Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit New Delhi: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, an ace fighter and a highly experienced test pilot, has been appointed the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He will assume his new charge on July 1.Currently, the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff, the officer has played…
State vice president Karu Nagarajan and 15 other officials, including state secretary Sumathi Venkatesh, have also quit following K. Annamalai’s resignation from the BJP CHENNAI: The fallout from Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai’s resignation continues to widen, with state vice president Karu Nagarajan, state secretary Sumathi Venkatesh, and at least 14 other party officials…
Peter Thiel’s family office has signed a lease at Miami’s 830 Brickell office tower. The PayPal founder has reportedly agreed to pay about $250 per square foot for nearly 18,200 square feet of office space. The deal is being described as the highest-priced office lease signed in Miami-Dade County to date and comes months after…
US stocks ended lower on Friday, with technology shares leading the decline, as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reduced expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 81 points, or 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.4%, weighed down by losses in…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were directed to take shelter in their docked spacecraft on Friday and prepare for a possible evacuation after an air leak in the Russian segment of the orbital outpost showed signs of worsening. Nasa mission control instructed the four members of the Crew-12 mission aboard the International Space Station…
Bhagwant Mann (File photo) Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that eligible women across the state will begin receiving financial assistance under the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna from July 1. The scheme aims to strengthen women’s financial independence and ensure dignity and self-respect.Under the initiative, eligible women will receive Rs 1,000…
US proposes new rules for work permits targeting asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security has come up with a new proposal to restrict who gets to work in the US legally and for how long. The proposal is for non-citizens but not skilled workers; the new proposal particularly targets those with humanitarian parole, non-DACA…
Oil India Limited discovered the presence of natural gas in an exploratory well drilled in the Andaman Sea, marking a significant development in India’s offshore exploration efforts, announced union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Puri.The discovery has been made in the “Sri Vijayapuram-3” well, located about 15 km off the east coast of…
Fuel-saving push, rising costs: Is public transport affordable enough? As fuel prices remain vulnerable to global events and governments continue urging citizens to use public transport, a practical question arises: how affordable is public transport in India today?While buses, metros and local trains are generally far cheaper than private vehicles, commuters often face additional costs…
Anand was an H-1B visa holder. With Anand gone, his wife’s H4 status collapsed. A mother with her two children decided to return to India, leaving their property in Texas after a massive tragedy struck them last year. The story of Priya Narayanaswamy, who came to India this April, emerged in a report by Bloomberg…