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Heavy rain can leave your home dealing with more than just moisture, musty smells and dampness. It can also cause waterlogging, seepage and damage to walls and ceilings. Strong winds can make matters worse, particularly when balconies and windows are not properly prepared.Before the Next Heavy Downpour, Check These Areas Around Your Home (Pinterest)Ishika Narang is a Multimedia Writer at the Hindustan Times, with over three years of experience in digital journalism, specialising in health, lifestyle, beauty, and consumer-focused reporting. Her primary coverage areas include evidence-based health journalism, preventive care, wellness trends, and affiliate-driven consumer guides tailored for digital audiences.…

New Delhi, Sebi on Monday barred nine entities, including Tarapur Transformers and its promoters, from the securities markets for up to five years in a case involving diversion of funds and fictitious transactions of company’s books of accounts.The regulator also imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Rajendra Kumar Choudhary, a promoter of Tarapur Transformers Ltd (TTL), and Rs 2 lakh on Ganesh Gangaram Madhari. Choudhary has also been prohibited from the markets for five years.Besides Tarapur, the entities debarred from the securities market for three years are Choudhary Global Ltd (a promoter group entity), Veedhata Towers, Lorraine Finance,…

ZUBAIR ASLAMIn a world increasingly driven by screens, signals and shortcuts, online scams have emerged as one of the most alarming threats of the digital age. What was once the domain of street fraudsters and shady middlemen has now moved into the invisible corridors of the internet, where deception travels faster than suspicion, and a single careless click can cost a person their savings, privacy and peace of mind. The scale of this menace is growing, and so is its reach. No user, whether a student, trader, professional, homemaker or senior citizen, is entirely safe from its grip.The nature of…

Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both struck twice as the champions beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 on Monday to continue their perfect start to the campaign.Yamal, Raphinha bag braces as Barcelona rout RayoSergio Camello netted a brace for the visitors at Camp Nou but Hansi Flick’s Barca managed to record a third win from three matches from an entertaining battle.With his first goal, Yamal, 19, hit the milestone of 50 for the club two years younger than Barcelona icon Lionel Messi was when he managed the feat.Barcelona started brightly but fell behind after Jules Kounde allowed Alvaro Garcia to…

File Photo: PM Modi holds a bilateral meeting with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, in Bishkek In a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the margins of the SCO summit in Bishkek, PM Modi called for freedom of navigation and commerce while stressing that civilians and civilian infrastructure, including commercial shipping, and seafarers, must not be harmed under any circumstances. Despite the threat of US sanctions, both of them backed efforts to expand trade ties.The two discussed the West Asia situation, including the Strait of Hormuz and Chabahar port cooperation, in…

Piers Morgan reignites the Messi-Ronaldo GOAT debate, claiming Messi’s retirement proves Ronaldo is football’s greatest. Lionel Messi’s decision to retire from international football has given Piers Morgan another opportunity to make his feelings about the greatest player debate unmistakably clear.The Argentine icon announced on Monday that he would no longer represent his country, bringing an extraordinary 21-year international career to an end after 207 appearances and 125 goals. Messi leaves the Argentina setup as his country’s record appearance-maker and leading goalscorer, having finally transformed a career once defined by international disappointment into one of unprecedented success.His decision came after a…

New Delhi: Congress condemned FIR against party leader Rahul Gandhi in Uttarakhand following his statement against the alleged “purification” of Ramlila Ground in Haldwani after a rally addressed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.A party delegation met the state governor and sought to file FIRs at police stations across Uttarakhand against the “purification” act. The Congress’ already-announced September 7 protest in Dehradun against the “purification” issue will now also include the Rahul FIR issue, with many central party leaders expected to participate. There is also buzz over whether the Gandhis will join the protest.AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said Congress…

Mira Rajput just shared the nutritious vegetable soup recipe that helped her combat iron deficiency. On August 30, Mira, who is married to Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, posted Instagram Reels in which she shared her chance encounter with actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani on an aeroplane.Also Read | Feeling weak and tired all day? Try this healthy ‘traditional superfood’ kulith soup recipe shared by a nutritionistMira Rajput’s chance encounter with Smriti IraniAccording to Mira, the chance meeting inspired her to share a ‘super simple recipe for anaemia’ that Smriti Irani had shared in an interview, which led to her trying the soup…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano – plans that had led to bitter backlash in the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer’s past antisemitic and racist statements.”John Galliano: Horizons,” the high-profile spring Costume Institute exhibit which was to be launched by the annual Met Gala next May, will be replaced by another exhibit, the museum said Monday.”Following thoughtful discussions with John Galliano, we have together decided not to proceed with the exhibition,” Max Hollein, director and CEO of the museum, announced in a statement.John Galliano issues statementThe designer joined…

India’s economy grows 7.8% in Q1, driven by manufacturing, services and robust domestic demand, moderating from 8.6% in previous quarter. NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew 7.8% during April-June quarter (Q1) of the current financial year as strong growth sustained in the manufacturing and services sector along with robust domestic demand, offsetting the anticipated adverse impact of the conflict in West Asia and El Nino conditions. Exports and investment also gained momentum during the quarter.Official gross domestic product (GDP) data released by NSO on Monday showed that though growth moderated from the upwardly 8.6% recorded in the March quarter (7.8%…