Before the days of antiseptic supermarkets, with their fluorescent lights and linoleum floors, food was sold in very different types of markets, most of which would not pass muster to a modern health inspector. Take Medieval Europe: Even the sturdiest contemporary carnivore might have felt a bit queasy at the sight of animals being slaughtered, which would happen…Continue Reading
By now, most people understand that “cultural appropriation” usually refers to the exploitive consumption of ethnic and marginalized cultures by others. We’ve seen non-Black personalities wearing cornrows. Or celebs like Olivia Rodrigo and Awkwafina use what they think is AAVE – accents and dialects of Black cultures, like Jamaican accents – as a way to show they’re hip within their own cliques and with Black…Continue Reading
In a literal sense, Kamala Harris looks to become the most powerful vice president of all time — at least, if you go by the constitutional assignment given to that office by the founding fathers. Let’s be honest: The Constitution shortchanges the vice president, consigning him (or, right now, her) to “the most insignificant office that ever the invention…Continue Reading
Maharashtra minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil has kicked up a controversy by comparing the roads in his constituency in Jalgaon district to actor Hema Malini’s cheeks, prompting the state women’s commission to demand an apology from him. The video of Patil’s remarks, which he made recently while addressing an election meeting for…Continue Reading
Ruias-led Essar Exploration & Production Ltd (EEPL) and partner Italy’s Eni plan to start production from their offshore block in Vietnam in 2024-25, a top Essar executive said. Discovered in 2019, Block 114 is the largest hydrocarbon find in South East Asia in two decades and is estimated to hold about 2 billion barrels of…Continue Reading
Hitting out at rival political parties, Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday claimed nobody will be able to face the “inswingers” and “outswingers” delivered by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Extending the cricket analogy, Singh called Adityanath an all rounder saying that the CM has been able to control crime in the state while also…Continue Reading
Britain reports a further 12,133 Omicron cases in 24 hoursReutersLast Updated: Dec 19, 2021, 07:50 PM ISTSynopsisThe UK Health Security Agency said on Twitter there had been an additional 12,133 confirmed cases of Omicron over the previous 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 37,101.AgenciesThe United Kingdom reported more than 12,000 further…Continue Reading
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kickstarted the Jan Vishwas Yatra from Mathura on Sunday, which he said, would go among the people and seek their blessings adding that his government has met the expectations of people and the party. Speaking to ANI, the Chief Minister said, “During the past four and a half years, under the…Continue Reading
Cricket South Africa on Sunday announced that the remaining round of CSA four-day franchise series, the country’s premier domestic competition, has been postponed as a precautionary measure over COVID-19 fears. The announcement came just a week before the three-match Test series between India and South Africa gets underway in Centurion. The country has seen a…Continue Reading
The civic authorities said that none of the four people found with the variant at the Mumbai airport are residents of the city.MUMBAI: Six new cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed in Maharashtra on Sunday, taking the count of cases related to the variant to 54. Four cases were picked up at the Mumbai…Continue Reading