Photo credit: pmuy.gov.in The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is one of India’s most significant social welfare initiatives aimed at providing clean cooking fuel to poor households. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 May 2016 from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, the scheme seeks to improve the health, dignity, and quality of life of…
Photo credit: X/ @AdithyaKM_ The Garudastra long range 120mm vehicle mounted mortar system has been demonstrated by Nibe Limited at the Infantry school in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. The demonstration showcases the multiple capabilities including, rapid shoot-and-scoot operations, Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI), a high rate of fire and precision engagement using both GPS and laser-guided…
Major League Cricket (MLC) captains ahead of the fourth season. (Instagram) New Delhi: Major League Cricket (MLC) returns for its fourth season on June 18 with Texas Super Kings taking on Seattle Orcas at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas. It will be the venue for the first seven games of the 34-match competition…
The National Stock Exchange of India has officially set the stage for one of the biggest market events in the country’s history, filing its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to 148,905,525 equity shares. The issue, valued at an estimated Rs 30,000 crore, is poised to become the…
India’s Ishan Kishan (AP Photo) Former England spinner Graeme Swann heaped praise on Ishan Kishan after the wicketkeeper-batter’s sensational century powered India to a dominant 170-run win over Afghanistan in the second ODI in Lucknow, sealing the three-match series with a game to spare.Kishan played a stunning knock of 125 from just 79 balls, striking…
Noam Shazeer, Google’s Gemini co-lead, is leaving for OpenAI less than two years after a reported $2.7 billion rehire. Noam Shazeer cost Google $2.7 billion to bring back. He lasted less than two years. The vice president of engineering and Gemini co-lead announced on Wednesday that he is leaving to join OpenAI, and with him…
5,000-year-old Solstice monument unearthed near Stonehenge in Wiltshire / Image – file Archaeologists have uncovered what could be an early prototype of Stonehenge, a remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that predates Britain’s most famous prehistoric landmark by around 500 years.The discovery was made near Bulford in Wiltshire, about five kilometres from Stonehenge, and is already being described…
NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mominabad, Srinagar, has ordered a travel service provider to pay Rs 2.09 lakh to a pilgrim after the firm accepted his advance payment for a Hajj package but failed to secure him a visa, holding it liable for unfair trade practice and deficient service.What was the issueThe…
Thousands of Indian professionals working in Britain through Indian employers will stop paying dual social security contributions from July 15, with officials estimating that 90-95% of such workers will benefit from the India-UK social security pact coming into force alongside the free trade agreement.The Agreement on Social Security, or Double Contribution Convention (DCC), is expected…
Thane Police have registered a case against eight persons, including the owners and employees of a shipping company in Navi Mumbai. On Thursday, officials told PTI the accused allegedly duped 75 job aspirants of Rs 1.73 crore by promising lucrative jobs.According to a Kharghar police station official, the accused allegedly ran the operation from their…