Making roti dough seems simple until the atta starts sticking to your hands. The more you knead, the more it seems to cling to your fingers. Adding extra dry flour may make the surface easier to handle, but it can also make the dough firm and affect the roti’s texture. There are better ways to…
Sarfaraz Khan on the right (Screengrab) Sarfaraz Khan made a big impact as a substitute fielder for the injured Rishabh Pant on Day 3 of India’s second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.His constant chatter from short leg appeared to unsettle Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella, with both eventually getting…
A major tribute is set to come up in Theni district for one of Tamil cinema’s most respected filmmakers, Bharathiraja. The Tamil Nadu Government has announced plans to build a memorial hall in his birthplace, complete with a bronze statue. The announcement has now received appreciation from actor and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan, who…
Photo: A map of Lechuguilla Cave in July 2019Photo credit: NPS For decades, Lechuguilla Cave was just a footnote in New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains: a 90-foot entrance pit leading to 400 feet of dry, dead-end passages that had once been mined for bat guano. But in the 1950s, cavers began noticing something strange: wind roaring…
Police had first spotted the stolen Mercedes in Longport. (Representative Photo) Four teenagers have been charged after a stolen luxury SUV allegedly crashed head-on into a car in New Jersey, killing a 67-year-old woman and her longtime partner during a police pursuit.The teens allegedly stole a 2024 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon valued at about USD 220,000 and…
Taapsee Pannu BREAKS silence on Kangana Ranaut’s ‘upbringing’ remark: ‘Aap khatam kyun nahi hone dete yeh baat?’ Taapsee Pannu and Kangana Ranaut have once again found themselves at the centre of a public war of words. Their differences, which date back to the heated nepotism debate several years ago, have resurfaced after both actors exchanged…
Brydon Carse nightclub incident (Screengrabs) England’s cricketing culture is under fresh scrutiny after another late-night incident involving one of its players, raising questions over whether the traditional post-match drink has gone too far in an era of increasingly professional sport.The latest episode involved fast bowler Brydon Carse, who was pictured outside a nightclub in the…
Aluminium foil has become something of a viral fixture in home hacks lately, showing up everywhere from pigeon-proofed balconies to kitchen drawers. But two of its most talked-about “behind the appliance” uses actually land on completely opposite ends of the usefulness spectrum, and mixing them up could leave you either wasting your time or missing…
Mohanlal and Suchitra Mohanlal have been married since 1988, and their family later grew with the birth of their son Pranav and daughter Vismaya. Both have since entered the film industry. While Mohanlal’s career has made him one of Malayalam cinema’s biggest stars, Suchitra has largely stayed away from the spotlight. Now, her memories about…
Old Faithful Geyser EruptionPhoto: Canva Old Faithful may be the world’s most famous geyser, but until recently, no one had a clear picture of the “plumbing” that powers its eruptions. In a landmark 2017 studytitled ‘Anatomy of Old Faithful From Subsurface Seismic Imaging of the Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin’, University of Utah scientists deployed 133…