FSSAI held a meeting with representatives of leading five-star hotels from across the country NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued directions to major five-star hotels that there should be a “zero-tolerance” approach towards food safety and other violations ahead of the two-day Brics Summit in the national capital.“FSSAI…
Arthur aged seven found the tooth, PC: National Trust In August 2025, 7-year-old Arthur was exploring Lizard Point in Cornwall, the most southerly point of mainland Britain, when he discovered a collection of teeth in the ground. He showed them to Ken Wallace, a Wildlife Watchpoint volunteer who happened to be a retired dentist, and…
Quote of the day by Morgan Freeman: ‘You can’t take credit for talent; you can only take credit for using it,’ powerful life lesson on self-realisation and awareness, highlighting that talent alone will not carry you toward your goal, by the famed ‘Se7en’ actor. (Instagram) Morgan Freeman came from a working-class family and had to…
Jessica Meir (L) and Sophie Adenot. (Photos: NASA and ESA) NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot made history with the sixth all-female spacewalk, stepping outside the International Space Station on September 1, 2026. The 6-hour-and-49-minute mission involved replacing a spacecraft docking aid and an HD camera, along with carrying out…
A senior member of Pakistan’s selection committee has questioned the seriousness of Imam-ul-Haq’s calf injury and called for an inquiry after the opener did not bat in either innings during Pakistan’s 194-run defeat to England in the second Test at Lord’s.Aaqib Javed, who is part of Pakistan’s four-member selection panel, said the Pakistan Cricket Board…
Date: Friday, 4 September 2026 (Smarta households) and Saturday, 5 September 2026 (Vaishnava sampradaya and ISKCON), based on the Ashtami tithi of Krishna Paksha, Bhadrapada, for New DelhiObserved as: Krishna Janmashtami / GokulashtamiBest reader action: Check your local panchang if you are outside India. What to keep ready before the sun goes down Start with…
A deep sinkhole opened on a Lucknow road, injuring one motorcyclist. LUCKNOW: A 10-foot-deep sinkhole opened in the middle of a road near the residence of former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma in Lucknow, leaving a motorcyclist injured. The incident occurred beside a metro pillar, barely a short distance from the IT College…
Shinde’s remarks came after Sharif’s office shared an edited version of the SCO family photograph NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office for cropping Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of a photograph from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, saying Pakistan should not attempt to “play such…
In 2015, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen launched Global FinPrint, a global survey that eventually deployed thousands of underwater cameras across coral reefs in 58 countries. The project was led by researchers at Florida International University and funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, with more than 120 researchers across the western Atlantic, the Indian…
The dispute was not about the eligibility for the chit prize or whether the claimant had won the bid. Won a chit prize but the payout is delayed? A Telangana consumer commission has upheld an order against Kapil Chits after holding the company responsible for delaying the payment of a Rs 15 lakh chit prize…
