Spread the love NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed four new governors – Sudha Yadav of Karnataka, Dhal Singh Bisen of Uttarakhand, Dushyant Gautam of Sikkim and Braj Mohan Ram of Odisha.While Yadav, who hails from Haryana, and Bisen, who is from the agriculturist Bhoyar Pawar caste from MP, belong to the OBC category, both Gautam (Jatav) and...
PERM certifications at 13 IT companies fell to 607 in 9 months from 1,670 in FY25
Spread the love BENGALURU: IT firms had shrugged off concerns over their dependence on the US green-card route well before the US administration announced the suspension of PERM processing, with certified applications already declining sharply.Thirteen major IT services companies recorded 607 certified permanent labour certification (PERM) applications in the first nine months of FY26, compared with 1,670 in FY25 and...
Centre, states to work on widening GST base
Spread the love Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, state finance ministers and other dignitaries during the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting NEW DELHI: With GST rate rationalisation and procedural simplification out of the...
Maryland bus driver removed after letting boy rescue kitten; petition tops 800
Spread the love A 67-year-old school bus driver in Maryland has lost her route after allowing a 10-year-old student to rescue an injured kitten from the side of a rural road, prompting parents and community members to campaign for her reinstatement. According to CBS News Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun and The Independent, the incident has sparked a debate over student...
At 5.5%, retail inflation hits 9-month high on food prices
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) rose to a nine-month high of 5.5% in Sept (y-o-y) from 4.8% in Aug, on account of a surge in food prices, which strained household costs, National Statistics Office data released Monday showed. This was the first time that retail inflation crossed the 5% mark under...
Julia Child’s Provence home became cooking school where guests use her kitchen
Spread the love Photo credit (L-R): Wikipedia; www.lapeetch.okay-perfect.com Julia Child and her husband, Paul, built La Pitchoune in Provence in 1963 as a place to cook, entertain and return to year after year. The small stucco house became their summer retreat for nearly three decades, its kitchen shaped around Julia’s personality and practical approach to cooking. When she gave up...
Before radar, Britain tried to hear enemy bombers coming using giant concrete ‘ears’
Spread the love The Denge Sound Mirrors near Greatstone Lakes in Kent, built between 1928 and 1930 to detect enemy aircraft by sound. Long before radar screens tracked enemy planes, Britain tried to hear them coming. Three giant concrete structures on the Kent coast, known as the Denge Sound Mirrors, were built between 1928 and 1930 to pick up the...
Washington couple says utility threatened power cut unless they signed easement
Spread the love A Washington couple’s dispute with a local utility has raised questions about property rights, infrastructure easements and the extent to which homeowners can challenge equipment installed on their land. Liz Covert and Denis Goudie, who purchased their property in 2017, are challenging the replacement of an existing wooden tower with a taller steel structure by the Orcas...
How did Houthi missiles slip past Saudi defences? Riyadh probes deadly airport attack
Spread the love Houthi officials also accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out fresh strikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. They said the attacks killed one person and wounded 12. Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation into how its air defence systems failed to stop a barrage of missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels at Riyadh, including a strike...
‘America first’: Trump defends Russia diesel deal amid bipartisan backlash
Spread the love Trump described the arrangement as a ‘big deal’ and thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for agreeing to supply what he called “massive amounts” of diesel. US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to allow Russian diesel supplies to the United States, saying his administration had acted in the interests of the American people. He also...
