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How a prisoner created India’s first rainwear brand by studying ducks and built a company that now serves the IAF, NavyAn Indian freedom fighter's prison experience sparked an idea for local rainwear. Surendra Mohan Bose founded Duckback, India's first rainw...- In 1823, a chemist working with rubber and coal tar found cloth turning strangely dry: It wasn't just treated fabric, and it changed how rainy cities could dressIn 1823, Charles Macintosh revolutionized the world of outerwear by inventing a waterproof fabric. By cleverly bonding rubber with cloth, h...
- Study links two ‘forever chemicals’ to faster biological aging, with men most affectedNew research reveals a concerning link between two forever chemicals, PFNA and PFOSA, and accelerated biological aging. Middle-aged men sho...
- Hurricane Melissa: Monster hurricane Melissa explodes into category 5 fury as Jamaica braces for unthinkable destruction and mass evacuationsHurricane Melissa strengthened to Category 5 with 175 mph winds as it approaches Jamaica, threatening to become the strongest hurricane to ...
- Manmohan Singh countered BJP barbs with sharp repartees, couplets or stoic silenceFormer PM Manmohan Singh, known for his brevity and measured words, often faced criticism from the opposition but responded only occasional...
- Nordic "coolcations" turn up the chill factorCati Padilla and other tourists from southern Europe are increasingly opting for "coolcations" in Nordic countries like Norway and Sweden t...
- King Charles III Coronation: How to watch the ceremony? Know the route, best viewing locations, transportation tipsThe coronation day of the King and Queen Consort is expected to draw large crowds in Central London. The route and designated viewing areas...
- Uttarakhand government issues health advisory in 11 languages for Chardham pilgrims"We had been issuing advisories in Hindi and English earlier. But we are now issuing them in nine more languages so that pilgrims coming fr...
- PPE suits for CISF personnel deployed at airportThe force has procured about 500 pieces and is in the process of obtaining more. "All our security personnel who frisk passengers at airpor...
- PM Narendra Modi remarks unheard of in Parliament democracy, he must apologise: Congress"We are very very disappointed by what the PM said yesterday. I do not think in the history of Indian parliamentary democracy, we have ever...
- Meet the duo behind Shree Ventakesh Films who helped turn around Bengali cinemaSVF is the Yashraj Films of the East,” says Leena Jaisani, head, media and entertainment, FICCI. “SVF has been one of the most important ga...
- FIFA 2010: Lessons in business, management and investmentThe just-concluded FIFA World Cup was not just about spending nights before TVs, there were plenty of lessons in business, management and i...
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