Food Corporation of India NEW DELHI: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has tightened safeguards for the lifting and use of subsidised rice supplied to distilleries under govt’s ethanol blending programme, making distilleries directly accountable for any diversion or misuse of the released grain. In case of misuse or diversion, FCI will file criminal cases.The move…
Baking and grilling are often considered therapeutic. But, when it leads to disaster, it’s a sign to pay attention to the machine and techniques. Let us accept that even trusted kitchen appliances can develop unexpected safety issues. That’s why manufacturers sometimes issue recalls to prevent potential injuries and ensure consumer safety. In the latest case,…
England vs Norway quarter-final to make FIFA World Cup history with first-ever halftime show headlined by Ellie Goulding/ Image: AI England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway will feature a historic half-time performance from British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding, marking the first time in World Cup history that official, Super Bowl-style musical halftime shows are…
Are Milky Way’s coldest stars actually alien megastructures? New study explores Some of the coldest objects currently listed as stars in the Milky Way may not be stars at all. A new study by astrophysicist Amirnezam Amiri from the University of Arkansas suggests that these extremely cold objects could instead be giant energy-harvesting structures built…
Newlyweds Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt to move into reported Rs 100 crore family home with mother, Junaid, Azad and sisters Days after reportedly tying the knot in an intimate ceremony, Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt’s future home plans have become the talk of the town.According to a report by The Free Press Journal, Aamir…
Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL) said its operational renewable energy capacity increased 27% year-on-year to 20,142 MW in the quarter ended June FY27, driven by greenfield additions of 4,327 MW over the past year. The company commissioned 848 MW of energy capacity during the June quarter. It also operationalised 1,972 MWh of battery energy storage…
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to change the law to allow him to be sent back.Ahmed…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s invitation to 52 national and regional politicians to join the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood has evoked strong reactions. Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for broadening the protest’s agenda,…
A former worker of PwC was remotely working from India, breaking his contract and then challenged PwC when the company fired him. Jasch Asher, a PwC worker who started working for the firm’s Dublin office in 2022, secretly left the country in 2024 without informing his employers and continued working remotely until Asher was called…
India Post 285, Reduce England to 21/1 in Historic Lord’s Test (PTI photo) India and England shared the honours on an engrossing opening day of the historic first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s, with the visitors posting 285 before reducing England to 21/1 at stumps on Friday.After England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and chose…
