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How to grow lavender in the balcony-Canva What can be sweeter than the smell of lavender on a balmy summer evening! This purple beauty is one of the most loved flowering herbs in the world. Its soothing fragrance, elegant purple flower spikes and silvery-green foliage add beauty, pollinators and a touch of the Mediterranean to … Read more
School PGI climbs, but learning score stays frozen (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Chandigarh has become the first State/UT in the PGI 2.0 series to enter the top (Uttam) range, scoring 766 out of 1,000 in 2025-26. But a domain-wise reading of the union education ministry’s latest Performance Grading Index 2.0 report released Tuesday shows the recent … Read more
India continued to consolidate its position as an attractive investment destination in 2025. (AI image) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India rose 44% to $39 billion in 2025, reinforcing the country’s status as a key global investment destination, according to the United Nations.The 2026 World Investment Report, released by the United Nations Trade and Development … Read more
Long before advanced hospitals, air ambulances and modern medical equipment reached the remote islands of Lakshadweep, there were nurses who kept the region’s fragile healthcare system running with little more than skill, determination and courage. One such nurse is Hindumbi Kaurom Kakkada, whose decades-long career was shaped by emergency deliveries under candlelight, surgeries during power … Read more
One can sum up Cristiano Ronaldo’s career in two pictures. No, not the five Ballon d’Ors or the Champions League titles that he has won. Both pictures are from different World Cups, captured at just the moment before the zenith and after the nadir of his career.The first is from the 2006 World Cup and … Read more
Health minister K Muraleedharan Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has ordered a comprehensive probe into all major procurements made by the health department over the past decade, while also directing a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities in the purchase of bleaching powder by the Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd (KMSCL).Health minister K Muraleedharan directed the health … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked the popularity of Bollywood film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in Indonesia to describe the warmth between the two countries, saying India-Indonesia ties could go far beyond ‘kuch kuch’ and lead to ‘bahut kuch’.Addressing the Indian diaspora during … Read more
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers her speech during the French far-right party national rally near the parliament in Paris, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s bid for next year’s presidential election remained uncertain on Tuesday after a Paris appeals court sentenced her to one year under house … Read more
Residents of the affected area would be shifted to relief camps before the excavation begins, said the DC Dhanbad: The district administration will undertake a scientific excavation in Kenduadih to assess the extent of land subsidence and gas leakage before taking a final call on reopening the crucial Dhanbad–Ranchi main road, which has remained closed … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday put the spotlight on the number eight during his address to the Indian diaspora in Jakarta, using a series of numerical references to underline his friendship with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and the close ties between the two countries.Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said, “Friends, India celebrated … Read more