Many people enjoy certain foods together but wonder if there are actual health advantages to these pairings. A recent social media post listed some frequently consumed combinations and claimed benefits like boosting physical and mental strength. To get factual information, I spoke to registered dietitian Jinal Patel about the nutritional pros and cons of these matchups. Rice with yogurt is popular in various cuisines. According to Patel, this blend supplies carbs, protein and probiotics which are helpful. However, those with lactose intolerance may face digestive upset. Non-dairy options are a ..read more

Sunita Williams, a veteran astronaut of Indian descent, is gearing up for her third voyage to the final frontier. Scheduled for launch on May 6th, Williams will join astronaut Butch Wilmore aboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. This pioneering mission will see the Starliner dock at the International Space Station, becoming the first crewed flight for the new capsule. Williams has an illustrious history among astronauts, holding the female record for most spacewalks during her first mission in 2007. Aboard Expedition 14/15, she conducted four EVAs totaling over 29 hours. More recently i ..read more

The Sun recently put on a display of its powerful energy in a rare celestial event. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an unusual sight of four solar flares occurring simultaneously across the Sun's surface on April 23rd. Most solar flare events involve just one or two eruptions from the Sun's atmosphere. But the simultaneous nature of this four-part eruption, stretching across different active regions, made it a quite uncommon “sympathetic solar flare” event. Sympathetic flares occur when multiple solar activites are magnetically linked together. In this case, the four flaring regions ..read more

Delhi Capitals left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav scalped two important wickets against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday to jump to fourth position on the bowler's leaderboard for IPL 2024. Mumbai Indians pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continues to occupy the top spot despite remaining wicketless in their previous encounter. Kuldeep returned figures of 2/30 in his four overs against Gujarat to move ahead of Mustafizur Rahman into fourth place. The Delhi bowler now has 12 wickets from six matches at an impressive economy rate of 7.54. His impressive displays have been instrumental in Shreyas Iyer's team ..read more

In yet another nail-biting finish in the 2024 Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals held their nerves against Gujarat Titans to emerge victorious by just 3 wickets at their home ground in Delhi on Wednesday. A late heroics by Rishabh Pant along with some steady bowling from star spinner Rashid Khan and a breathtaking fielding effort kept the spectators on the edge of their seats till the very end. Let's take a look at some of the key aspects that stood out in this thoroughly entertaining matchup: Contrasting Catching Standards: While Noor Ahmed pulled off an incredible one-handed screamer for ..read more

New Delhi, Apr 25: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the result for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2024 for Paper 1 (BE/BTech). A total of 56 candidates achieved a perfect score of 100 percentile. The NTA Scores for Paper 2A (B.Arch.) and 2B (B.Planning) for the JEE (Main)-2024 Session 1 will be issued separately, the NTA said in a release. Out of 56 who achieved a perfect score, 15 are from Telangana, with seven each from Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, and six from Delhi. Among the six who achieved the 100 percentile from Delhi are Shayna Sinha, Madhav Bansal, Tanay ..read more

Jammu: Over 17.8 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates contesting from the Jammu Parliamentary constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, on April 26. Campaigning for the second phase came to an end on Wednesday evening. The Jammu parliamentary constituency is spread over 18 Assembly segments in four districts. including Reasi, Samba, Jammu and Rajouri. According to the figures provided by the office of Returning Officer for Jammu seat, there are 17,80,835 registered voters, including 9,21,095 male, 8,59,712 female and 28 transgender electors. Among these, 37,822 (37,025 ..read more

Jalandhar: The electioneering in Jalandhar hit a new low on Wednesday with Phillaur Congress MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary making a slanderous attack against his own party candidate and former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi, contesting from the seat. Within half an hour, he was placed under suspension by the party on the orders of Congress Punjab in-charge Devendra Yadav. Photo Morphed: Channi The picture had gone viral in 2012 Assembly elections, too. This is my real niece. She is married and has kids too. It was taken 17 years back and someone had played mischief by editing it and making it look ..read more

Jerusalem, Apr 25: Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government said Israel was “moving ahead” with a ground operation, but gave no timeline. The defence official said Israel's Defence Ministry had bought 40,000 tents, each with the capacity for 10 to 12 people, to house Palestinians relocated from Rafah in advance of an assaul ..read more

New Delhi: As the campaigning for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended on Wednesday, the stage is set for voting on April 26 on 88 seats across 13 states. The polling will culminate in all 20 constituencies of Kerala as well as the remaining segments of Rajasthan, Tripura and Manipur. The second phase will see the fates of some key bigwigs being sealed, the prominent being Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi (Wayanad), Shashi Tharoor (Thiruvananthapuram), Bhupesh Baghel (Rajnandgaon), Vaibhav Gehlot (Jalore) and DK Suresh (Bangalore Rural). Baghel is former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister ..read more