Every day, we take many things for granted. The internet that connects our homes and offices, the cooking gas that fuels our kitchens, and the energy that powers our lives all seem to arrive effortlessly. Yet, hidden far beneath the ocean’s surface, in a world of darkness, pressure, and danger, some extraordinary individuals ensure that…
There is a psychology experiment from 1966 that every investor should know about. A researcher named Elliot Aronson recruited college students and played them audio recordings of a candidate auditioning for a quiz bowl team. The candidates were actors. Some answered 92% of difficult questions correctly and sounded impressively credentialed. Others answered only 30% and…
The future of parents and children after fifty Science has provided human life with numerous conveniences and possibilities. Advances in medical science have opened the way to parenthood for couples who, for whatever reason, were unable to conceive naturally. Technologies like IVF (in vitro fertilization) have blessed thousands of families with the joy of having…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred vision of the seer Deerghatama, the hymn to Agni unfolds not merely as praise, but as a profound contemplation of existence itself, where the physical, intellectual, and cosmic realms converge into a single luminous principle. The brilliance of the Sun, radiant and life-sustaining, is understood as a manifestation of…
The fearful twilight of evening spread a heavy veil of helplessness and sorrow over the Pandava camp. Dharmaraja beheld his army trembling with anxiety and despair. Their condition resembled that of a cow trapped in deep mire, struggling helplessly to free itself yet sinking deeper with every effort. Observing the exhaustion and fear of his…
Ichangu Narayan Temple is located in Ichangu village of Nagarjun Municipality, about 3 km northwest of Swayambhunath and around 8 km from the center of Kathmandu, Nepal. The temple stands on a peaceful hill surrounded by traditional Newari settlements, forests, and agricultural fields. It is one of the four sacred Narayan temples that are believed…
New Delhi: Talks of a merger between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are baseless, people familiar with the matter told HT, asserting that there is no proposal under consideration for the two parties to merge. However, sources indicated that both parties have kept the door open for a possible alliance and remain in…
New Delhi: Former Rajya Sabha MP and columnist Swapan Dasgupta, who won the Rashbehari Assembly seat in West Bengal by more than 20,500 votes, will be the Finance Minister of West Bengal in the Suvendu Adhikari-led Cabinet, as announced in the allocation of portfolios on Wednesday. All the 41 ministers in the West Bengal government, including…
Islamabad: A Pakistan Mi-17 helicopter crshed near Muzaffarabad shortly after take-off, due to a technical malfunction. The aircraft was transporting security forces into the Neelum Valley sector of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and all 21 personnel on board tragically lost their lives. Following the accident, local rescue and recovery teams were immediately dispatched to the crash…
NEW DELHI: Invoking its extraordinary authority under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of a man sentenced under the POCSO Act after noting that the victim has married the accused on attaining the age of majority. Article 142 of the Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to pass any order…
