DIY: Make natural air fresheners that keep your home smelling fresh all day Walk down the air freshener aisle of any store and the sheer number of sprays, plug-ins, and scented gels promising instant, all-day freshness can feel overwhelming, and increasingly, a little concerning too. Many commercial air fresheners rely on synthetic fragrance compounds that…
India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh was on Monday named in the North Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy, while Jammu and Kashmir wicketkeeper-batter Kanhaiya Wadhawan was appointed captain of the 15-member team.Arshdeep, who is a regular in India’s white-ball teams, was part of the Test squad during the 2025 tour of England but did not…
Protests were held in various cities of Gujarat seeking the resignation of then education minister Dhrmendra Pradhan (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government has directed the state police to withdraw all criminal cases registered against students, youths and others who took part in recent protests over the alleged NEET-UG examination paper leak, officials said…
Filing an extension before visa expiry may not save you from ICE arrest. Amid a sudden spike in arrests at domestic airports, immigration lawyer Poonam Gupta said what is happening is not a fault of the visa holders; it is assumptions going wrong. Citing the recent case of Oakland’s Chantal Morales Rojas who was arrested…
Oil prices declined on Monday, providing relief to Wall Street by easing concerns that inflationary pressures could intensify further. US stock market today:The S&P 500 gained 1%, extending its recovery after a turbulent July marked by sharp swings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had advanced 624 points, or 1.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite was up…
Image Credit: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr Florida health authorities have officially confirmed the state’s first fatality of 2026 linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring ‘flesh-eating bacteria’. This specific death involved a resident of Palm Beach County aged between 80-84 years. According to the BEACON(public health program based at Boston University) , these cases are…
Over the decades, the ‘Ramayana’ has been adapted multiple times for both television and cinema, but Ramanand Sagar’s late-1980s TV series continues to be regarded as one of the most beloved retellings of the epic. As Nitesh Tiwari prepares to bring the story back to the big screen with ‘Ramayana’, the film has already sparked…
Fear can halt progress before the real problem even starts. Talent, a plan, a chance, a clear goal – a person may have all these, but the mind keeps showing doubt. It says, “What if I fail? What if people laugh? What if I lose everything? The belief in Hanuman Chalisa is that Lord Hanuman…
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) has declared the West Bengal Joint Entrance for Computer Applications (WB JECA) 2026 result. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination can now download their rank cards from the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in.To access the rank card, candidates will have to log in using their application number and…
“She’s an only child, so she must be spoiled,” or “He’ll grow up lonely without siblings.” For generations, the image of the “spoiled, selfish and socially awkward” only child has been repeated in parenting conversations. But does science actually support these beliefs?Psychologists have been studying only children , and modern evidence paints a far more…