15 lakh govt employees, teachers, pensioners, and contract employees.This pressure has only increased after the govt recently agreed to…
A seismic political shift in Bengal brought the Mamata Banerjee era in the state to an end on Monday, robbing the three-time chief minister of a historic fourth term – had Trinamool won, she would have become India’s longest-serving woman CM – and taking down a pillar of INDIA bloc.The stunning defeat, not just for…
Panaji: Five people were rescued from drowning by Drishti Marine lifesavers off Goa’s beaches over the long holiday weekend, officials said on Monday.Out of them, three hailed from Pune. The trio from Pune included a 44-year-old woman and a female teenager, who were swimming in the Baga creek when a large wave made it difficult…
Ahmedabad: A husband’s loan repayments cannot dilute his primary legal duty to support his family, the Gujarat high court has ruled while enhancing maintenance for a woman and her daughter. The court increased the monthly amount significantly after reviewing the man’s income and obligations. The case stems from a May 2025 order of a family…
