Spread the love Representative image NEW DELHI: A passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as proof of citizenship, a senior external affairs ministry official said Wednesday at an event to highlight the expansion of passport services across the country on 14th Passport Seva Divas.The passport attests the nationality of Indians when they are abroad but...
Packers, Cowboys emerge as leading trade destinations for Steelers star
Spread the love Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys emerge as top landing spots for $68M Pittsburgh Steelers’ star.(Image via X) The Pittsburgh Steelers’ star player Alex Highsmith has returned to voluntary workouts but he has been linked to a number of teams. Amid all the mess, the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers have emerged as potential landing...
‘He slipped while … ‘: How inconsistent statements exposed Siya-Chetan’s murder plot
Spread the love Accused Chaudhary pushed realtor off cliff at Lohagad Fort after signal from girlfriend: Police PUNE: Accused Chetan Chaudhary fatally pushed real estate firm director Ketan Agarwal off a cliff at Lohagad Fort on June 18, allegedly acting on a plan hatched with Agarwal’s fiancée, Siya Goyal, the Pune Rural police said on Wednesday, a day after arresting...
Who wants to be a millionaire? Contestant lands life-changing sum after simple World Cup question
Spread the love A Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant won big after correctly answering which continent has hosted the World Cup most. A FIFA World Cup question proved to be worth £64,000 ($83,840) for one contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire after he correctly identified the continent that has hosted the tournament more often than any...
25 hurt as minibus plunges into gorge in J&K’s Kathua
Spread the love Representative image JAMMU: At least 25 people were injured after a minibus ferrying pilgrims to Shri Sukrala Mata Temple in Billawer, in J&K’s Kathua district, plunged into a gorge in Simbli area on Wednesday. Officials said four of the injured were in critical condition.The minibus was ferrying devotees from Goran and Sumb villages in Samba district to...
3 pilgrims among 5 killed in J&K road accidents
Spread the love Representative image JAMMU: Five persons, including three pilgrims, died and six others were injured on Wednesday in two separate road accidents in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda and Reasi districts.Police said, three members of a family from Nagrota were killed while they were returning from the Machail Mata Yatra. The accident took place at 6.30pm in the Malhori...
Govt notifies interim list of 318 permissible development works under new rural employment framework
Spread the love Representative image NEW DELHI: Ahead of roll out of new rural employment framework under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act 2025 from July 1, the govt has notified an interim list of 318 permissible works covering natural resource management, irrigation, rural connectivity, community infrastructure, livelihood-supporting assets, climate resilience and disaster preparedness.The...
Razor’s edge: On the progress of the southwest monsoon
Spread the love The southwest monsoon deficit nationwide has increased from 35% to 43%; the winds’ northward advance was stalled near Mumbai; and both the U.S. NOAA and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) expect a moderate-to-strong El Niño this year. The El Niño suppresses the vertical air movement needed for rainclouds to form while a warming Pacific is weakening the...
30 India-bound ships crossed Strait of Hormuz, another 26 wait for their turn
Spread the love Representative image NEW DELHI: So far 30 India-bound ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and 26 wait to cross the critical sea route, sources in the shipping ministry said. While half of the ships that have transited the strait carried LPG and LNG, eight had bulk cargo and seven were crude tankers.Officials said while 19 transits...
Airlines turn to AI to save fuel; IndiGo to start trials for thriftier take-offs from today
Spread the love Airlines turn to AI to save fuel; IndiGo to start trials for thriftier take-offs NEW DELHI: After doing everything humanely possible to cut fuel burn, Indian airlines have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to help save the prohibitively expensive black gold. IndiGo has asked its pilots to save fuel during the time when the aircraft is most...
