Syria says it rejects ‘foreign intervention’ after Israeli strikes | News

Syria promises to ‘protect all components’ of society, including Druze, after Israel launches air raids near Damascus. Syrian authorities have decried “foreign intervention” in Syrian affairs after Israel launched air attacks on a town near Damascus where government forces and several other groups had taken part in deadly clashes. A Syrian Ministry of Interior source…

Breathing life into Vembanad lake

A view of houseboats on Vembanad Lake in Alappuzha. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Vembanad, the longest lake in India and the largest in Kerala, is gasping for breath. The 96.5 km-long water body spans the districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Ernakulam and forms part of the Vembanad-Kol wetland system, a Ramsar site. Six major…

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh meets West Bengal CM Mamata at Digha Jagannath temple, draws party ire

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh during the inauguration of Jagannath temple, at Digha in East Medinipur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Digha Jagannath temple,…

Food authors say Australian influencer copied recipes

ABC Kids Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats food website attracts a monthly readership of 45 million page views. Two cookbook authors have accused TikTok influencer Brooke Bellamy of copying their recipes. Nagi Maehashi, the Australian founder of popular food website RecipeTin Eats, said Ms Bellamy’s cookbook contains recipes with “word-for-word similarities to mine”. Ms Bellamy, who…

CREDAI optimistic about Chennai real estate sector

: The number of residential units registered in Chennai during the first quarter of 2025 stood at 8,042, reflecting an 11% rise compared to the same quarter in 2024. Around 7,218 units were registered during the same period in 2024, according to a report released by theConfederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI)…

Digha’s Jagannath Temple will be an important pilgrimage for centuries, says West Bengal CM; opens its door for public

The Jagannath temple at Digha officially opens for public. File | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI   West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) inaugurated Jagannath Temple at Digha in State’s Purba Medinipur district with much fanfare and added that the spirituality at the temple will survive for thousands of years. “I…