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Sunday, September 15, 2024
TopicArabian bisht

Topic: Arabian bisht

The history of Arabian ‘Bisht’—black cloak Messi wore after FIFA win in Qatar

Images of Messi wrapped in black fabric, which might have been construed as obscuring his national jersey, caused confusion around the world.

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Indians have gone too far with fusion food. Gulab jamun tiramisu is perverse

Fancy restaurants are going overboard with culinary fusion. As if street food vendors weren’t enough, with their ice cream dosa, Oreo biscuit pakoras, and dal rice sushi.

Data on unpaid labour divides economists. But they agree on one thing: real rural wages have stagnated

India’s employment data flawed, argues economist Santosh Mehrotra, citing unpaid family labour & sectoral shifts. UFL falling as share in total workforce, counters Surjit Bhalla.

First Tejas Mk1 A to be delivered to IAF by October-end, Israeli software iterations completed

The first Tejas will be delivered with Category B engines, reserve engines which may have been used before or came in and remained unused as part of earlier deal with GE for Tejas series.

BJP’s Northeast policy has lit new fires & reopened old wounds. And it still won’t blink

Manipur represents BJP’s unique ideological approach to governing Northeast by playing identity politics jiu-jitsu. It hasn’t gone well yet, is getting worse, but the party insists on continuing.