NEW DELHI: The personnel department (DoPT) on Friday afternoon cancelled a food ministry order to suspend an executive director of Food Corporation of India (FCI), treating it as “non-est” — which means legally non-existent from the beginning.Officials said such an order is a rare instance. ED in FCI is equivalent to a joint secretary level…
A Spanish passenger is sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands (Photo credit: AP) A US passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, American health officials confirmed on Sunday,…
India’s geography is a thing of dreams. From snowy peaks to sandy deserts, the country has them all. However, with varying geological conditions come different restrictions. While one region struggles with minimal water, others might be suffering through floods. And each one of them has to come up with a solution of their own.Within this…
Markets are likely to remain volatile in the near term amid escalating tensions in West Asia, which continue to keep crude oil prices elevated and triggering persistent Foreign Institutional Investor outflows. Investor sentiment is expected to remain cautious as the lack of meaningful progress in the ongoing US-Iran negotiations continues to fuel concerns over global…
Britain’s prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has pledged to strengthen the country’s armed forces and defence industry, arguing that an increasingly volatile global security environment demands a renewed focus on “hard power” and greater self-reliance in military production.Expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister on July 20 after becoming the sole candidate in the Labour…
This father lost a leg saving his 2-year-old daughter; says it’s a “trade I’d make any day” (Photo: ABC 7) This father lost a leg saving his 2-year-old daughter; says it’s a “trade I’d make any day” (Photo: ABC 7) This father lost a leg saving his 2-year-old daughter; says it’s a “trade I’d make…
Veteran actor Govind Namdev has alleged that the makers of ‘Kala Hiran’ misled him about the film’s story. He said he was shocked after watching the trailer and felt cheated. Meanwhile, Salman Khan’s legal team has also sent a notice to the makers, demanding an immediate halt to the film’s release. The film ‘Kala Hiran’…
Russia bought gasoline produced by Nayara Energy through international traders (Representative image) Russia reportedly bought gasoline produced by Nayara Energy through international traders as it deals with fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure.The identity of the supplier comes a day after Reuters reported that Russia had started importing gasoline from India…
A new image released by NASA offers a densely packed view of one of the universe’s most massive structures, revealing a crowded gathering of galaxies whose gravity bends and magnifies light from far more distant objects hidden behind it.The photograph, taken by the NASA-led Hubble Space Telescope, centres on the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211, a vast…
Neymar Jr. wearing Brazil’s iconic No. 10 in 2022/ Image: Instagram@Neymarjr The debate should not even exist, and yet here we are, days before Brazil name their squad numbers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with social media ablaze over reports that Vinicius Jr., the Real Madrid forward who has become the most explosive attacking…