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Still storing your leftovers in plastic takeaway containers? Or buying fresh fruit only to watch it spoil before you get around to eating it? Every once in a while, you come across a simple purchase that seems insignificant at first, but once you start using it, you wonder how you ever managed without it. From healthier food storage to easier ways of staying hydrated and getting enough fibre, certain everyday purchases can make it easier to build healthier habits.Also Read | Struggling with chronic cough, sore throat? Gastroenterologist Dr Joseph Salhab warns it may be sign of poor gut healthDr…

Vivek Oberoi, son of veteran actor Suresh Oberoi, made his acting debut in Ram Gopal Varma’s 2002 film ‘Company’. Reflecting on this in a recent interview, Suresh spoke about the lengths he went to in order to get his son a shot in the industry, recalling how he carried Vivek’s photographs from one office to another before he finally landed a significant role in RGV’s project.Suresh Oberoi on convincing Ram Gopal Varma to cast Vivek OberoiSpeaking to Nidhi Vasandani’s YouTube channel, Suresh recalled, “I had to struggle for him again, went door to door. Like I used to take my…

Shanker Singham, President and Chairman of the Competere Foundation for Trade and Competition Policy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s partial opening up of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in the e-commerce sector could be “almost worse” for competition than maintaining an outright ban on FDI, according to Shanker Singham, President and Chairman of the Competere Foundation for Trade and Competition Policy.In July 2025, the government relaxed its FDI rules, allowing foreign investment in e-commerce companies that hold their own inventory, provided that it is intended solely for export. Previously, FDI was prohibited in e-commerce companies that maintained their own…

Samer is partially blind and has a leg injury that makes moving difficult.”Fear dominates everything. We are completely defenceless,” he said. “All of them have weapons. I’m bringing concrete blocks to close off this side of the house because I’m afraid for my children.”Samer has watched settlements – and settler attacks – grow in other parts of the West Bank over the past few years, despite international pressure.”Europe has no time for us, America is preoccupied with Iran, China has no interest,” his analysis began. “Russia is busy with Ukraine, the United Nations is finished, and the Arab countries have…

“Sometimes dynastic politics has its benefits,” Akhilesh Yadav said with a laugh. NEW DELHI: Asked whether defections by MPs could lead to political parties splitting, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the SP had a built-in advantage because five members of his family are among its MPs.He suggested that even if some MPs left, the party would retain enough numbers to remain intact.”Have you ever wondered why the entire party did not split? Because there are five MPs from the same family. We also have several Muslim MPs, and some staunch socialists, so our numbers would not decrease,”…

Arvind Kejriwal highlighted Punjab’s government school library transformation, emphasizing good intent NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday showcased a newly furnished government school library in Punjab’s Mansa district, saying the example showed that state-run schools could match expectations and that “it is all about ‘neeyat’ (intent).”Kejriwal shared a video of the library at Government Senior Secondary School, Bhaini Bhagha, on X and used it to counter the perception that government schools cannot offer good facilities.“This is a library at a government school in Punjab. The next time someone tells you that government schools can’t be…

Bunts Hostel-PVS Junction road, Mangaluru Mangaluru: A two-year delay in executing a road improvement project outside St Aloysius Primary School on Karangalpady Road has turned the stretch into a serious safety hazard for students and a daily inconvenience for commuters.The delay has left an open drain in front of the school’s main gate. The drain frequently overflows, allowing stagnant and dirty water to spill onto the approach road. Parents and young students are forced to negotiate the slippery and uneven stretch while entering the school premises.The exposed trenches and stagnant water pose safety and health risks to the children. The…

Justice P. Sam Koshy of Telangana High Court, A. Sudershan Reddy, Advocate General, and S. Surender Reddy, President, Telangana High Court Bar Association also addressed the seminar HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of Telangana Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh noted that adjudicatory bodies must maintain a balance between regulatory autonomy, specialised expertise and judicial accountability, while cautioning against allowing adjudication to substitute regulation or, conversely, placing regulatory decisions beyond effective scrutiny.Addressing a seminar on “Mechanisms for Resolution of Disputes in Airport Tariffs, Telecom, Broadcasting and Cyber Sectors”, organised by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) at Hyderabad on Saturday, Justice Aparesh…

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore district police seized 202 kg of ganja and arrested two men in separate anti-narcotic operations on Friday.In the first incident, police from the Periyanaickenpalayam prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) conducted targeted surveillance on the Tamil Nadu Engineering College Road near Karumathampatti. Acting on specific intelligence, police apprehended C Chiranjeevi, 39, a native of Theni district, and recovered 181 kg of contraband intended for illegal distribution.Chiranjeevi confessed that he had travelled to Odisha to purchase ganja and transported it on a Kerala-bound truck, according to police.In a parallel operation, the Kovilpalayam police conducted vehicle checks in their jurisdiction based on…

Patna: To ease the increasing rush of passengers on the Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur and Danapur-Bengaluru routes, the railways has decided to introduce two new trains, including an Amrit Bharat Express, aimed at improving connectivity and providing relief to travellers.East Central Railway (ECR) chief public relations officer Saraswati Chandra said the weekly Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur Amrit Bharat Express will begin operations on Aug 26 via the DDU-Patna-Kiul route. The train will depart from Ahmedabad every Wednesday at 6.30pm and reach Bhagalpur at 6.40am on Friday.On the return journey, it will leave Bhagalpur every Friday at 6.40pm and arrive in Ahmedabad at 5.25am on Sunday, he…