Anna Rajam Malhotra broke the glass ceiling as the first female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in 1951. Born on July 17, 1927, in Kerala, she was instrumental in setting up the country’s first computerized container port in Mumbai and served in various administrative roles with distinction.Image: @nitinsangwan/X It is the 1950s in India. A…
Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday categorically stated that Shreyas Iyer had come close to earning a place in India’s T20 World Cup squad earlier this year.“With Surya still there, there was no room for him. So he is, in my opinion, a standout candidate with…
Some of the most powerful lessons in life are expressed through a few simple words. One such timeless insight comes from Marie Curie, the pioneering scientist whose work changed the course of modern science. Her famous quote, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has opened up about the legal troubles that landed him in jail for 70 days, the people who stood by him, and why he harbours no resentment towards mentor and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt for not publicly speaking in his defence.Vikram Bhatt was in jail for 70 days after being arrested in connection…
Anything coated in batter, breadcrumbs or gram flour tends to hold on to oil more than plain food. Once a layer of coating is added, the surface becomes rough, porous and highly absorbent. That is why vegetable cutlets, bread pakoras, fish fingers, croquettes and many street-style fried snacks emerge from the pan with a glossy,…
NEW DELHI: In late 2020, during a pandemic-induced gap period before starting their freshman year at Stanford, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra incorporated Kiranakart Technologies in Mumbai. After a pivot from a traditional grocery aggregator model to a hyper-local dark store network in mid-2021, they chose to officially drop out of their deferred university seats…
NEW DELHI: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and opposition parties upped the ante against the ruling BJP on Saturday after TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly assaulted during a visit to West Bengal’s Sonarpur to meet families affected by post-poll violence.These remarks came after stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at the TMC MP by…
High in the misty forests of India’s Western Ghats lives a creature that seems to have leapt straight from a fantasy story.The Malabar gliding frog is a brightly green amphibian with flashy orange webbed feet that make it look no less than otherworldly. This unique frog isn’t just any ordinary amphibian; it has some abilities…
The UK government has revoked travel authorisations for pro-Palestinian figures Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, preventing them from entering the country ahead of scheduled speaking engagements in London.The pair had been due to participate in the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in London and speak at the Oxford Union this week.In a statement to CNN,…
लखनऊ की प्रतिष्ठित मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी KGMU कैंपस में बनी 6 मजारों को लावारिस और अवैध घोषित कर दिया गया है. यूनिवर्सिटी की कमेटी ने बताया कि कैंपस में मौजूद 8 में से दो मजारें ऐसी हैं, जिन्हें वैध माना गया है. वहीं 6 मजारों के कमेटी को कोई दस्तावेज नहीं मिले. ऐसे में यूनिवर्सिटी कमेटी…
