Spread the love Iran has imposed sweeping restrictions on communication, shutting down internet services and telephone lines across large parts of the country as protests against economic hardship intensified on Thursday.There are also concerns that authorities may attempt to interfere with satellite signals to prevent footage of the unrest from reaching the outside world.Amid the clampdown, exiled Iranian crown prince...
Do plants listen to music? How do they respond?
Spread the love ‘Do you play music to your plants?’. This was asked of the famous plant biologist James Wong of Kew Gardens in London. He said that it is the vibrations that open the plant’s epidermis. So did the physicist J.C. Bose of Kolkata. What has the latest research into this evergreen question shown? First, the obvious: plants have...
‘What really happens when someone with diabetes ignores dietary advice but continues taking medicines and working out?’
Spread the love When food choices are not controlled, the body faces repeated spikes in blood sugar, even if medicines are working. So, when a Quora user asked, ‘What really happens when someone with diabetes ignores dietary advice but continues taking medicines and working out?’, we reached out to an expert. “Exercise helps, but it can’t completely offset the impact of...
Why are the solar system’s planets situated where they are?
Spread the love A: The planets are in their present order because they formed from the same spinning disk of gas and dust that became the sun. Parts of this protoplanetary disc that were closer to the sun were hotter, so only materials with high melting points like metals and rocky minerals could stay solid. These solids clumped into small...
‘Dhurandhar’ sets week 5 record with Rs 51.25 crore haul
Spread the love Director Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar’, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, has ended another week at the box office, and done so on a record-breaking note.Dhurandhar Movie ReviewThe film that has been adding its name to the box office record books over the past weeks, hit a new high as it completed its fifth week...
Not just India & China, EU too faces US threat
Spread the love NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s approval to a new bill that allows for up to 500% tariff on countries importing Russian petroleum is a threat not just for China and India, but even others, such as the European Union, which have opposed Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine but have been buying energy. An analysis by the Centre...
EAM Jaishankar meets French President Macron; conveys PM Modi’s warm wishes
Spread the love (X @DrSJaishankar) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) met French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to France and conveyed PM Modi’s warm wishes, underscoring the strength of the India–France Strategic Partnership.Sharing details of the meeting on X, Jaishankar said, “Delighted to call on President @EmmanuelMacron of France today and convey warm...
Searches at I-PAC office & director’s home; CM Mamata follows with DGP, CP in tow
Spread the love KOLKATA: The ED on Thursday conducted searches at political consultancy firm I-PAC’s office in Salt Lake and its director’s Loudon Street home in connection with a five-year-old case, prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to call it political vendetta and “a crime” and dub Union home minister Amit Shah “nasty and naughty”.Banerjee, who trailed the ED teams throughout the...
BJP planning high-pitched campaign to best DMK in Tamil Nadu
Spread the love AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami NEW DELHI: Pushing for expansion of NDA in Tamil Nadu, BJP is crafting a high-pitched campaign to position the alliance as a natural choice for anti-DMK voters amid emergence of actor Vijay-led TVK as the third force in the state’s traditionally bipolar politics. AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami’s meeting with home minister...
ED deputy director who probed Kerala gold case forced to retire
Spread the love CM Pinarayi Vijayan KOCHI: ED deputy director P Radhakrishnan, who investigated the 2020 diplomatic-channel gold smuggling case in which the then principal secretary to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan was implicated, has been asked to go on premature retirement with five years of service remaining. Sources said Union govt issued the order a week ago with President’s approval....
