We’ve all eaten a modak once. The third pleat always gives it away. Pinch too hard, and the ukad, the steamed rice-flour dough that forms the modak’s outer shell, splits along the seam, and the coconut-jaggery filling starts leaking out before the thing even reaches the steamer.Every home cook who has attempted ukadiche modak, the…
Brics New Delhi Declaration backs AI-driven growth and worker re-skilling but leaves unanswered what happens to jobs lost to automation. NEW DELHI: Brics has set out an ambitious plan to prepare people for an AI-driven economy, but its New Delhi Declaration leaves a key question largely unanswered — what happens to workers whose jobs are…
India’s gem exports rise 3.14% in August as studded gold jewellery shipments surge India’s gem and jewellery exports rose 3.14% year-on-year to $2.30 billion (Rs 21,945.87 crore) in August, as a sharp increase in shipments of studded gold jewellery and higher diamond export volumes supported the overall performance, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council…
Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson, center, raises a hand while speaking to the team. (AP Photo) Mike Hesson has opened the door to a permanent role as Pakistan’s Test coach after stepping in for the third Test in the team’s 0-3 series whitewash against England, while Shaheen Shah Afridi has made his own intentions clear…
MUD TO METAL: 1962 Asiad gold winner Maruti Mane (L-R), the legendary ‘Master’ Chandgi Ram and Hangzhou bronze medallist Antim Panghal Ever since wrestling made its Asian Games debut at the 1954 Manila Games, the continental arena has served as the battleground where India’s ancient combat tradition found its voice.For centuries, the sport had lived…
Brad Pitt and Ines De Ramon attend the US Open Final Women’s match over the weekend in style. (Instagram) Brad Pitt and Ines De Ramon attended the US Open women’s final in style along with many other celebrities. (Instagram) Brad Pitt and Ines De Ramon attend the US Open Final Women’s match over the weekend…
Ganesha’s single tusk is in his prayers before it is in his idols. The Ganapati Atharvashirsha, a short Upanishadic text recited in temples every day, carries the Ganesha Gayatri, which begins “ekadantaya vidmahe”, roughly, “let us know the one-tusked one.” Ekadanta, the one with a single tusk, is how devotees address him.So the missing tusk…
Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes…
Piyush Goyal hails New Delhi Declaration, says it reflects collective resolve for a more resilient, innovative and equitable partnership Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal welcomed the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th Brics Summit, saying that it reflects the collective resolve of member countries to build a more resilient, innovative, development-focused…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side’s defeat to England on day four of the third Test at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP) England completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Pakistan with an eight-wicket win in the third Test at Edgbaston, finishing a one-sided series in style. The hosts…
