A nostalgic look at five old-school Indian candies and toffees remembered by many 80s children, from orange hard sweets and minty treats to elaichi, caramel and paan-flavoured candies. The 1980s had a very different kind of childhood. Before supermarket aisles became crowded with imported chocolates and colourful packaged snacks, a small neighbourhood kirana shop could…
Despite 40 years of marriage, Ssunita Ahuja insists she has no regrets about marrying Govinda. The statement comes amid months of swirling rumours about their divorce and reports of the actor being linked to someone else. In a recent interview, Ssunita brushed off the speculation, calling Govinda a “very nice” and “very honest” person and…
Roshibina Devi assures third successive Asian Games medal New Delhi: She wasn’t supposed to be in Aich-Nagoya. Not at the Asian Games. Not at her third successive continental event. And certainly not one win away from a place in the women’s 60kg sanda final.Naorem Roshibina Devi had lost fairly in the selection trials for the…
Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde: “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself” Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright, born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College and Oxford. He became one of London’s most talked-about literary…
‘Mandaadi’ box office collection day 13 vs ‘Sardar 2’_ Soori’s film reaches. Soori starrer ‘Mandaadi’ continued its box-office run with another collection on Day 13. The action film earned Rs 1.90 cr in India on Tuesday, September 22. The amount came from 3,481 shows across the country.The latest figures have taken the film’s total India…
Turuépano National Park. Image Credit: Wikipedia Guyana’s mangrove restoration programme planted more than 500,000 seedlings along 8 km of coastline, and a study published in Restoration Ecology has found that restored forests aged between 5 and 11 years were already supporting fish communities similar to those in natural mangroves. Researchers compared restored and naturally regenerated…
Anahat Singh carries India’s gold medal hopes in squash at the 2026 Asian Games. (ANI) New Delhi: For the first time in 24 years, Saurav Ghosal will watch an Asian Games from the sidelines. The former India No. 1, whose first appearance in the continental event came in Busan 2002, stepped away after nine medals:…
A stunning Himachal road recently caught the attention of ace industrialist Anand Mahindra which left him in awe and made him say, “Some destinations are not meant to be reached”. Sharing the video on X, Mahindra wrote about how the sight reminded him of an idea he had held on to for decades: “You can…
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Actress Yami Gautam Dhar, who was conferred with the Best Actress honour at the 72nd National Film Awards, has reacted to her win. The actress advised all aspiring artistes to put their head down and keep working, and be rest assured that life will reward them for their dedication, and hard…
European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria) is now well established in the Oregon dunes In 1910, Oregon introduced European beachgrass near Coos Bay to stabilise its shifting dunes. The plant trapped moving sand and helped hold the dunes in place as it was meant to. But as the beachgrass spread, it changed the coastal landscape and reduced…