New Delhi, Feb 28 Pistachios, known for their cracking goodness, are also known as the green nut, the smiling nut, and the royal nut in different parts of the world. This underrated yet utterly wholesome nut is known for its unique health benefits and was preferred by legends and aristocrats throughout history. As we prepare
Kanpur, Feb 28 A team of researchers of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-K) have developed a novel nanoparticle-based bio-degradable-carbonoid-metabolite (BioDCM) that can protect agricultural crops from fungal and bacterial infections. An IIT-K press release said: "A team led by Santosh K Mishra and Piyush Kumar from the department of biological sciences and bioengineering has
Chennai, Feb 28 With just hours to go for the release of the trailer of director Karthik Naren's upcoming film 'Maaran', featuring actors Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan in the lead, the makers of the film on Monday unlocked a new emoji for the film on Twitter. Making the announcement, Sathya Jyothi Films, the firm that
New Delhi, Feb 28 US stock futures tumbled and oil prices surged on Monday morning as investors grew increasingly concerned about the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported. On Wall Street, Dow futures plunged nearly 600 points, or 1.7 per cent. S&P 500 futures fell 2 per cent and Nasdaq futures were 2.7
Chennai, Feb 28 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government is worried about the impact of war between Russia and Ukraine on India's exim trade. Interacting with the industrialists and businessmen here, she said that the Centre is closing monitoring the situation as it is worried about the impact of the war
Kiev, Feb 28 The next 24 hours will be crucial for Ukraine's fight with Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday during a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Johnson said he would do all he could to help ensure defensive aid from Britain and other allies reached Ukraine, Xinhua news agency
Bengaluru, Feb 28 The Karnataka police have filed an FIR against a man who threatened his wife that her nude photos would be posted on social media over property issues in Bengaluru, police said on Monday. Following the complaint of the 25-year-old woman, the Basavanagudi women's police station registered a complaint against her husband Pragath
Mumbai, Feb. Feb 28 The Maharashtra Government on Monday appointed Acting Director-General of Police Sanjay Pandey as the new Mumbai Commissioner of Police, a DGP-rank post. He replaces Hemant Nagrale, who has been appointed as the new Managing Director, Maharashtra State Security Corporation, a post held by Pandey. The new postings came 10 days after
Dharamsala, Feb 28 After nearly two years of closure for the public owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the hilltop Tsuglagkhang temple close to the official residence of the Dalai Lama at McLeodganj near here will be reopened for the visitors from March 3, it was announced on Monday. March 3 is the start of the
New Delhi, Feb 28 Globally human-induced heat and humidity will create conditions beyond human tolerance if emissions are not rapidly eliminated. India is among the places that will experience these intolerable conditions, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body, said on Monday. The landmark report refers to wet-bulb temperatures, a measure