US investment groups are racing to capitalise on the reopening of Venezuela’s oil sector, targeting underinvested oilfields and launching new investment vehicles after US President Donald Trump’s January call for companies to invest $100 billion to help rebuild the country’s energy industry, the Financial Times reported.Among the early movers is Miami-based Lionheart Capital, which has…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed the high-level committee on demographic change to study the shift in population structure in border districts, officials said. Chairing the meeting of the committee, Shah also asked it to visit border areas, metro cities and industrial towns for an assessment of changes because of illegal…
An expat woman’s coded ‘pizza order’ helped Sharjah Police rescue her from danger at home/AI Representative Image A Sharjah Police emergency call operator helped rescue an expatriate woman after realising her repeated requests to “order pizza” were a coded plea for help while she was being threatened at home.The incident was disclosed by Captain Majid…
NEW DELHI: The Assam Cabinet has decided to stop issuing Aadhaar cards to individuals above 18 years of age to ensure illegal immigrants do not acquire the document, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday.“The Assam cabinet has decided not to provide Aadhar cards to any person above 18 years,” Sarma told reporters during…
IAF AN-32 aircraft crashes in Assam, 5 dead; Delhiites to pay more for electricity from next month ‘Routine sortie’: IAF on what led to An-32 aircraft crash in Assam that killed 5 The Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed that five personnel were killed after an AN-32 transport aircraft crashed during a routine sortie near Jorhat,…
For many students pursuing higher education away from home, accommodation costs can add significantly to the financial burden of studies. To help ease this expense, the Madhya Pradesh government has a “Scheduled Caste Boys/Girls Housing Assistance Scheme”, that provides monthly rental assistance to eligible Scheduled Caste (SC) students living in rented accommodation while studying outside…
NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc hit the “reset” button this week with a five-point truce plan. The opposition alliance met after a gap of two years to recalibrate their anti-BJP strategy. There was some hard talk, some emotional hugs, and a lot of reconciliation to keep the alliance intact and relevant in the face of…
The growing rift at home as online gaming dominates teen life (AI image used for representational purpose only) Online gaming has become part of everyday growing up in today’s digital world. It now shows up almost everywhere—from school corridors to family WhatsApp groups—where talk of new games, levels and wins has become routine. Teenagers often…
Brazil will begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign without Neymar after head coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the star forward will not be available for the team’s opening Group C fixture against Morocco.The Selecao are set to face Morocco at MetLife Stadium on June 14 (IST) in what will be their first match of the…
Investors gave SpaceX a blockbuster welcome on its stock market debut, sending the company’s valuation above $2 trillion and cementing its place among the world’s most valuable listed firms.After raising $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering ever, SpaceX began trading under the ticker SPCX at $150, an 11% premium to its IPO price…