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hummus in Grand Cheese Bazaar, the pioneering food shop started by Karen Anand in Mumbai in 1990. The cheese was nice, but what was great was this creamy, tangy, deeply tasty mash of chickpeas, garlic, olive oil and thick tahina sesame paste. It worked like a sauce, but was substantial like a spread and less rich-tasting than cheese or paté, so you could eat more. With some good bread or rotis, it made for a full meal. All I knew was that it was Middle Eastern, so when I went to spend a few weeks in Egypt, I looked forward to eating a lot more of it. But for Egyptians, the pulses that mattered most was ful, slow-cooked fava beans. Chickpeas (which is literally what hummus means) weren’t as popular, either whole or mashed. I searched in supermarkets, but found only some sad tasting, canned hummus. I was told that most people made it at home, or ordered it in restaurants as part of the starters called mezze.

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Travelers, be warned: The federal government may revoke your passport if you ignore a big tax bill.

Buy or sell stocks today: The Indian domestic stock market index Nifty closed flat after Friday, August 23's trading session. The index closed 0.05 per cent higher at 24,823.15 points, compared to 24,811.50 points in its previous trading session. The domestic indices closed flat even though the major Asian and European markets were positive.

Mann ki Baat. Modi covered a wide range of topics during the show, and spoke to the founders of a Bengaluru-based space tech start-up.

job interview wearing shorts was sent home, sparking a recent incident that went viral online. Tyreshia Morgan, the woman, posted about her encounter on TikTok, where her video gained over 5.5 million views in a short period of time after going viral. Morgan disclosed in the video that she arrived at the interview wearing a white T-shirt, a white sweater, and black fitted shorts. The recruiter requested her to change and come back the next day, even though she thought her attire was tidy and businesslike, as per the reports of Yahoo life. In her video, Morgan expressed shock at being rejected by the recruiter based just on what she was wearing. She could go home, change, and come back later that day, or she could reschedule for the following day. Morgan displayed her ensemble, highlighting her high-rise black Target shorts—she even included a link to them in her TikTok account.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades.

Consumers may face disruptions in getting service and transactional messages from banks, financial institutions and ecommerce firms on their mobile phones from next month following a telecom regulator move aimed at curbing spam, specifically phishing attempts. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked telcos to stop transmitting messages containing URLs, OTT links, APKs (Android application packages) or call-back numbers that are not whitelisted--or registered with telcos--by senders from September 1. The regulator's ultimatum means banks, financial institutions and online platforms must get their templates and content registered with operators by the August 31 deadline, failing which messages containing these elements will be blocked.

urban consumption, softer manufacturing sector growth and moderate government expenditure amid elections may have dragged down growth in the first quarter of FY25. India's economy likely grew by a median 6.85% in the April-June period from a year earlier, according to an ET poll of 14 economists, slipping from 7.8% in the last quarter of FY24 and 8.2% in the year before. The growth estimates ranged from 6% to 7.5%. The median figure is lower than the RBI forecast of 7.1% for the quarter. «Slowing of manufacturing activity and lower government expenditure during the election period likely contributed to the slowdown in output growth in the quarter,» said Shreya Sodhani, regional economist, Barclays, pencilling in 7.1% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the June quarter. The government will release June quarter growth data on August 30. The general elections held in the April-June period impacted government spending.

diamond discovered in more than a century has been unearthed in Botswana, marking a historic discovery. The stunning 2,492 carat diamond was unveiled during a special ceremony presided over by Botswana's president. This stone, which is about the size of a fist and weighs about a pound, has attracted a lot of interest and enthusiasm, as per the reports of the New York Post. Initial estimates say the diamond may be worth over $40 million, but it is too early to confirm the actual value or complete the sale. The Canadian mining corporation Lucara, which found the diamond at its Karowe Mine, is the source of this information. Some industry insiders, though, think this assessment may be low. Renowned diamond expert Fred Cuellar likened the value of diamonds to that of real estate, where the amount depends on comparable sales in the recent past. Given that a smaller diamond from the same mine sold for $63 million in 2016, Cuellar estimated that the diamond's potential value ranged from $100 million to $160 million.

District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Tawang, which reached the Sangnga Nehgu lake, which stands near the glacier on Mount Gorichen range, has discovered that there was a glacial lake outburst at lake Sangnga Nehgu on August 14. This washed away more than five log bridges and damaged the Brokpa track at several locations. The team, led by Tawang deputy commissioner Kanki Darang and superintendent of police DW Thongon, observed that there were still chances of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) from the same lake since the glacier on the back side of the lake is melting at a rapid rate, increasing the volume of water in the lake.

Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a first-in-the-nation deal, but journalists and other media industry experts are calling it a disappointing agreement that mostly benefits the tech giant. The agreement, which was hashed out behind closed doors and announced this week, will direct tens of millions of public and private dollars to keep local news organisations afloat. Critics say it's a textbook political maneuver by tech giants to avoid a fee under what could have been groundbreaking legislation. California lawmakers agreed to kill a bill requiring tech to support news outlets they profit from in exchange for Google's financial commitment. By shelving the bill, the state effectively gave up on an avenue that could have required Google and social media platforms to make ongoing payments to publishers for linking news content, said Victor Pickard, professor of media policy and political economy at the University of Pennsylvania. California also left behind a much bigger amount of funding that could have been secured under the legislation, he said.

Fed Chair's speech at Jackson Hole Symposium, where investors will look for cues on rate cut trajectory in the near future. US Fed chair Powell will speak at the event later on Friday, addressing central bankers across the world at 10 am Eastern Daylight Time (EST). In India, this comes to about 7:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST).

The South Carolina Senate has started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power-generation world

Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Following the positive global market cues on the US Fed rate cut buzz, the Indian stock market ended higher for the sixth straight session on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index added 41 points and closed at 24,811. The BSE Sensex finished 147 points higher at 81,053, whereas the Bank Nifty index went up 300 points and ended at 50,985.

₹11.11 trillion for the infrastructure sector. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech last month, said the government will look at a market-based financing framework to address infra funding challenges.

Buy or sell stocks today: The Indian domestic stock market index Nifty closed higher for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, August 22. The index was fueled by the positive cues from global markets, closing 0.17 per cent higher at 24,811.50 points, compared to 24,770.20 points at the previous market close. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex closed 0.18 per cent higher at 81,053.19 points after Wednesday's session, compared to 80,905.30 points at the previous close.

health risks in the biggest crackdown since 2016 when 344 FDCs were prohibited. FDCs are medicines that combine two or more drugs into a single dosage. The union health and family welfare ministry on Thursday issued a gazette notification, prohibiting manufacture, sale and distribution of these medicines based on the recommendation of an expert panel that evaluated 324 FDCs. «The review of these FDCs started in 2019 and then Covid happened. The companies were heard and, thereafter, the committee gave its report at the end of 2021, recommending banning 156 FDCs,» a member of the panel said on condition of anonymity. «This is the largest FDC ban since 2016,» he added.

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Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said micro, small and medium industries will play an important role in realising the vision to transform India into a developed nation by 2047. Therefore, she said, they have been given special priority in the Union Budget. The finance minister was addressing the discussion programme with MSME marble cluster units in Udaipur on Thursday evening. «The participation of MSME is important in realising the vision of 2047. Therefore, it has been given expert priority in the budget,» she said.