7 ways to protect your balcony garden during a severe heat wave

​Across cities, people are building tiny ecosystems in impossible spaces—cooling homes, feeding pollinators, and reconnecting with nature one pot at a time. The future of balcony gardening is not about perfect aesthetics. It’s about resilience.​ A balcony garden in an Indian summer can quickly turn into a miniature furnace. Concrete walls radiate heat, metal railings…

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Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora sent to judicial custody in ₹100 crore money laundering case

GURGAON: A special PMLA court on Monday sent Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to judicial custody in a money laundering case. Arora, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Chandigarh on May 9 in connection with an alleged ₹100 crore fake GST billing and laundering racket, had been in ED custody since his arrest.Before the…

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Delhi High Court grants bail in NDPS case, slams prosecution apathy

During the hearing, the High Court found serious confusion and lack of coordination on the prosecution side. (AI image) The Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to an accused booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 while sharply criticizing the Delhi Police for its casual handling of criminal prosecutions and personal…

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‘I’m sorry I can’t be there’

It’s the year of eloquent cinema, and celebrations have reached Cannes stairs. ‘Paper Tiger,’ starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Miles Teller, received a 7-minute standing ovation during their premiere for its poignant notes. While many A-listers walked through the red carpet, the film’s very own lead actress could not join the actors for the…

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Devotees offer prayers at Bhojshala complex after ASI allows Hindus unrestricted access to shrine

DHAR:Prayers were offered to Goddess Saraswati at the Bhojshala complex on Monday, a day after an idol was consecrated at the site following the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s verdict on the long-disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex.Bhojshala Mukti Yagna Convener Gopal Sharma welcomed the court’s decision and said the site had finally been recognised as a temple,…

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‘Won’t tolerate threat to security’

NEW DELHI: The United Arab Emirates on Monday strongly condemned and warned Iran after a drone strike at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region, warning that it “will not tolerate any threat to its security and sovereignty under any circumstances.“The incident comes amid renewed tensions linked to ongoing Iran conflict, with…

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Apple’s Genmoji to get smarter in iOS 27 with automatic emoji ideas

Apple is reportedly set to improve its Genmoji in iOS 27 with new AI-powered automatic suggestions, according to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The upcoming update is said to create personalised emojis faster and also make them more intuitive, using on-device intelligence to recommend designs based on users’ messages and context. “Now, for iOS…

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500 hawkers evicted, stalls removed in drives at Howrah and Sealdah stations

KOLKATA: More than 150 illegal stalls outside Howrah station were razed and close to 200 vendors evicted in a drive launched late on Saturday. A similar action at Sealdah station, which started on Friday night and continued on Saturday as well, saw the removal of around 300 hawkers.In Howrah, payloaders removed structures that encroached on…

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