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African penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston. These senior seabirds have scored the ultimate retirement gig: chilling on their private island, blissfully removed from the chaotic flippers of the younger crowd. In this exclusive retreat, six distinguished penguins in their 30s (ancient by penguin standards) enjoy the slow lane.

Indian stocks. Foreign investors have briefly reversed outflows against a much longer trend of dumping overpriced Indian equities. India has been the outlier for quite some time in emerging Asian markets, where inflows are gaining strength.

Pag pag pokhari maach makhan, saras boli muski mukh paan” is a Maithili saying that describes how the land has ponds at almost every step full of fish and the prickly water plants that produce makhana, whose popped seeds are becoming big business. In Greek mythology, Euryale was a Gorgon, a beautiful woman with monstrous features like the snakes for hair of her better-known sister Medusa. When a British botanist came across what looked like a beautiful water lily with menacing spikes on its stalks and leaves, he invoked the Gorgon in its scientific name, adding ferox, or ferocious, for emphasis. Euryale ferox seeds are sometimes called Gorgon nuts. The name was appropriate for another reason. Euryale means ‘far-roaming’ and the prickly plants grow across much of eastern Asia, probably distributed by migratory waterfowl. In 'Soup for the Qan', a translation of a 14th century CE dietary manual for China’s Mongol Emperor, many dishes are made with Euryale seed flour. These are clearly distinguished from the seeds of that other aquatic plant, the lotus, but in time this distinction became blurred. Makhana is often called lotus seed but in Chinese cuisine, actual lotus seeds are now more popular.

Facing a Friday night deadline to fund the government or allow it to start winding down, the Senate is set to vote ahead of the midnight cut-off on a Trump-backed bill passed by the House of Representatives. The deal would keep federal operations going for another six months, but Democrats are under pressure from their grassroots activists to defy Trump and reject a text they say is full of harmful spending cuts. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer — who has long insisted that it is bad politics to shut down the government — said he would support the bill, a move seen as improving its chances of success. «President Trump and Republicans leaders would like nothing more than to pull us into the mud of a protracted government shutdown. For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift,» Schumer said on the Senate floor.

Consumer price index (CPI) or retail inflation is likely to undershoot the Reserve Bank's target in the January-March 2025 quarter, opening more policy space for easing the policy rate, Bank of Baroda said. India's retail inflation significantly improved in February 2025, as the year-on-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate stood at 3.61 percent, a decline of 65 basis points from the previous month. The retail inflation print fell below 4 per cent in February for the first time in six months, mainly due to a decline in vegetable prices. «We do not see major risks lurking for food inflation. However, one needs to be vigilant on account of hotter than expected summer, stickier international edible oil prices and risks from global inflationary policies,» said Dipanwita Mazumdar, an economist at Bank of Baroda. As of now, the tide is in favour of a lower headline print emanating from a better Rabi harvest, better supply management strategies of the government, rangebound commodity prices, benign energy price outlook and lesser dependence of the CPI basket in terms of imported commodities.

Yes, in the kitchen. The energy there is electric, with chefs working mere feet away, turning simple ingredients into magic before your eyes. Chef Juan Luis Martinez masterfully blends Peruvian produce with Venezuelan flair, crafting dishes that are as bold as they are refined. Fish tartare with green tomato, huacatay and matured cheese is a revelation. Scallops with sanky and jalapeno pack a delicate punch. For mains, white fish with cocona citrus is bright and balanced, showcasing Martinez's deft touch.

Hole in the Rock, a coastal landmark off North Island’s northern coast. The fishermen, including boat owner Dean Harrison, were unhurt except for one minor injury. A Sudden and Unpredictable Encounter Harrison and his companions were fishing in their nearly 16-foot vessel while dolphins played in the waters ahead. Suddenly, a shadow crossed their boat, followed by a loud crash. «This one decided to jump on board and say hello,» Harrison said. «One minute everything was fine and then just like lightning striking, there's a big dolphin in our boat thrashing around and breaking everything.»

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Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Sunday. After meeting the protesting fishermen at Rameswaram, who sought quick release of arrested fishermen and their boats from Sri Lanka, Ravi said the fishing community was a victim of an «iniquitous agreement» of 1974 (between India and Sri Lanka), which was extremely insensitive to the livelihood concerns of the state's poor fishermen. The governor alleged the ruling DMK was equally responsible «for the wrong of 1974» as it held power at that time in the state. Law Minister S Regupathy hit back at Ravi, asking him to not «compete» with BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai as the Saffron party's state unit chief is available for politics.

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Manickam Tagore on Monday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha to discuss and demanded a discussion on the arrest of 14 Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.

The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year and plans to introduce new exemptions to ensure most middle-class Canadians do not pay more tax if the rate becomes official.

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions

An upstate New York food bank was offered more than 40,000 pounds of coho salmon — a bountiful feast

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