In 1896, American electrical engineer William Hadaway received the first patent for an electric stove, marking an important step in the development of electric cooking. His patent came just four years after Canadian executive Thomas Ahearn put together the first electric range in 1892, as cooking technology was moving beyond wood, coal and gas. According…
Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at…
The festival showcased seven unique Indian classical dance traditions, celebrating diversity. Over 400 attend powerful performance of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s dance drama at National School of DramaDelhi witnessed a vibrant showcase of India’s cultural heritage as the Delhi Kala Festival 2026 presented Srimanta Sankaradeva’s classical dance drama Parijat Haran at the National School of Drama. The…
Mumbai: A police constable attached to Dahisar traffic chowky was shunted to the control room on Wednesday, nearly a month after he had an altercation with a motorist at Dahisar.Officials said the motorist had been stopped by the constable, Rahul Bhavsar, for a check and started to argue with him and film him. The situation…
Mangaluru: A day before Sri Krishna Janmashtami, street flower vendors in the city held a flash protest after Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) authorities commenced a drive to vacate footpath vendors on Thursday. A large number of sellers from various districts of the state had arrived with truckloads of flowers ahead of Janmashtami festival. When many…
Loop road fish market in Chennai (Tarika story) Chennai: Two years after the ₹9.97-crore Loop Road fish market in Pattinapakkam opened, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to make layout changes to the stalls at a cost of ₹48.18 lakh as vendors stay away, citing lack of space.Three existing stalls will be merged into two…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court granted actor Sreelekha Mitra interim protection till Dec 24, provided she cooperates with the probe, after observing that a cartoon on Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried by her during Gen-Z protests in Kolkata “shocks the conscience of the court”.Sixteen FIRs have been filed against Mitra over a poster allegedly showing Modi…
A 26-year-old woman died after a neighbour allegedly attacked her with a knife. YAMUNANAGAR: A 26-year-old woman died during treatment after she was allegedly attacked with a knife by a neighbour in Patri Mohalla of Jagadhri on Wednesday evening.The deceased, Priya, wife of Amandeep Singh, was allegedly attacked at around 5.45pm on Wednesday, while she…
Teachers immediately took the students to the Chirakuti Mini Primary Health Centre Dhubri: Five girl students of Chirakuti Higher Secondary School fell ill simultaneously on Thursday, raising concern among students, teachers and local residents.The students reportedly complained of sudden illness while at school. Teachers immediately took them to the Chirakuti Mini Primary Health Centre.Two students,…
Jaipur: Ahead of Rajasthan’s civic body elections, BJP Wednesday released its manifesto for 309 urban local bodies, promising measures to improve urban infrastructure and civic services, including 2,000 pink toilets, designated vending zones and robotic sewer cleaning.The manifesto promises repairing or replacing 3,000 km of old sewerage lines over five years, improving street light infrastructure,…
