Eight years in the making, Kashmir’s magic carpet is a rare beauty

Eight years in the making, Kashmir’s magic carpet is a rare beauty

At least 30 people are required to unroll the carpet. Photo: Special Arrangement The famous Hazratbal dargah in Srinagar is attracting locals for a rare spectacle this week — the washing and clipping of the largest carpet woven in Kashmir by far. The intricate marvel is 72 ft. in length and 40 ft. in width, … Read more

Can the BJP-TDP-JSP alliance recreate its 2014 election magic?

Can the BJP-TDP-JSP alliance recreate its 2014 election magic?

TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu, Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan and the then BJP Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi Shankaravam attend an election campaign rally in Tirupati on April 30, 2014. | Photo Credit: Poornachandra kumar The Andhra Pradesh political dream team of 2014 — which fell apart with disastrous consequences for all three … Read more

Rajasthan Election Results 2023 | Magic has ended: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes dig at Ashok Gehlot as trends show BJP edge

Rajasthan Election Results 2023 | Magic has ended: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes dig at Ashok Gehlot as trends show BJP edge

Union Minister and BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Photo Credit: – With the initial poll trends giving an edge to the BJP in Rajasthan, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday took a jibe at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying people have come out of the spell of the “magician”.  Rajasthan Assembly election results … Read more

Will perform magic tricks to earn money, but won’t let people of Jodhpur down: Gehlot

Will perform magic tricks to earn money, but won’t let people of Jodhpur down: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was born into a family of professional magicians in Jodhpur. | Photo Credit: PTI Terming himself as ‘Pratham Sewak‘ of the people of Jodhpur, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on June 4 said if the need arises he would earn money by performing magic tricks, but would not let the people … Read more

Don’t have magic lamp to predict Opposition unity ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Farooq Abdullah

Don’t have magic lamp to predict Opposition unity ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Farooq Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) President Farooq Abdullah said during a press conference in Jammu on May 1 that attempts are on to unite non-BJP parties ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. | Photo Credit: ANI National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on May 1 said he does not have a magic lamp that can … Read more

No ‘Magic Moment’ to Lift COVID Restrictions

No ‘Magic Moment’ to Lift COVID Restrictions

April 6, 2022 There is no “magic moment” for states to lift COVID-19 restrictions such as face masking rules without facing a resulting rebound in COVID-related deaths, says a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Medical Center, and Georgia Tech used a … Read more

‘Magic Mushrooms’ Provide Fast, Long-lasting Depression Relief: Study

‘Magic Mushrooms’ Provide Fast, Long-lasting Depression Relief: Study

Feb. 18, 2022 — Treatment with psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” relieves major depression for up to a year, and perhaps longer, new research shows. In a study of adults with a long-term history of depression, two doses of psilocybin, combined with supportive “talk” therapy, led to large, stable, and enduring antidepressant … Read more

‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) —  Tony Head was depressed and fearing death from stage 4 prostate cancer when, as part of a supervised scientific trial, he took a large dose of the psychedelic agent in “magic mushrooms,” psilocybin. Head donned a mask and headphones to shut out the … Read more