Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022, the fourth budget of Modi 2.0, today. There were a host of measures aimed at boosting growth amid high & rising inflation and continuing Covid uncertainties. There, however, were remarkably few real changes to the personal income tax structure in a year that had seen demands…
Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal reveals being ‘physically destroyed’ An exhausted and emotionally drained Rafael Nadal walked gingerly towards an exercise mat in the players’ gym at the Australian Open and collapsed on it in a heap. Hardly surprising given the 35-year-old had just spent five hours and 24 minutes on the Rod Laver Arena…
Kashi Vishwanath Temple: Corridor of faith The inauguration of the new Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor by the prime minister at a cost of Rs. 800 crore is a boon for pilgrims and a boost for the BJP with polls nigh. In February 2018, Mayank Agarwal, a 42-year-old bank worker from Lucknow’s Rajajipuram, had taken his…
How 5G Wireless Service Puts Airplanes at Risk New high-speed cellphone services have raised concerns of interference with aircraft operations, particularly as aircraft are landing at airports. The radio spectrum ranges from 3 hertz to 3,000 gigahertz and is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Federal Aviation Administration has assured Americans that most commercial aircraft are…
A banking-fraud trojan that has been targeting Android users for three years was update to create even more grief. Besides draining bank accounts, the trojan can now activate a kill switch that performs a factory reset . Brata was first documented in a post from security firm Kaspersky. Inwhich reported that the Android malware had…
“How can I be the best ‘me’ possible?” It’s a question you’ve probably asked yourself, at some time or another. And you reaally want change. Seven questions to help us decide if a new challenge is worth pursuing. Perhaps you’re considering a job or role change, starting or buying a business, getting married, or becoming a…
Could the thorny question of human consciousness be answered by simple electromagnetic waves? One improbably dualist scientist believes so. They suggests the human mind is a combination of physical matter and electromagnetic field. This is a big question, and the proposed answer here is controversial. The University of Surrey’s Johnjoe McFadden Research The University of…
At a fundamental level, nobody knows whether gravity is truly quantum in nature. A novel experiment strongly hints that it is. Three of our fundamental forces of nature — the electromagnetic and strong and weak nuclear forces — known to be quantum in nature. However, the oldest known fundamental force, gravity, has only been shown…
Knowing which mask to pick and making sure it’s not a fake requires the sleuthing skills of a forensic investigator. Our guide can help. The fast-spread of the infectious Omicron variant has prompted many people to try to upgrade to a higher-quality mask. But that’s easier said than done. Anyone who has shopped for a…
what it means to manifest successfully When it comes to mental wellness, manifesting has become the decade’s woke buzzword. Some are familiar with it as a TikTok trend sparking memes (“shut up I’m manifesting!”). Others are reminded of the ‘90s affirmation movement played out through self-help materials. But the fact is, people have been manifesting…
