MUMBAI: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has hiked prices by 2-5%, signalling more increases could be in the offing going ahead as the company copes with a 8-10% cost inflation on the back of the West Asia war that sent oil prices soaring, weighing on raw material costs for a host of consumer goods ranging from detergents…
Quote of the day by Mother Teresa (Image source: Wikipedia) Some quotes stick with us because they are easy to understand and very important. One example of this is this line from Mother Teresa. It talks about how small actions can have a big effect and how even the smallest effort can make a big…
Akshay Kumar‘s ‘Bhooth Bangla’ has been showcasing steady growth in its box office collections. The movie is currently in its third week and has already crossed Rs 200 crore worldwide. While the arrival of new films has affected the earnings of the horror comedy, it still managed to rake in a substantial number on its…
In a modest classroom in Devlali near Nashik, a schoolteacher quietly uncovered one of the most intriguing patterns in mathematics. Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar, born in 1905, was not part of elite academic circles, yet his fascination with numbers led him to discover a remarkable constant: 6174. What makes this number extraordinary is its behaviour. Apply…
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma frequently grab attention with their airport outings and every time they make a public appearance. They serve goals and fans cannot stop gushing about them. On Sunday, Virat and Anushka were spotted at their airport and videos, pictures of them went viral. This marked their first public appearance together after…
A man living in Florida has been stripped of his United States citizenship after being convicted in a multi-million dollar Covid-19 fraud case, according to a federal court ruling.The decision was issued by a US judge who found that the man, 25-year-old Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, had obtained his citizenship unlawfully and later took part…
Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari India should aim for 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future to strengthen energy self-reliance, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. He said that vulnerabilities in oil supplies due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia have made it essential for the…
KOLKATA: ‘Shantiniketan’, at Harish Mukherjee Road where a notice was pasted Monday for alleged unauthorised construction, is among the 17 properties “owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee, his company and family” that are under the scrutiny of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, an official of KMC said. Officials said notices under section 400(1) of the KMC Act,…
Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: With both the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP announcing their candidate lists, the battle for Bengal has effectively begun. While the TMC has declared candidates for all 294 seats, the saffron party has so far named 144, covering roughly half the Assembly. The contest is…
The Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, does not confine himself to reading business and technology-related literature. He recommends a diverse set of books that include scientific research, memoirs, historical facts, and even fantasy fiction.These books serve the purpose of more than just providing some knowledge to the reader. The book aims to present different thinking models,…
