Pakistan’s military said on Friday that security forces killed 22 alleged militants during clashes in the country’s northwest earlier this week, while a 10-year-old child also died in the exchange of fire near the Afghan border.According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, “a joint military operation was conducted by security forces and…
SRINAGAR: Liquor will now be available in Ladakh, where only beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages were permitted so far for retail sale through vends, except in Leh where there was no partial prohibition.Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the new excise policy for the UT which “aims at curbing the growing dependence on narcotics…
Pathways School, Gurgaon, one of India’s prominent IB schools, is in the process of being acquired by KKR-backed Lighthouse Learning Group, formerly EuroKids International, for about Rs 1,500 crore. It is being counted among the largest transactions yet in India’s school education sector.Pathway Gurgaon is a single campus spread across 10 acres with 4.5 lakh…
NEW DELHI: NTPC will soon approach the Centre with the feasibility report for its first nuclear energy plant in the country, as India looks to increase its atomic power capacity from the current 9 GW to 100 GW by 2047.Officials said NTPC has completed a feasibility study in one of the 14 states where it…
Case relates to the creation of six fake govt offices of irrigation and water resources department in Dahod district of Gujarat. NEW DELHI: Ever heard of ‘Fake govt department’ scam? The case relates to the creation of six fake govt offices of irrigation and water resources department in Dahod district of Gujarat. The accused allegedly…
OPEC+ on Sunday agreed to a fourth consecutive increase in oil production targets, even as the ongoing US-Iran conflict continues to restrict exports from several member countries and disrupt global energy supplies, Reuters reported.Seven core members of OPEC+, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies such as Russia, decided to raise…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Andhra Pradesh, in its July 10 order, has held Vishal Mega Mart liable for selling an expired packet of Maggi Atta Instant Noodles to a customer who later suffered food poisoning, calling the sale of expired food a “grave violation of…
Foreign nationals coming to India will now have to complete their registration before the expiry of 180 days from their arrival in the country if they wish to extend their stay, according to an official Gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday.Taking a stricter approach to delayed registrations, the notification…
The aftermath of the Venezuela earthquake is a concerning reality to face for a broken economy. Twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela have dealt a potentially devastating blow to an economy already on the brink, raising fears of a prolonged setback to the country’s fragile recovery under its US-backed interim government.A 7.2-magnitude foreshock was followed…
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook policy executive, has filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over an arbitration order that has legally silenced her for more than a year. Wynn-Williams, who is the author of “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” and made controversial claims targeting top leadership, filed the…