Kirit Pathak, whose family firm sold the ubiquitous Patak’s Mango Pickle which made bland English food edible for Indians, has died, aged 68, following a car crash in Dubai.
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** ‘Mooktijoddha’ team from Bangladesh in R-Day parade of many firsts
** Sandalwood museum to be inaugurated today
The country’s first sandalwood museum showcasing different variety of the species will be inaugurated on Monday.
District in charge Minister S.T. Somashekar will inaugurate the museum which is at Sri Gandha Koti on the Aranya Bhavan campus in Ashokapuram at 10 a.m.
** IISc. researchers develop software platform for ‘smart’ video tracking
Anveshak’ can be used to track an object across a 1,000-camera network.
A key feature of the platform is that it allows a tracking model or algorithm to focus only on feeds from certain cameras along an expected route, and tune out other feeds. It can also automatically increase or decrease the search radius or “spotlight” based on the object’s last known position.
The platform enables the tracking to continue uninterrupted even if the resources ‒ the type and number of computers that analyse the feeds ‒ are limited, the rel
** 65-year-old makes it to India Book of Records in swimming
The 65-year-old Gangadhar G. Kadekar, a former employee of the Regional Transport Office, made it to the India Book of Records by swimming a distance of 1.4 km in 73.7 minutes by chaining his legs in the ‘Padmasana’ pose in the sea in Padukare in Udupi district on Sunday.
** Award for Fr. Stan Swamy
Human rights activist Father Stan Swamy has been named the recipient of the Mukundan C. Menon Award for 2020.
The award was instituted in 2006 by National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO), an NGO, in memory of human rights activist Mukundan C. Menon.
** New language for coffee is shik-shik-shik, showcases Tata Coffee Grand’s TV campaign
** Rajasthan-based potter revolutionises fashion industry with clay buttons
As soon as the idea of clay buttons on garments hit Om Prakash Galav, he knew this could revolutionise the fashion industry.
** Eat this 4kg mega thali meal to win a Royal Enfield bullet
A hotel in Pune has been luring food lovers to try out their exclusive thali meals. However, there is a catch.
Those who manage to eat their enormous thali that weighs around 4 kg would win a a stylish Royal Enfield bullet bike. Atul Weikar, the owner of the Sivaraj hotel in Pune had announced this unique eating competition to recover from the crisis that his business had faced due to the lockdown.
** Keralite teen Amir Sayed wins Novice Cup
Teen sensation Amir Sayed from Kottayam sealed the Novice Cup in the 23 JK Tyre National Racing Championships at the Kari Motor Speedway .