Spread the love Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) evening, plunging it into darkness. Spain deployed a massive police contingent and set up special viewing spots across rural areas that...
‘Deliberate cover up’: SC orders CBI probe into Chhattisgarh custodial death
Spread the love It also directed the state govt to pay Rs 25 lakh as interim compensation to the family of the deceased NEW DELHI: Accusing top administrative and police officials of Chhattisgarh of trying to “cover up” a custodial death case, Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed lack of confidence in the state administration’s catching the errant officials and handed...
New RBI rules may end loan spread tinkering
Spread the love The methodology used to calculate internal benchmarks will also have to be made publicly available MUMBAI: Lenders may no longer be able to tinker with loan spreads over the benchmark rate to offer new borrowers better deals than existing customers. Draft RBI rules seeking to standardise interest-rate setting across banks, NBFCs and cooperatives require lenders to maintain...
Louisiana restores 1,170 acres in Barataria Basin; shrimp and crabs return after a year
Spread the love One year after Louisiana restored 1,170 acres of wetlands, shrimp, crabs and red drum are returning to the habitat. Louisiana’s coastline is showing early signs of recovery after a major wetland restoration project created 1,170 acres of new marsh habitat in the Barataria Basin. Just one year after construction, species including white and brown shrimp, blue crab...
Who next? Tata Steel MD’s name does the rounds after Chandrasekaran steps down
Spread the love Among the names in circulation for the top job is TV Narendran (right), 61, managing director of Tata Steel MUMBAI: For the past few decades, change of guard at Bombay House has often been accompanied by a large dose of drama.N Chandrasekaran’s sudden announcement has added to the uncertainty of the past few months, when battles within...
‘Guilty will not be spared’: Heads likely to roll for AI Phuket flight incident
Spread the love The anger stems from the fact that AI 2379 may have narrowly avoided a disaster NEW DELHI: Govt has warned Air India to improve its oversight on operations and “take responsibility” for ensuring safety. The aviation ministry has also ordered DGCA to quickly revise its drug-testing rules and increase the percentage of personnel who must undergo mandatory...
‘Absurd timelines’: SC says only 12-15 cases for each UAPA court
Spread the love The petitioner was arrested on Sept 22, 2022, for allegedly radicalising youth and being involved in violent activities NEW DELHI: A week after criticising long delay in trial of a Popular Front of India (PFI) activist facing UAPA charges by asserting that “lifespan of a criminal trial cannot be that of a turtle”, Supreme Court on Wednesday...
‘Magical eeriness’: Spain, Iceland witness spectacular total solar eclipse; watch
Spread the love It was Spain’s first total solar eclipse in more than a century Thousands of people across Spain, Iceland and other parts of Europe gathered on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, as the Moon moved directly between the Earth and the Sun, briefly plunging parts of the region into darkness.Spain drew some of the biggest...
Trump announces Karoline Leavitt’s exit as White House press secretary
Spread the love Trump added that Leavitt would remain involved as one of his “top outside advisors” US president Donald Trump has announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August to spend more time with her family.In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Leavitt as “one of my most trusted...
Months after ‘suicide’ video, Gujarat man kills estranged wife in US
Spread the love On the day of the murder, he allegedly called his wife and asked her to take the child with her (Representative image) AHMEDABAD: A 32-year-old Gujarati man from Kadi in Mehsana district has been charged with first-degree murder in Chicago for allegedly stabbing his wife to death — just months after he had publicly spoken of the...
