The Hindu The origins of your everyday pillow

After a long, tiring day all we want is to jump right on our cosy beds and rest comfortably on our soft, fluffy pillows, right? Pillows are not quite appreciated as much as electric cars or air-fryers, for instance. Pillows are a wonderful man-made creation that has improved the lives and sleep of people across the globe. Did you know ages ago people used to rest their heads on a HARD ROCK? So how did humans go from sleeping on stones to cosy, fluffy and soft pillows today? Let’s get into the origin of your everyday pillows!

The Hindu Yashasvi Jaiswal hits century against Australia in first Test match in Perth

Jaiswal completed his century and continued his good form; Jaiswal on 110 and Padikkal on 5 with Indian score at 215 for 1

The Hindu Jordan security forces kill man who opened fire near Israeli Embassy

The shooting happened early Sunday in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, the Jordanian capital

The Hindu COP29 U.N. climate summit: Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate deal

After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations banged through the contentious finance pact in the early hours in a sports stadium in Azerbaijan

The Hindu COP29 U.N. climate summit: Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 billion climate deal

After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations banged through the contentious finance pact in the early hours in a sports stadium in Azerbaijan

The Hindu Byelection: BJP defeat has again exposed party’s lack of focus on strengthening cadre

The washout in bypolls has hit the morale of BJP and its ally at a time when they were trying to escalate the attack on the Congress government and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with a slew of campaigns

The Hindu Bypoll mandate an endorsement of Congress government’s guarantee schemes in Karnataka

The victories will give a stimulus to the image of the government which is facing multiple charges of corruption from the Opposition

The Hindu Transport unions urge Karnataka government to ease high-cost tracking device mandate as compliance deadline nears

To bolster passenger safety, Karnataka’s government mandated last December that all public transport and national permit vehicles must install VLTDs and emergency panic buttons by November 30.

The Hindu Karnataka government approves starting English-medium sections in 93 Karnataka Public Schools

However, educationists and members of the Commission of the State Education Policy (SEP) have objected to the move even before the final report of the SEP is submitted.

The Hindu Should I worry about mould growing in my home?

Microscopic fungi that grow in homes are a problem because they can trigger asthma and other allergies

The Hindu This weekend run club in Bengaluru helps people to find new sole mates

Stride Run Club, started by Sidharth Yadav, combines fitness with socialising opportunities for those new to Bengaluru

The Hindu CID Dy. SP booked under Prevention of Corruption Act after businesswoman’s death in Bengaluru

The Hindu Channapatna defeat casts shadow on JD(S) and career of Nikhil

The party in its initial assessment believes that consolidation of Muslim votes along with electors from the Scheduled Castes and backward classes favouring the Congress hurt its prospects in Channapatna

The Hindu Morning Digest: India opposes COP29 finance deal after it is adopted; BJP-led Mahayuti dominant across regions, urban-rural divides, and more

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The Hindu In SC spotlight, CAQM shows four-year statistics to argue dip in farm fires

The statutory body strongly objects to petitioners’ push in court to have a body of retired judges supervise the drive against crop burning in Punjab and Haryana