Levin Paulose (PC: @ppv931680) When most people see a cardboard box, an old wire or a discarded battery, they see scrap or something to throw away. But 12-year-old Levin Paulose from Kerala sees something entirely different, he sees the raw materials for his next invention in these ordinary materials.Meet Levin PauloseLevin is a normal school…
MUMBAI: Anticipating a legal showdown with Tata Sons, Reserve Bank of India has lodged a caveat in Bombay high court after rejecting its application for deregistration as a core investment company, a status that would have exempted it from a stock market listing. The central bank has asked to be heard before any order is…
PM Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi raised Indian concerns in ties with China with President Xi Jinping when the two met last week on the sidelines of the Brics summit, saying both sides need to show sensitivity to each other’s core concerns, according to the Indian government.The MEA assertion…
NEW DELHI: IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar, called the ‘Iron Lady of Assam’, has become the first woman officer to lead CRPF’s jungle warfare commando unit, CoBRA.Parashar, a 2006-batch officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, earned the moniker of Iron Lady after leading the crackdown against militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland in 2013-14 as the…
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi New Delhi: Assailing govt over its decision to start charging for UPI transactions, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said, “Just like with the US trade deal, compromised PM Modi is once again surrendering to American pressure.“Rahul said, “American payment companies have long opposed India’s zero-MDR policy. Now, Modi govt has…
MDR kicks in from October 15 NEW DELHI: National Payments Corporation of India on Tuesday announced a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, with an overall cap of Rs 300, and a flat Rs 5 charge for utility payments, fuel purchase, insurance premium, rail tickets, and a host of government…
New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has barred the concessionaire of Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway, PNC Infratech, from bidding for any of its projects for three years, the maximum punishment as per contract conditions. The company’s share dipped by 20% on Tuesday after the company, in a regulatory filing, informed the BSE about the debarment…
New Delhi: More than a decade after govt mandated installation of speed limiting devices or speed limiting functions in all public transport vehicles, enforcement remains lax, and Supreme Court Tuesday directed Centre, states and UTs to ensure compliance.Rule 118 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules provides for speed governors, and SC had passed various orders for…
NEW DELHI: For 15 days, Sunaina Devi (55) survived on river water and the fragile shelter of a half-submerged thatched hut, after being swept 50km downstream by the monsoon-swollen Ganga. She was found alive Monday by fishermen who heard her cries.Devi, from Kapurpatti village in Bihar’s Buxar district, had gone to bathe on Aug 30…
FILE – Colombia’s James Rodriguez celebrates after defeating Costa Rica at the end of a friendly soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File) For 15 years, James Rodríguez was one of the first names that came to mind whenever Colombia walked onto a football pitch. The No. 10 shirt…