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‘What I am removing from the lake is like a treasure’: This Srinagar artisan is turning Dal Lake weeds to ‘Grass Mâché’ and creating work for women

Simran Irshad has developed ‘Grass Mâché’ using weeds removed from Dal Lake. (Photo courtesy: Kashmir Life) For years, the weeds and vegetation removed from Dal Lake were simply something to be cleared away. For Srinagar artisan Simran Irshad, however, they became a possible answer to two problems at once – the growing cost of paper…

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Rats were eradicated from Seychelles’ D’Arros Island in 2003; by 2016, its Wedge-tailed Shearwater colony had grown nearly 10-fold to 2,768 pairs |

D’Arros Island in Seychelles has recorded a sharp rise in its Wedge-tailed Shearwater breeding population after rats were eradicated in 2003. Researchers counted 2,768 breeding pairs in 2016 and 2,406 in 2021, compared with about 254 pairs recorded in 2009. The colony also spread across a larger area, while breeding burrow density increased during the…

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‘It gives a child so much confidence’: Tara Sutaria reveals how her parents raised her and twin sister Pia as equals

Actor Tara Sutaria recently opened up about her childhood and the family environment that shaped her confidence. During an appearance on Fashionably Pernia, she spoke about growing up with her twin sister, Pia Sutaria, and how their parents made both daughters feel heard and respected. Rather than treating children as too young to have opinions,…

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Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder amid affair; singer insists ‘I did not kill my wife’ |

This image taken from video shows Caleb Flynn reading his statement to the court before being sentenced on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, Troy, Ohio. (Pool Photo via AP) Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday after…

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Scientists re-examined 46 skulls excavated from Egypt’s First Dynasty royal cemetery in the 1920s; 18 showed significant cranial trauma, adding new forensic evidence for retainer sacrifice about 5,000 years ago

There were many subsidiary burials around the tombs and enclosures. (Representational photo: La Nacion) Researchers have found new evidence that some people buried around the tombs of Egypt’s First Dynasty kings may have been deliberately killed after the rulers died. The finding published in journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, comes from a fresh examination of…

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No apology, no handshakes from Indian players: Is this why PCB denied NOCs for WCL 3? Pakistan Champions pull out | Cricket News

File Pic: Shahid Afridi and Yuvraj Singh during WCL Season 1. Pakistan Champions have withdrawn from the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) Season 3 after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused to issue the required No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to their players, bringing an end to the uncertainty surrounding their participation.The withdrawal comes amid a…

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Woman declared Rs 67.4 lakh ancestral jewellery in her ITR which led to additions by tax department; ITAT Mumbai deleted it on basis of old records, but rejected her Rs 12 lakh HUF brokerage claim

On the jewellery issue, the ITAT found that the department’s reasoning involved too many assumptions. (Image for representative purpose only) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench, has given partial relief to a Mumbai taxpayer who was asked to explain jewellery worth Rs 67.39 lakh disclosed in her income tax return. The tribunal deleted…

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