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Epsom salt for plants: How to use it for tomatoes, roses, houseplants, and lawns ( PC: AI Generated) Epsom salt has become a popular gardening staple, especially among people looking for simple ways to care for plants at home. It is a naturally occurring compound of magnesium and sulphate, and gardeners use it as a source of these two nutrients. Magnesium is involved in chlorophyll production, seed germination, and nutrient uptake, while sulphur also supports plant growth. But Epsom salt is not a universal cure for yellow leaves or weak plants. Its usefulness depends on the soil, the plant, and…

Kulgam, Aug 17: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Shahzad Alam along with Additional Deputy Commissioner, Vikar Ahmad Giri on Monday visited the Farmer’s ID generation camp organized under the Agristack Project at Tehsil Kulgam, to take an on-the-spot assessment of the ongoing registration and digitisation drive.During the visit, the DC supervised the entire process and interacted with the revenue staff present at the camp especially scheduled for Tamiloo village. He took a detailed overview of the data being submitted, verified and approved on the Agristack portal to ensure accuracy and transparency at every stage.Addressing the officials, the DC described Agristack as…

Heavy rainfall has once again exposed gaps in coordination between civic agencies and raised questions over how the city manages stormwater.A stretch of road caved in at Vikas Nagar, Sector 2, in Lucknow on Monday, following heavy rainfall amid ongoing sewage work (Deepak Gupta/HT)The immediate problem is not merely clogged drains. In several parts of the state capital, drains carrying rainwater have been connected to sewer lines, even though the sewer network is designed primarily to carry sewage.A private agency involved in sewer-related works in Lucknow has identified 1,383 such points, where drain connections to sewer lines are contributing to…

File photo: US President Donald Trump and writer E Jean Carroll The US Supreme Court on Monday again rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a $5 million civil verdict in favour of writer E Jean Carroll, leaving in place a jury’s finding that he sexually abused and defamed her.The justices declined Trump’s request to reconsider their decision in June not to hear his appeal of the 2023 verdict.The court’s order was unsigned and gave no explanation. The Supreme Court rarely agrees to rehear cases it has already declined to take up.Trump’s lawyers had argued that the trial was unfair…

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India’s spinners Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja kept Sri Lanka under pressure as the hosts were bowled out for 284 on Day 3 of the first Test on Monday. Despite Sonal Dinusha’s maiden international hundred, India took a strong 178-run first-innings lead. Suthar led the attack with 4/76, while Jadeja returned 3/57 as India’s bowlers recovered after Sri Lanka put up a strong fight in the second session. Mohammed Siraj gave India an early breakthrough when Nishan Fernando edged an away-swinging delivery to Devdutt Padikkal at first slip. Fernando, who had impressed for SLC…

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and MP Pawan Khera has claimed that a grand-nephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had allegedly told a Pune court that Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).Khera said that the RSS has “disowned Nathuram Godse”, but the statement in the court was a “stinging slap in the Sangh’s face.”Also read: Sudhanshu Trivedi hits out at Congress over its stand on ‘Dimagi Naxal’ remark”Truth has a strange way of coming to light. The RSS has spent a little over 78 years disowning Godse, only for their guru Savarkar’s…

Hyderabad: Tata Capital Healthcare Fund III (TCHF III), the healthcare-focused private equity fund of Tata Capital, and Switzerland-based impact investor Blue Earth Capital have invested around $30 million in Hyderabad-based diagnostics company Tenet Medcorp.The investment is for an undisclosed equity stake and marks one of the first investments by TCHF III, which achieved its first close earlier this year. The fund’s bet on diagnostics also comes amid rising PE interest in healthcare sector, which has been seeing consolidation among healthcare chains, emergence of specialized care platforms, and expansion into tier 2 and tier 3 markets.Founded in 2018 by Sricharan Devineni,…

A legal dispute over the use of a shared name on social media has been resolved after a namesake of singer Sonu Nigam agreed not to use the singer’s identity or likeness on the internet. The Bombay High Court disposed of a commercial intellectual property suit after the parties reached a settlement.Justice Madhav Jamdar, on August 13, recorded the settlement after lawyers for both sides informed the court that the matter had been amicably resolved. The parties submitted consent terms, which were accepted by the court as undertakings.The singer had moved the High Court seeking protection of his personality and…

These soundbars come with up to 5.1 channels that make them ideal for a surround sound experience. (Amazon)Shweta Ganjoo is a Chief Content Producer at HT Tech. She has over 10 years of experience covering technology, during which time she has focused on consumer tech devices, AI, social media, gadgets, and tech policy, delivering authoritative and reader-focused insights across India’s fast-evolving digital ecosystem.She began her career in the early 2010s, building a strong foundation in digital-first reporting as India’s tech landscape rapidly expanded. Over the years, she has worked with leading media organizations including India Today Tech, Indian Express Group,…

FM Nirmala Sitharaman. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Govt will “soon” announce the high-level committee on banking reforms, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday at the conclave of 12 public sector banks (PSBs) and public financial institutions, while lauding the sector’s improved asset quality. She also emphasised that the future of banking must “reflect” the aspirations of India’s youth.The high-level committee was announced by Sitharaman in budget 2026-27 to review the sector’s alignment with India’s growth goals. A senior finance ministry official indicated that the high-level panel may see the light of the day by end of this month.…