Pensioners covered under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) will hold a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from March 9, pressing for an increase in the minimum monthly pension to Rs 7,500 from the current Rs 1,000, PTI reported.The protest has been called by the EPS 95 National Agitation Committee, led by…
MUMBAI: Mumbai on Friday recorded its fifth highest Air Quality Index (AQI) of February at 130, categorised as ‘moderate’ by the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app.This was recorded in the evening based on data collected from various monitoring stations across the city, the CPCB-run official AQI monitoring application showed.Earlier this month, AQI had touched…
Visited a friend’s house and noticed a bowl of salt sitting in a corner of their bathroom; you might wonder how and why someone would keep a kitchen essential in their bathroom. While this may seem strange to most of us, this practice of placing a bowl of salt in the bathroom has both scientific…
Salman Rushdie, in ‘The Golden House,’ reveals love’s deeper truth: we’re drawn to strengths initially, but lasting love embraces weaknesses. This perspective challenges fairytale notions, emphasizing acceptance of the whole person, flaws and all, for genuine intimacy. It’s a call for authenticity over perfection in relationships. Salman Rushdie has always noticed the nuances of human…
Some festivals ask for colour and celebration. Shani Jayanti asks for something tougher. Clean effort, clean money, and a willingness to serve without showing off.When Shani (Saturn) is weak or afflicted in a chart, people don’t just feel “unlucky”. They feel delayed. Work takes longer than it should. Payments get stuck. Promotions come with extra…
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, a tall, slender palm known as Socratea exorrhiza has sparked one of nature’s most intriguing myths. Often described as a “walking tree”, it is said to slowly shift its position over time, moving a few centimetres each year in search of sunlight. The claim has been widely repeated in travel…
Sunil Narine and Rinku Singh (Agency Image) Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a nerve-shredding Super Over win against Lucknow Super Giants after both teams finished tied on 155 in regulation time at Lucknow on Sunday. The contest swung wildly across 40 overs, but Sunil Narine once again proved to be KKR’s trusted match-winner in the…
Silchar: Cachar district will have a record 400 polling stations managed entirely by women during the upcoming Assam assembly elections, district magistrate Ayush Garg said, marking a sharp increase from 201 such booths in the 2021 polls.“In a major push towards gender inclusivity, a record 400 polling stations in Cachar district will be managed entirely…
That stuck payment you’d almost written off can finally move today. The Moon sits in a money zone for you and gets a steadying nod from Saturn, so old dues, pending reimbursements, or a delayed client transfer starts clearing like a jammed signal turning green.The mood still swings. Mars is a catalyst for your impatience…
Guwahati: As poll campaigning gathers steam, people have intensified their demand for urgent govt intervention to clean and restore ecologically significant, yet heavily polluted water bodies, spanning across the city.For years, river channels have suffered from unchecked dumping of waste, encroachment, and inflow of untreated sewage, turning them into a source of concern rather than…