Badrinath donation allegations: BKTC orders investigation over embezzlement claims (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) Chairman Hemant Dwivedi on Friday said that an inquiry committee has been constituted to conduct an impartial and fact-based investigation into the allegations circulating on social media about the alleged misappropriation of offerings and donations at Shri Badrinath...
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No engine damage: Govt issues 10-point clarification on E20 ethanol blending programme
Representative image (Image: AP) NEW DELHI: The government on Friday issued a detailed rebuttal to misinformation circulating on social media about India’s E20 ethanol blending programme, rejecting claims related to excessive water consumption, engine damage, environmental risks and fuel safety.In a 10-point clarification, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas said the E20 programme, under...
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Assam estate sells India’s first matcha tea
An Assam tea estate on Friday (July 3, 2026) sold India’s first commercially-produced matcha tea, marking a significant shift from conventional teas. Matcha is made after shading Camellia sinensis tea leaves for three to four weeks before harvest. According to tea planters, blocking 90% of sunlight from the leaves boosts their chlorophyll and amino acid levels, and...
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Watch: The science and strides of India’s solar powerhouse
Script and presentation: Sandhya Ramesh Editing: Niranjan Jayakanth R. Visuals: Sambavi P.
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E-rickshaw shutdown prank: Centre tells Google, Apple to remove 7 apps from their stores
E-rickshaw shutdown prank: Centre tells Google, Apple to remove 7 apps from their stores NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday issued notices to Google Android and Apple iOS, directing them to remove seven battery management applications from their app stores over concerns that they were being misused to remotely...
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‘Madam is sleeping’: Ex-Singapore diplomat explains why Pak politicians are ‘waste of time’
Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto “Your civilian politicians are a waste of time,” former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan said, recalling how former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto allegedly refused to take a call during the 1991 passenger plane hijacking after her household informed him that she was asleep.Kausikan also delivered a scathing assessment of Pakistan‘s...
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‘Goli maar denge’: BJP leader, aide booked for molesting, threatening doctor at MP hospital
A BJP leader and an associate face charges for allegedly molesting a female postgraduate doctor, abusing hospital staff, and threatening to shoot them at Sagar’s Bundelkhand Medical College BHOPAL: A BJP leader and his associate have been booked for allegedly molesting a woman postgraduate (PG) doctor, misbehaving with hospital staff and threatening to shoot doctors...
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Jets’ $68M star linked to Sabres, Hurricanes in blockbuster trade buzz
Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets tends net during the second period against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images) With the Western Conference becoming more difficult, the Winnipeg Jets entered the offseason looking for ways to improve roster...
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As trillions wiped out from Microsoft, Nvidia & others; these 4 companies added billions
Even as $2.3 trillion in market value was erased from tech’s elite “Magnificent 7” stocks last month, a handful of hardware companies added billions to their valuation, a report has claimed, adding that the reason for this is that investors have begun dumping shares of the tech giants – Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Tesla...
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தம்பியை தாக்கிய வழக்கு … அமைச்சர் ஆஜராக நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு..!
புதுச்சேரியில் உள்ள லாஸ்பேட்டை எழில் நகரில் தமிழக நிதியமைச்சர் மரிய வில்சனின் சகோதரர் மரிய குளோத்தி வீடு உள்ளது. இந்நிலையில், கடந்த 2022 ஆம் ஆண்டு அமைச்சருக்கும் அவரது தம்பிக்கும் இடையில் சொத்துப் பிரச்சினை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது. இதனால் ஆத்திரமடைந்த அமைச்சர் மரிய வில்சன், 2022 ஆகஸ்டு மாதம் 8-ம் தேதி அன்று, மரிய குளோத் வீட்டுக்குள் புகுந்து அவரையும் அவரது தம்பி மனைவி கேர்லைன் கிளேட்டையும் தாக்கியதாக லாஸ்பேட் போலீஸார் நிலையத்தில் புகார் பதிவாகியுள்ளது. அந்த...
