State-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) on Wednesday (July 8) said it has signed a joint venture agreement with state-owned NLC India Ltd(NLCIL) to incorporate a joint venture company (JVC) for developing a 4×270 MW (1,080 MW) captive thermal power plant at Angul, Odisha. The proposed joint venture company will be owned equally by NALCO…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will enforce new rules on how applicants sign immigration benefit requests including H‑1B visa petitions and Green Card applications, starting July 10. This updated policy clarifies that only handwritten or properly reproduced signatures will be accepted. Any filing with copy-pasted, auto-generated, or unauthorised signatures will be rejected or…
President Donald Trump said that Iran nuclear deal is ‘over’, but allowed talks to continue as tensions escalate and Tehran accuses the US of ‘bullying’ over the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Police arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre for allegedly assaulting doctors at a KDMC-run hospital in Dombivli after protests by the medical fraternity. NCERT’s…
Losing his 33-year-old daughter Allison to brain cancer changed Wayne Dunn’s life in ways he never imagined. What began as a family’s heartbreaking loss gradually became a mission to help others facing the same disease. The London, Ontario, philanthropist launched the Dunn with Cancer Run in Allison’s memory, transforming personal grief into a fundraising campaign…
THE RAPID spread of new technological infrastructure is usually accompanied by booms in bond markets. The emergence of a liquid market for corporate credit on both sides of the Atlantic in the 19th century reflected the express growth of the railway industry. Before the arrival of railway operators with their vast investment needs—to buy land,…
Jay Shah and Shapoor Zadran Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died at the age of 38 after battling Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare immune system disorder. He had been receiving treatment in the Delhi-NCR region for several months. His death was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board, while the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
It’s not always smooth sailing for the filmmaker when the movie is released. Very few South Indian movies face unexpected trouble upon release in theatres or on streaming platforms. Here are some films banned or withdrawn for various reasons. Here are five popular South Indian films that ran into trouble after their release or were…
The carpet is one of those things in our house that absorb a lot of dust and different smells. To make it fresh and clean between professional washings, you can use baking soda. Sprinkle the carpet with a good layer of the powder and let it rest for 15-30 minutes. In case there are very…
The capital markets regulator mandated that at least 95 per cent of the interest or income generated each year from investments made out of the IPF must be added back into the fund. The remaining chunk, capped strictly at 5 per cent, can now be utilised to meet expenses directly linked to the fund’s daily…
The Madras High Court granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji and his brother. CHENNAI: Madras high court on Wednesday granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA and former minister V Senthil Balaji and his brother R V Ashok Kumar in connection with the case for alleged Rs 35 crore horse trading…
