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Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari plants a coconut tree at Mohar Kunja on Tuesday Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday stressed the need for aftercare of saplings, being planted across Bengal as part of the Sabuj Swadhinata drive, even as he inaugurated the campaign to promote greenery and ecological balance.The event was held at Mohur Kunja in the Rabindra Sadan area, where the CM planted a coconut tree. “If we want to give Kolkata a green cover, we should ensure aftercare of the saplings. For the first time in the state, our panchayats and rural development department has offered a…

Atlantic bluefin tuna have been caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in an estimated 60 years.The giant fish had not been seen in the North Sea since the 1960s due to overfishing and the depletion of herring shoals, according to researchers from the University of Exeter who have now tagged six off Whitby.On Sunday, the five-person crew on board The Dominator landed a whopping 338kg specimen before repeating the feat a day later with a fish which weighed “just a little bit” less, according to crew member Jack Gardner.”I have never caught anything like it,” said…

Once F1 had left Europe in the autumn of last year, there was a shift.”Suddenly, we felt like we were making really good progress,” says Shovlin.”There were signs towards the end of the year. I’m not saying any of us thought we’d see what we’ve seen so far this year, but that we had a decent F1 driver.”Antonelli has been rather more than that this year. He has taken the season by storm, and established a consistent supremacy over Russell.In the best car in the field, Antonelli has taken six poles and six wins in 11 races and heads into…

Home comforts call your name today, Cancer. The Moon supports domestic peace, and Venus brings a pleasant touch to family matters, so the house itself feels like a living, breathing source of support.Your mother’s encouragement or practical help can mean a lot now. Maybe she gives advice, maybe she simply stands by you, but her role is positive. The day also favours home-related decisions. Property matters, household purchases, and even thoughts about improving your living space carry luck. You may feel like making your corner of the world softer, cleaner, more beautiful. Fair enough. That’s where your heart is today.Love…

A Nagpur-based etiquette coach has landed in the middle of an online debate after showing people how he believes dosa should be eaten at a restaurant.In a video shared by Western Wings Spoken English on Instagram/Facebook, the coach reaches for a fork and spoon instead of eating the dosa with his hands.He folds the dosa into a neat little parcel, cuts off a small piece with the fork, places it on the spoon and then takes a bite. The whole process is careful and deliberate.The idea, according to the post, was to make eating dosa at a restaurant look cleaner…

Srinagar, Aug 19 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday made an early-morning tour of Srinagar, taking stock of ongoing development works and civic infrastructure in the city, including projects in the Shehr-e-Khaas.Omar said he, along with his team, began the inspection at around 6:30 am and visited nearly 10 to 12 project sites stretching from Downtown to Uptown Srinagar.While the progress of most projects was satisfactory, some required greater attention from the administration, he said. “These tours allow us to compare what we are told in the Secretariat with the ground reality,” Omar said, stressing that further…

Vikas Oberoi, CMD of Mumbai-based listed real estate company Oberoi Realty, welcomed the entry of large corporate giants into Mumbai’s real estate market, saying it reflects the sector’s growing recognition as a mainstream industry and will enhance its credibility. Vikas Oberoi, CMD of Oberoi Realty welcomed the entry of large corporate giants into Mumbai’s real estate market, saying it reflects the sector’s growing recognition as a mainstream industry and will enhance its credibility. (File Photo)Drawing parallels with the post-COVID-19 recovery, in the backdrop of geopolitical tensions owing to West Asia crisis, Oberoi said global disruptions often create a ‘spring effect’,…

An entrepreneur has claimed that he was stopped for additional questioning because of his Indian passport after landing in the tiny nation of Timor Leste. Manoj Ahirwar said that despite the fact that Timor Leste has visa on arrival facility for Indian nationals, he was pulled aside and grilled by immigration officials.Manoj Ahirwar says his Indian passport led to additional scrutiny in Timor Leste. (Instagram/@manoj_ahi)Ahirwar is the Singapore-based founder of UniqueSide.io who has travelled to more than 20 countries across the world. At Timor Leste, his 22nd country, Ahirwar was stopped and questioned after landing at Dili airport.He blamed his…

A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and nearly three times the size of metropolitan France. What exists here is a plastic world consisting of nets, ropes, buoys, containers, fragments and a massive amount of microplastics.The garbage islandAccording to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the debris is scattered across a vast stretch of the surface and the top of the water column in concentrations that…

Virat Kohli and PV Sindhu (Agency Image) PV Sindhu has opened up about her close bond with Virat Kohli, describing the Indian cricket star as a “brother” and recalling the advice he gave her during one of the lowest phases of her career.The two-time Olympic medallist spoke about her relationship with Kohli during the latest episode of the RCB Podcast. A teaser of the episode was shared on the two-time IPL champions’ X handle.Sindhu revealed that she once met Kohli when she was struggling and told him that “nothing is happening”. Rather than offering a complicated solution, the batter urged…