Indus Age meets the spud star!

Indus Age meets the spud star!

Nikita Sharma, New Delhi Can the humble potato really help you make a fortune? So much so that you be crowned as ‘The Potato King’? Sounds a bit unreal, right? You anyway couldn’t be more wrong. Punjab based Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha is here to prove you wrong at this. Sangha and his family are the leading producers of potato and maize […]

Taj discoloration: What to blame?

Taj discoloration: What to blame?

Agra Even as measures — some of them knee-jerk — are being taken to stop the majestic TajMahal from turning yellow, the exact causes for the monument’s discoloration are yet to be ascertained, a recent analysis shows. The analysis was undertaken by science and environment fortnightly ‘Down To Earth’. “We will not be able to […]

Wild celebrations in Kolkata as Mohun Bagan lift title

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Firecrackers lit the night sky, and young and old danced and jived as Kolkata residents indulged in wild celebrations after city football giants Mohun Bagan were crowned national champions after a gap of 13 years. Donning the green and maroon jerseys, hundreds of people hit the streets throwing gulal at each […]

Grenade lobbed at Kashmir police station, no injuries

Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas on Saturday evening lobbed a grenade at a police station in Handwara in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir which exploded without causing any damage, an official said. “Militants hurled a powerful hand grenade at the police station in Handwara this evening. The grenade exploded without causing any damage,” […]

28 IS militants killed in Iraq airstrikes

28 IS militants killed in Iraq airstrikes

Baghdad, May 30 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Saturday continued their battles against Islamic State (IS) militants in the western Anbar province, while air strikes killed 28 IS militants, including senior leaders, security sources and official television said. In Anbar province, the security forces and allied militias known as Hashd Shaabi, moved closer to the […]

Mamata remembers Rituparno Ghosh as West Bengal’s pride

Mamata remembers Rituparno Ghosh as West Bengal’s pride

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday remembered filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on his second death anniversary, saying his passing away was a “huge loss” for the state. “On this day two years ago, we lost Rituparno Ghosh. His passing away was a huge loss for Bengal. He is our pride. We miss you Ritu,” […]

Protein that causes memory loss in healthy brains

Protein that causes memory loss in healthy brains

A brain protein believed to be a key component in the progress of dementia can cause memory loss in healthy brains even before physical signs of degeneration appear, says a new University of Sussex study. The study reveals a direct link between the main culprit of Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized […]

Luck played a big part at the start of my career: Gavaskar

Luck played a big part at the start of my career: Gavaskar

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar said luck played a big part earlier in his cricketing career which spanned over 16 years from making his Test debut in March, 1971 to playing his last One-Day-International (ODI) in November, 1987. On the sidelines of the launch of former India opener Madhav Apte’s autobiography ‘As Luck Would Have It’ […]

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